Yellen Rally Continues

Good Morning Traders,

As of this writing 4:20 AM EST, here’s what we see:

US Dollar: Up at 94.840 the US Dollar is up 21 ticks and trading at 94.840.
Energies: May Crude is down at 37.63.
Financials: The June 30 year bond is up 17 ticks and trading at 164.00.
Indices: The June S&P 500 emini ES contract is down 19 ticks and trading at 2050.50.
Gold: The April gold contract is trading up at 1230.40. Gold is 35 ticks higher than its close.

Initial Conclusion

This is not a correlated market. The dollar is up+ and crude is down- which is normal and the 30 year bond is trading higher. The Financials should always correlate with the US dollar such that if the dollar is lower then bonds should follow and vice-versa. The indices are up and Crude is trading lower which is not correlated. Gold is trading up which is not correlated with the US dollar trading up. I tend to believe that Gold has an inverse relationship with the US Dollar as when the US Dollar is down, Gold tends to rise in value and vice-versa. Think of it as a seesaw, when one is up the other should be down. I point this out to you to make you aware that when we don’t have a correlated market, it means something is wrong. As traders you need to be aware of this and proceed with your eyes wide open.

Asia traded mixed with half the exchanges higher and the other half lower. As of this writing all of Europe is trading lower.

Possible Challenges To Traders Today

- Challenger Job Cuts y/y is out at 7:30 AM EST. This is major.

- Unemployment Claims is out at 8:30 AM EST. This is major.

- Chicago PMI is out at 9:45 AM EST. This is major.

- Natural Gas Storage is out at 10:30 AM EST. This is major.

Currencies

Yesterday the Swiss Franc made it’s move at around 8:15 AM EST at around the time the ADP Employment numbers came out. The USD hit a low at around that time and the Swiss Franc hit a high. If you look at the charts below the USD gave a signal at around 8:15 AM EST, while the Swiss Franc also gave a signal at just about the same time. Look at the charts below and you’ll see a pattern for both assets. The USD hit a low at around 8:15 AM EST and the Swiss Franc hit a high. These charts represent the latest version of Trend Following Trades and I’ve changed the timeframe to a Renko chart to display better. This represented a shorting opportunity on the Swiss Franc, as a trader you could have netted 20 plus ticks per contract on this trade. We added a Donchian Channel to the charts to show the signals more clearly. Remember each tick on the Swiss Franc is equal to $12.50 versus the $10.00 that we usually see for currencies.

Charts Courtesy of Trend Following Trades built on a Ninja Trader platform

Bias

Yesterday we gave the markets an upside bias as both the USD and the Bonds were both trading lower and this represents an upside day for the indices. The markets didn’t disappoint as the Dow traded higher by 84 points and the other indices gained ground as well. Today we aren’t dealing with a correlated market however our bias is to the downside.

Could this change? Of Course. Remember anything can happen in a volatile market.

Commentary

Yesterday morning the USD and the Bonds were trading lower and this represents an upside bias as per our rules of Market Correlation. It would appear as though the Yellen comments from Tuesday still held sway over yesterday’s markets. On Tuesday evening the Asian markets traded mainly higher and yesterday morning all of Europe traded to the upside. Today we have Challenger Job Cuts just prior to Non-Farm Payrolls tomorrow and this will certainly be a major market mover today. Yesterday the ADP Employment numbers came in better than expected.