NQ

Event-Risk

| 50Pips
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” – Seneca
Once again, as discussed in our latest Weekly Outlook Video; we are still seeing a lot of ‘velocity of move’ inside recent ranges. Our base case has not changed and recent action in GC/JPY/CHF may indeed be the tell on what is coming.
Here are some key charts we will be focusing on today:

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Wishing you a great day ahead.

Headline Risk

| 50Pips
“It’s repetition of affirmations that leads to belief and once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” – Muhammad Ali
No change to what we have been discussing. Market is still facing a lot of headwinds and we still have a lot of headline risk. We will update out thoughts and analysis in the Sunday Video.

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Big J in da House

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“Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful” – Warren Buffett
Very busy day ahead. Focus will be on positioning and squaring as we wait for FOMC. Remember that there will be a lot for the market to digest, not only in terms of what will be announced today but also for how to price/adapt to the future outlook.
Here are some of the key charts that we will be discussing/analyzing today:
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Stay Nimble

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“You don’t know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out” – Warren Buffett
Things are getting interesting across the board with more and more risk building not only out of Washington but also out of the Tech space now.
The easiest way to look at the indices is to let the 50/100/200DMAs guide you. We have been discussing these dynamics for quite some time and you can catch up with the latest Weekly Outlook Video. Furthermore, remember to keep an eye on our Twitter feed for updated intraday charts. We have recently posted a lot of updates, especially in relation to the tech space.
The biggest short-term event risk remains FOMC tomorrow. However, we want to keep on stressing that there is still a lot of Geo-political risk in the background and we feel that the market is being very complacent not only about the Muller investigation but also about the probable upcoming China tariffs and possible snow-ball effect of this whole Facebook debacle. Remember that from time-to-time, the unthinkable does happen.
Just a final word of caution: the selling in Tech yesterday was incredibly paced and orderly. A lot of participants have never really seen or experienced sustained selling pressure > believe it or not, it does exist, it does happen and it can be far more painful the the grind highers if you are stuck on the wrong side. Naturally, most participants are going to be convinced that the dip will be bought and that we are headed back to ATH. Please keep an open mind and let price action guide: Don’t believe anything ‘has’ to happen and be prepared for whatever the markets decide to do.
If you want to keep things simple, just focus on action in the Nasdaq:
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Chart-Book

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“I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.” – Yannick Noah
As we reviewed yesterday, the moves discussed in the latest Weekly Outlook Video are in play.
Short-term, the focus will be to see if the bears can hold the pressure on as we move through triple witching. Clearly, the risk is of a bounce into expiration and how markets move will be very telling. The biggest surprise to most participants will be if indices continue to hold heavy into the close on Friday.
No change to our current outlook > here are a series of links to some of our chart-book: NQ_F, ES_F, YM_F, XLF, USDJPY, JNK, HG, EURJPY, AMZN, BTCUSD and AAPL.
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Mid-Week Update

| 50Pips
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
So far, the levels we discussed in our latest Weekly Outlook Video are working > YM failed at that 50DMA, ES at that 2800 and NQ at our primary target into the 7210s. In terms of the Bonds, as expected, they are trying gt bounce into FOMC and the DXY remains heavy.
As we have already discussed in various occasions, broadly speaking, we are still chopping around in these ranges so there is very little to add to what we have been discussing and reviewing. As much as this kind of action may be frustrating to the die-hard bears or bulls, active traders really can’t complain. We are getting very tradable intraday ranges and even if some of these moves have been tricky, markets are moving and keep on offering plenty of opportunity.
Going into today it’s all and only about one thing: follow-through.
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Buying Time

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RESOLVE: Banish uncertainty. Affirm strength. Hold resolve. Expect death.
Make your stand today. On this spot. On this day. Make your actions count; do not falter in your determination to fulfill your destiny. Don’t follow the destiny outlined in some mystical book: Create your own.
Your resolve to tread the path of life is your best asset. Without it, you die. Death is unavoidable, but let it not be from loss of will but because your time is over. As long as you can keep going, use your imagination to cope with the travails of life. Overcome your obstacles and realize what you envision.
You will know unexpected happiness. You will know the sorrow of seeing what is dearest to you cut down before your eyes. Accept that. That is the nature of human existence, and you have no time to buffer this fact with fairy tales and illogical explanations.
Each day, your life grows shorter by twenty-four hours. The time to make achievements becomes more precious. You must fulfill everything you want in life and then release your will upon the moment of death. Your life is a creation that dies when you die. Release it, give up your individuality, and in so doing, finally merge completely with Tao.
Until that moment, create the poetry of your life with toughness and
determination.
365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Deng Ming-Dao
No big change to what we have been discussing. The main issue remains that broadly speaking, we are stuck and waiting for a catalyst. The SPX chart is probably the best one to look at to highlight this:
As you can see, DXY is also stuck, as discussed in out latest weekly outlook video.
Our most interesting swing chart (Crude), is finally getting some traction and it may actually hold the key to other asset classes finally starting to get some traction too:
If you had to only look at one level today, then it would have to be the 7000 mark on Nasdaq:
Always worth keeping an eye on:
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Chart Book

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“The psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer has a simple heuristic. Never ask the doctor what you should do. Ask him what he would do if he were in your place. You would be surprised at the difference” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
We got some very nice intraday action yesterday across the board. As expected, the cleanest opportunity in terms of location, technicals and context was around the 7k level on NQ for a retest of previous day lows and thanks to Powell, very similar setups triggered on YM and ES too with failures at previous day highs. The focus now is going to be on how we trade into month and and if we can get some follow-through.
As we have been discussing, other points of interest will be: indices in Asia and Europe (they have been holding heavy), DXY momo (crucial for current moves to stick) and CL on EIA today (key weekly level).
Here are soe of the charts we will be going through today:
If you are interested in the Foundational Webinar Series > New Session.
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Wishing you a great day ahead.

Waiting for Powell

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“Be Mindful Of Your Self-Talk. It’s A Conversation With The Universe” – David James Lees
Markets waiting for Powell to testify > VIX smack-down continues as the DXY is ranging at lows and equities are moving around the pivotal levels we discussed in the latest outlook video.
The clear winner for chart of the day has to be the impressive monthly coil on the Nasdaq. As usual, we are going to be boring and highlight yesterday’s volume on this recent press and this will be one of our main discussion points today.
Reminder: Italian Elections event risk into next week. This does not change our bigger picture view on Euro but will likely affect shorter-term positioning and flows.

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Wishing you a great day ahead.