Emini Futures | Candlestick Patterns

Well you can't say we didn't warn you. OK, technically you could but that would simply expose you as a follower who wasn't paying attention. Right? It was an easy call really. When all the world is suddenly predicting a $1,000.00 Apple, there has to be a snake in the garden. Or at least a worm...

Apple stock has lost 8.7% over the last five trading days. What does that have to do with Emini Futures? Apple’s 43% increase this year has added 15% to the S&P 500′s total return. Is the sky really falling? No. This is all so long overdue it's almost anti-climactic. But it is what it is... a reality check. And in a world where an iPhone App (Instagram) has a larger market cap than the New York Times, we desperately need a dose of real.

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Emini Futures | Live Trading Room Results

The S&P 500 Emini Futures slid 20 points on Friday the 13th, 2012. Early Friday morning on Globex we suggested that our Twitter followers consider selling 1378 Stop. The market closed Friday @ 1365 for a net of 13 points on Friday the 13th.

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Emini Futures | Google Hits China Misses

The S&P 500 Emini Futures rallied to the 1380/1381 Weekly Trading Zone as discussed last night. Google reported earnings after the close. Shares were slightly higher in late trading, as CEO Larry Page announced the creation of a new class of non-voting stock, a move he described in a letter as “effectively a two-for-one stock split.”

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Emini Futures | Double Top Rejection

Last night we issued a Tweet to consider selling 1367 Limit. Since then we've touched 1367 twice. The first drop was to 1362.50. We bounced back to the 1367/1368 Weekly Trading Zone and the market has since dropped to a low of 1363.25. Those are both very nice trades but the market has show a little more resilliance than I expected.

Currently on Globex price is attempting to move higher. If price can rally above 1368 and hold on a pullback, the upside looks to be 1380/1381 which is the next zone over head. On a daily chart we have a bearish pattern that I have not seen in quite some time. If the market wants to rally don't fight it. However, should we make it up to the 1380/1381 level, the market will have positioned itself for a substantial drop. Be ready if and when the opportunity presents.

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Emini Futures | Podcast for Monday 04/09/12

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Emini Futures | Markets Tumble On Good Friday

S&P 500 Emini Futures fell more than 1 percent and Treasuries rallied on Friday as employment data showed U.S. payrolls grew by 120,000 in March, below the expected gain of 203,000 jobs and the smallest increase since October. These numbers will keep the door open for the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary support to the fragile economy. The first card has now been played.

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Emini Futures | Trading Simple

S&P 500 Emini Futures fell hard today. Our line in the sand for a long trade was issued last night on Globex via our Emini Futures Twitter Feed @CFRN to buy 1405 on a stop. The fact that we were not triggered on that trade gave us a downside bias for today. In other words, failure to break and hold above 1405 translates into sell every rally below that number.

Considering the market dropped to 1388.50 today presented a very nice opportunity on the downside.

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Emini Futures | Trading The Fed Notes Release

S&P500 Emini Futures, Stocks, Gold, even Crude all traded lower after the Fed Notes were released today. Traders may have simply been looking for an excuse to book some gains and they got it. The Fed seemed to play both sides of the street with their remarks but gave no obvious clue that further monetary easing is on the table. They did however leave the door open should the need arise.

When you have a sitting President who is very pro-stimulus, and you are mere months away from a Presidential election, that is a powerful card to be holding. How he plays it is yet to be seen.

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Emini Futures | Markets Rally First Day Of Quarter

Urban legend, market myth or stone cold fact? The truth is, markets do historically rally a higher percentage of the time on the first day of a new quarter. It is also a historical fact that markets tend to rally on the first trading day of the month. When you catch both on the same day, you have an easy explanation for the performance turned in today by both the S&P 500 and Dow Emini Futures. It's all part of the "window dressing" practice which is why we probably won't see it go away any time soon.

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Emini Futures After Dark Video Recap 03/27/12

The E-Mini S&P 500 retreated from the highs of the day of $1419.75 as US Consumer Sentiment fell under expectations. Inflation concerns held the backdrop in the market as the crude oil prices are still quite high in a pre-election scenario. Further concerns point to US unemployment remaining at high levels and the Euro Zone may have more recession fears and further potential default worries. US Consumer Confidence survey decreased to 70.2 in March from a revised 71.6 reading the previous month. While backing off from the February high, this still was the second highest reading in about a year. 

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