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Emini bulls want strong entry bar today

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Trading Update: Thursday April 14, 2022

Emini pre-open market analysis

Emini daily chart

  • The bulls got a strong bull close today and now have a second entry buy. The channel down from March 29 is tight, which increases the odds that the first reversal up will be minor.
  • The bulls hope they can get a strong entry bar today; more likely, today will be disappointing for the bulls.
  • The bulls also have a wedge bull flag with the March 29 selloff. Again the channel is tight. However, some bulls will buy here, betting that the market will test back up to the March 29 high.
  • The bulls hope that yesterday is the start of a successful higher low major trend reversal that will test the all-time high. You can also call it a head and shoulders bottom as well (Left shoulder January 24, Head Feb 24, Right shoulder April 13).
  • The bears hope that the market will soon break below the April 13 wedge bull flag, and the market will get a measured move down from the March 29 high to the April 13 low.
  • Overall, the daily chart is in a trading range, and traders should expect disappointment and today to either have a weak bull close or a bear bar. Either one of these would be bad follow-through for the bulls.

Emini 5-minute chart and what to expect today

  • Emini is down 6 points in the overnight Globex session.
  • The market has gone sideways for most of the Globex trading session.
  • At the moment, the market will likely open with little to no gap on the day session.
  • Since yesterday was such a strong trend day, there is an increased chance of the market going sideways on the open for at least 2 hours. This means traders will expect a limit order market and consider waiting for 6-12 bars before trading.
  • As always, traders should be cautious about buying too high or selling too low in the initial opening range. Often the market will open, and there will be a fast move up or down that traps traders into doing the wrong thing, so it is essential to be cautious on the open.
  • As Al often says in his trading room, if today is going to be a trend day, there will be plenty of time to enter after it has clearly become a trend. The point of bringing this up is to not be too eager to place a trade on the open and get trapped in the wrong direction. Especially if the market opens with trading range price action, which it likely will.
  • Traders should consider waiting for a credible stop entry in the form of a wedge top/bottom, a double top/bottom, or a strong breakout with follow-through.

Yesterday’s Emini setups

Emini Triangle and breakout Mode Open then small pullback bull trend. Bulls want strong entry bar to follow.

Al created the SP500 Emini charts.

Here are several reasonable stop entry setups from yesterday. I show each buy entry with a green rectangle and each sell entry with a red rectangle. Buyers of both the Brooks Trading Course and Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns have access to a much more detailed explanation of the swing trades for each day (see Online Course/BTC Daily Setups).

My goal with these charts is to present an Always In perspective. If a trader was trying to be Always In or nearly Always In a position all day, and he was not currently in the market, these entries would be logical times for him to enter. These therefore are swing entries.

It is important to understand that most swing setups do not lead to swing trades. As soon as traders are disappointed, many exit. Those who exit prefer to get out with a small profit (scalp), but often have to exit with a small loss.

If the risk is too big for your account, you should wait for trades with less risk or trade an alternative market like the Micro Emini.

EURUSD Forex market trading strategies

EURUSD Forex daily chart

EURUSD Daily Bulls Want Strong Entry Bar Today for Double Bottom
  • The EURUSD ended the nine consecutive bear bars on the daily chart by getting a bull close yesterday.
  • Bulls now have a double bottom with March 7 and a second entry buy setup. This is a credible swing buy, and bulls will buy, betting on a low of the next couple weeks and a test back up to the march high.
  • The channel down from March 31 is tight, so the odds favor more sideways than up.
  • The bears hope that they can get a Low 2 (second entry short) at this price level and that the bears can successfully get a surprise bear breakout below the March 7 low.
  • The bulls need a strong bull close today, which would create a strong entry bar for yesterday’s bull signal bar. More likely, we are in a trading range, and the bull entry bar will be disappointing.
  • If the bulls can get 2-3 strong bull bars closing on their highs, the market would be always in long, and the odds are it will test the March high and possibly get a measured move up of the March range, which would project above the February 2022 high.

Summary of today’s S&P Emini futures price action and what to expect tomorrow

Emini bull trap and Broad bear trend channel from the open with failed bar 40 midday reveral

Al created the SP500 Emini charts.

End of day summary

  • The Emini opened as a bear trend from the open.
  • The market formed a wedge bottom around 7:00 PT, and the market went sideways to the moving average. The bulls tried to break above the moving average around 8:15 PT, however, the bulls formed a wedge bear flag that led to a selloff back to the low.
  • The bears got another wedge bottom around 9:45, and the market was able to rally back into the trading range from 7:15 – 8:15 PT around 11:15 PT. The bulls formed a wedge top, and the bears sold off again back to a new low.
  • Overall, today was a trend from the open that led to a broad bear channel for most of the day.
  • Broad channels can be difficult because it is not clear. There are deep pullbacks, and the market looks like a trading range that is sloped down.

See the weekly update for a discussion of the price action on the weekly chart and for what to expect going into next week.

Trading Room

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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.

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