Trading Update: Monday August 28, 2023
S&P Emini pre-open market analysis
Emini daily chart
- The Emini formed a bad follow-through bar after last Thursday’s big outside down bar.
- The bears are hopeful that last Friday is a pullback that will lead to a second leg down and a test of the August 18th low.
- The bulls see last Friday as a double-bottom formation with August 18th. Next, the bulls want strong follow-through.
- The bulls will probably need two to three consecutive bull bars before traders will be convinced that the market is Always In Long.
- With last Friday, having a tail above the bar will increase the odds of sellers above the bar.
- It is reasonable for bears to exit above last Friday’s high. This increases the risk that today might be a decent entry bar for the bulls. However, as stated above, the tail above last Friday’s high lowers the probability for the bulls.
- Overall, the market is probably transitioning into a trading range. However, the selloff down to the August low is tight enough that sellers are probably above the August 24th high.
Emini 5-minute chart and what to expect today
- Emini is up 20 points in the overnight Globex session.
- The Globex market recently formed an upside breakout. The bulls hope this will lead to a rally during the U.S. Session.
- The bears hope the rally is a pullback from last Thursday’s outside down bar. The bears hope that a bear trend or trading range will develop on the open.
- Traders should be prepared for a trading range open. This means most traders should consider not trading for the first 6-12 bars of the session unless they are comfortable with limit order trading.
- Most traders should try and catch the swing trade that often develops on the open. It is common for a swing trade to begin before the end of the second hour after the market forms a double top/bottom or a wedge top/bottom.
- Lastly, traders should assume a trading range will develop until there is an apparent reason to expect a trend. If today is going to be a bull trend day, there will be plenty of time to enter the trend’s direction.
Emini intraday market update
- The Emini triggered the buy above yesterday’s high, however, traders took profits, and the market went sideways for several bars.
- The first 10 bars of the day had a lot of trading range price action. This increased the odds of more trading range price action to follow.
- As of bar 54 (2:00 PM EST), the bears formed a downside breakout below 11:45 PM EST low. While the bears have done a good job, they need to do more.
- The risk the bears face is that the bar 54 selloff is a sell vacuum test of the trading range low.
Friday’s Emini setups
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
EURUSD Forex market trading strategies
EURUSD Forex daily chart
- The EURUSD is in a tight bear channel with no sign of a bottom.
- While the market is forming overlapping bars, the bulls are failing to get a strong entry bar following bull reversal bars. This will increase the odds of sideways trading.
- The first reversal up will probably fail and lead to a trading range and not a bull trend.
- While the bulls have not done enough to reverse the tight bear channel, the bulls are making money with limit orders. This increases the odds of a trading range developing soon.
- The bulls need to make money above bars. Once the bulls can make money buying above a bull bar, the odds will increase that the bear channel is now in a trading range.
- Overall, traders should expect the market to go sideways soon. However, the bulls need to do more to convince traders that the bears are losing control.
Summary of today’s S&P Emini price action
Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
End of day video review
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Emini End of Day Review – Monday August 28, 2023 – Brad Wolff
See the weekly update for a discussion of the price action on the weekly chart and for what to expect going into next week.
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Charts use Pacific Time
When times are mentioned, it is USA Pacific Time. The Emini day session charts begin at 6:30 am PT and end at 1:15 pm PT which is 15 minutes after the NYSE closes. You can read background information on the market reports on the Market Update page.