December 2011
51 posts
Friday, December 30th
On tap today:-
15:00 Farm Prices.
Market closes at regular hours today. Today’s 30 minute chart:-
Today’s trading:-
08:00 Short at 144’12 with a 13 tick target.
December 29th, 2011
Economic News on tap:-
08:30 Jobless Claims
09:45 Chicago PMI
10:00 Pending Home Sales
11:30 3 & 6 Month Bill Annoncements
16:30 Fed Balance Sheet and Money Supply.
The 30 minute chart at the start of the day:-
December 28th
On tap today:-
07:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
07:45 ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
08:55 Redbook
11:30 4 Week Bill Auction
Here is the 30 year chart:-
Tuesday, December 26th
On tap today:-
07:45 ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
08:55 Redbook
09:00 Case Shiller
10:00 Consumer Confidence
11:00 4 Week Bill Announcement
11:30 3 & 6 Month Bill Auctions.
Trading opens at 6:00 am est. Here is the 30 minute chart:-
Friday, December 23rd
08:30 Durable Goods and Personal Income/Outlays.
10:00 New Home Sales.
Volume is so thin today, most probably best not to trade. Nevertheless, here is today’s 30 minute chart.
Trading for 12/22/2011
06:00 Long at 143’13. Out at 143’15 for +2 ticks.
06:10 Long at 143’12 - 21 tick trailing stop. Out at 143’25 for +13 ticks.
07:55 Long at 143’21 with a 9 tick target. Out at 143’23 for +2 ticks.
08:45 Long at 143’22 with a 9 tick collar. Out at 143’24 for +2 ticks.
10:10 Long at 143’26 with a 9 tick collar. Out at 143’28 for +2...
Thursday, December 22nd
08:50 GDP, Jobless Claims and Chicago Fed National Activity Index
09:55 Consumer Sentiment
10:00 LEI
11:00 3 & 6 Month Bill Announcements
16:30 Fed Balance Sheet and Money Supply.
30 minute chart at the start of the day remains slightly bullish.
Wednesday, December 21st
07:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
10:00 Existing Home Sales
13:00 7 Year Note Auction
30 minute chart at the start of the day:-
Trading for 12/20/2011
05:30 M30 Short at 145’19. Out at 145’15 for +4 ticks.
05:50 M5 Short at 145’15. Out at 145’15 - break even.
09:30 M30 Short at 145’10. Target met at 144’29 for +13 ticks.
10:55 M5 Short at 144’24. Target met at 144’15 for +9 ticks.
11:40 M5 Short at 144’14. Out at 144’11 for +3 ticks.
13:10 M5 Short at 144’09. Out at...
Tuesday, December 20th
07:45 ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
08:30 Housing Starts
08:55 Redbook
11:30 4 Week Bill Auction
13:00 5 Year Note Auction
Here is the 240 minute chart at the start of the day, 30 minute chart is on a sell signal.
Trading for 12/19/2011
06:00 M30 Short at 145’01. Out at 145’08 for (-7) ticks.
08:15 M5 Long at 145’09. Stopped out at 145’00 for (-9) ticks.
09:25 M5 Short at 145’04. Out at 145’05 for (-1) tick.
10:00 M30 Long at 145’13. Target met at 145’26 for +13 ticks
10:50 M5 Long at 145’15. Target met at 145’24 for +9 ticks.
13:15 M5 Long at 145’23. Target...
Monday, December 19th
10:00 Housing Market Index.
11:00 4 Week Bill Announcement.
11:30 3 & 6 Month Bill Auctions.
13:00 2 Year Note Auction.
Speaking today:-
13:15 Lacker.
Here is the 30 minute chart at the start of the day, which has just flipped bearish:-
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