Emini Futures Trading Analysis- 25Dec2019

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The #SP500 futures are at 3226. They have done a strong upmove in last few weeks. As mentioned multiple times in previous posts, we must stay long above 3000, and that has already given 200+ points gain.

The uptrend which started on 10 Oct 2019 is still intact, but there will be some inevitable profit taking that will come on any negative news. Therefore, at current level, we should take profits and have fewer long positions. 3200 is the absolute stop loss or cut off for any long trade at current level.

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The monthly chart of SP500 futures is still bullish, and we may see further upmove in Jan 2020, but we can consider new trades for Jan 2020 once we are there. So we should be cautious, but maintain long view above 3200. Above 3220, the target is 3250.

Here’s a Bonus Trade:
“Buy at 3223 for Target 3249 with Stop loss 3200.”
Please Note: This trade has 50-50 chance of success, so it’s meant as an Optional Trade with 1-3 contracts for larger traders with surplus capital that is currently idle after profit taking. If you are trading with 4-5 Emini Contracts, you could try this trade with 1 contract. If you are trading with less than 4 Emini Contracts, then this trade is not suitable for your case. Its better to wait for more reliable setups.

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Last year on 25 Dec 2018, the market was absolutely bearish (and we kept buying at the low levels to the extent possible, because a good rebound was sure from such low levels) and indeed things turned around in Jan 2019. And today on 25 Dec 2019, the market looks absolutely bullish, with very high (near record) levels of optimism by investors and traders and record high activity in Call options. Such situations usually don’t give good gains in the short term.

The major support is at 3020 level, which is 200 points down from current level. That 3020-3030 level was a major resistance earlier and it took several attempts to cross it, so now it will provide strong support.

Year 2019 has given one of the best gains in last 20 years, and we can’t expect such years again and again. The market will have to absorb these gains, which will require some consolidation, so we may see prices trying to consolidate around 3000-3200 in the coming year 2020. Year 2020 is also a US Presidential Election Year, so there will higher volatility, especially in H2, 2020. We will need to work with tight stop losses and clear targets in all our trades, and we must remain very alert and agile. Thanks!

Emini Futures Trading Analysis- 09Dec2019

Hello Folks, the S&P500 futures have closed at 3134.50
Today’s Range: 3132.75 – 3149.25

The futures moved up rapidly on Friday, Dec 6th, from 3120 to 3150 and the quick move made it difficult to create a suitable trade and share with the trading group. By the time the futures were at 3130, the trade was not suitable anymore because stop loss would still have to be 3100.

There is a strong resistance at 3140-3150 level, and we have to see how the futures navigate it. Above 3150, the next target is 3180, and we will try to capture a part of that upmove if it happens.

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The candlestick pattern of last week made a bullish recovery, but it leaves a lot of volatility for following week, which is this week. The futures can easily lose all the ground till 3070 (the low point of last week) if they start trading below 3140. The entire path between 3070 to 3150 is open for rapid moves this week. While the futures are currently at 3140, they can easily do down to 3100-3120, or go up to 3180 from current level. So 30-50 point upmove or 30 point downmove is possible, which makes it difficult to create a reliable trade with tight stop loss. Traders can buy between 3100-3120 for Target 3150, with 10-20 point stop loss. Last week was volatile, and this week may be similar! Continue reading

Emini Futures Trading Analysis- 21Nov2019

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The S&P500 futures today at 3103.90, after an intraday correction till 3091.70, and recovery from there to close above 3100. This indicates buying strength because the futures were able to pull back up and close above 3100.

As described in the above chart, the main support is at 3075-3080 level, and the futures bounced back from that level several times before making the upmove above 3100. Below 3070, the futures will face major selling pressure and immediate downside target of 3010-3000 level.

The S&P500 trend is clearly up and we must only think of long trades. Our S&P500 Emini Futures Trading Strategy is to stay long above 3080 for target 3120 and 3130.

[Bonus Trade] We are seeing a major resistance at 3140, so a fresh long trade will be possible above 3150 level, for target 3200.

Emini Futures Trading Analysis- 13Nov2019

The S&P500 Futures are currently at 3094.
They have been testing the support at 3080 level for last 5 days.
The futures went down today again till 3075 and bounced back to 3090.

The futures have defended 3070 level 3 times in last one week.
So the support is between 3070-3080 level.
And 3070 should be the stop loss on all long trades, even on intraday basis.

Our Emini Futures Trading Strategy is to stay long above 3070.
The target for the next upmove is 3125. We will increase long positions above 3100.

The following daily chart of the S&P500 futures shows how the recent upmove has been carrying forward smoothly above the 10 day SMA (simple moving avg). Therefore, a closing below the 10 day SMA, which is currently at 3077 is the stop loss for all long trades.

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Once 10 day SMA breaks, the futures can move down rapidly to test 3000-3010 level.
Below 3070, the next major support is 3000, which becomes the target for the downside.

Here are two tactical trades that can be done by active and alert traders.
[Bonus Trade#1] Buy at 3090 for Target 3120 with Stop loss 3075.
[Bonus Trade#2] Sell at 3070 for Target 3040 with Stop loss 3085.

Emini Futures Trading Analysis- 11Oct2019

Hello Folks, the S&P500 futures are currently at 2978.00
Today’s Range: 2941.25 – 2993.00

The futures have made a big move today after creating a good base in the last two days. Today’s upmove is looking reliable coming on the back of a very good setup made in the last 2 days. But we have a weekend coming up, which has a tendency to create gap-ups and gap-downs by Monday morning, so I am analyzing our next long trade here.

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Please Note: There is a major resistance currently at 2976.
We need daily closing above 2880 for clean upmove to 3020-3030 level.
That will be a reliable long trade.

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Our S&P500 Trading Strategy has been to stay long and buy all corrections above 2850 level, and that has given good gains in the last 3 months.

[Bonus Trade]
Buy at 3000, for Target 3023, with Stop loss 2980″.

Market Notes:

  • The futures were volatile in the early part of this week and on 8th Oct 2019, the futures suddenly dipped below 2890 from 2920-2930 levels in pre- market around midnight UK time, thereby taking out the stops of most traders in the market, and then bounced back to 2920 levels before market open.
  • We were in the market at night on 8th Oct, and saw this live, and quickly bought futures at 2885-2890 levels with 2850 Stop loss, and were able to sell them after 5 hours at 2920-2925 levels, all of this in pre-market trading! But those are high speed, dynamic trades with 50-50 chance of success, which can’t be used as General Trades for all traders based in different locations and time zones.
  • Our larger traders who do Optional Trades with 1-2 contracts (and General Trades with with full volume of Emini contracts), could use our default trade at 2900 once again this week. Our default trade since Aug 2019 has been: “Buy at 2900 for target 2930 with Stop 2880”.

Next Steps: Today is looking a clear case of S&P500 Breakout Trading. There is no immediate trade as of now, but please stay alert because a new trade may come if 2880 is crossed successfully today on closing basis. Thanks!

End of Day Update: The futures went up till 2993 and were trading above 2980 most of the day, but could not close above the major resistance of 2976! This creates fresh downside possibility of retest of 2950 next week, but the upside target of 3000+ can also come in the next 1-2 weeks. So we should aim to buy the corrections with a stop loss of 2930. Its good that we did not buy at 2985-2990 levels during the day otherwise our stop loss would have got hit by end of day. Now we just have to select a fresh entry point for taking a long position next week.

Following is the weekly chart of the S&P500 futures. The last two weeks have shown strong defense of lower levels below 2900 and it has set up the stage for testing 3000-3050 levels. Thanks.

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