{"id":84540,"date":"2018-12-31T06:20:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=84540"},"modified":"2018-12-31T13:36:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T21:36:50","slug":"emini-weekly-buy-signal-bar-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/es\/analysis\/market-update\/emini-weekly-buy-signal-bar-new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Emini weekly buy signal bar on New Year’s Eve<\/strong>
Intraday market update: Monday December 31, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emini weekly buy signal bar on New Year’s Eve<\/h2>\n

I will update again at the end of the day.<\/p>\n

Friday was a bear bar on the daily chart after a 2 day pullback from a sell climax. It is therefore a sell signal bar in the bear rally. However, the 2 day rally was very strong. The odds favor at least 2 legs up. Consequently, there will probably be buyers not too far below Friday’s low. <\/p>\n

The Emini will likely test last Monday’s high this week or next. It was a bear bar and therefore a bad buy signal bar. It was reasonable for bears to sell its high and scale in higher. Reasonable trades usually allow traders to avoid a loss. The Emini typically tests the entry price.<\/p>\n

Today is New Year’s Eve. The Emini often spends a lot of time in tight trading ranges on this day. However, even if it does, the computers are still there. Look at the final hour of 2009 to see an example of a quiet New Year’s Eve that had a huge bear breakout in the final 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Weekly buy signal<\/h4>\n

Last week was a buy signal bar on the weekly Emini chart. The bulls are hoping that the breakout below the yearlong trading range will fail. However, that bear breakout from 2 weeks ago was big. That increases the chance of a 2nd leg down. <\/p>\n

But, if the bulls can get a big bull bar this week, they will have erased the bear breakout. Even that is not enough to conclude that the bull trend has resumed. The 3 week selloff was extremely strong. The bulls therefore need to reverse most or all of it to make the weekly chart neutral again. Until then, the odds are that there will be at least a test of last week’s low within a month or two.<\/p>\n

Because last week is a reasonable buy signal bar, this week will probably trigger the buy signal. That means that this week will likely trade above last week’s high. What traders will find out this week is whether there are more buyers or sellers above last week’s high. Traders have to be ready for a big move up or down.<\/p>\n

Conflicting signals usually means confusion and a trading range<\/h4>\n

With the daily sell signal and the weekly buy signal, traders will be confused. Both signals will probably trigger, but fail to go far. The odds favor a trading range for at least a few weeks.<\/p>\n

Pre-Open market analysis<\/h2>\n

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Overnight Emini Globex trading<\/h3>\n


\nThe Emini is up 19 points in the Globex session. New Year’s Eve is often very quiet. There is an increased chance of a tight trading range for most of the day. <\/p>\n

Remember, Friday was a trading range day. The recent big days have been exhausting both the bulls and the bears. They will get worn out and more resistant to trading. <\/p>\n

Furthermore, all of the computers will have switched to high volatility algorithms. This will reduce the number of computers willing to take the other side. Consequently, the high volatility programs will work less well and computers will start using other types of programs. This will result in less volatility.<\/p>\n

But, even extremely quiet days can have big swings. This is especially true in the final 30 – 60 minutes. Therefore, day traders might get a quick, big profit in the final hour if they are ready to trade a strong breakout up or down.<\/p>\n

Friday’s setups<\/h2>\n


\n\"Emini<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are several reasonable stop entry setups from Friday. I show each buy entry with a green rectangle and each sell entry with a red rectangle. I rarely also show limit order entries and entries on the close of bars. 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.<\/p>\n

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EURUSD Forex chart will breakout soon<\/h2>\n


\n\"EURUSD<\/a><\/p>\n

The EURUSD daily Forex chart has been in a tight trading range for 2 months. It will probably break out within a couple weeks.<\/p>\n


\nThe EURUSD daily Forex chart has been sideways in a tight range for 2 months. However, the bears have not had 3 consecutive bear bars. The bulls however currently have 3 consecutive bull bars and the had 4 two weeks ago. This is a slight advantage for the bulls. <\/p>\n

But, it is not enough reason to be holding a swing trade, expecting a bull breakout. It is a sign of buying pressure. It therefore makes a bull breakout slightly more likely than a bear breakout. <\/p>\n

However, until there is a breakout, there is no breakout. It is better to continue to bet on reversals until there is a strong breakout up or down. That means that traders are looking for reversals. <\/p>\n

Since Forex markets often begin trends at the 1st of the year, there is an increased chance of a breakout within the next couple of weeks. In addition, the current tight range has lasted about 2 months. Over the past 3 years, breakouts typically came after around 2 months. Traders need to be ready to change from reversal trading to trend trading once the breakout begins.<\/p>\n

Overnight EURUSD Forex trading<\/h3>\n


\nThe EURUSD 5 minute Forex chart has been in a 45 pip range overnight. Most of the bars have been small, had prominent tails, and overlapped several prior bars. This is quiet, trading range trading. Day traders have been are looking for 10 pip scalps. Because of the worldwide holiday, this quiet trading is likely to continue all day.
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Summary of today’s S&P Emini futures price action and what to expect tomorrow<\/h2>\n


\n\"Emini<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are several reasonable stop entry setups for today. I show each buy entry with a green rectangle and each sell entry with a red rectangle. I rarely also show limit order entries and entries on the close of bars. 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.<\/p>\n


\nToday was the last day of the month and year. The bulls got a close above 2,500. But, both the month and the year closed below their midpoints. <\/p>\n

On the daily chart, today was a small inside day after a climactic reversal up. The rest of the week is still a holiday week around the world. Therefore, Wednesday has an increased chance of being another trading range day.<\/p>\n

The daily chart is probably going to form a trading range for the next month. Consequently, traders will buy selloffs, sell rallies, and take quick profits. <\/p>\n

The sell signal on the daily chart and the buy signal on the weekly chart will probably both trigger within a week. But, since a trading range is likely, the breakouts will be minor. The breakouts will probably reverse within a few bars for the next month.
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See the weekly update<\/a> for a discussion of the price action on the weekly candlestick chart and for what to expect going into next week.<\/p>\n

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Trading Room<\/h4>\n

Traders can see the end of the day bar-by-bar price action report by signing up<\/a> for free at BrooksPriceAction.com. I talk about the detailed S&P Emini futures price action real-time throughout the day in the BrooksPriceAction.com trading room<\/a>. We offer a 2 day free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charts use Pacific Standard Time<\/h4>\n

When I mention time, it is USA Pacific Standard Time (the Emini day session opens at 6:30 am PST, and closes at 1:15 pm PST). You can read background information on the intraday market reports on the Intraday Market Update<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

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