Eco News Gives a Boost

US Dollar: Sept USD is Up at 98.160.

Energies: Sept '19 Crude is Up at 55.31.

Financials: The Sept 30 year bond is Down 19 ticks and trading at 165.04.

Indices: The Sept S&P 500 emini ES contract is 116 ticks Higher and trading at 2877.50.

Gold: The Dec Gold contract is trading Down at 1518.40  Gold is 124 ticks Lower than its close.

 

Initial Conclusion

This is not a correlated market.  The dollar is Up+ and Crude is Up+ which is not normal but the 30 year Bond is trading Lower.  The Financials should always correlate with the US dollar such that if the dollar is lower then bonds should follow and vice-versa. The S&P is Higher and Crude is trading Higher which is not correlated. Gold is trading Lower which is correlated with the US dollar trading Down.   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.

Currently all of Asia is trading Higher with the exception of the Singapore exchange which is trading lower.  At this time all of Europe is trading Higher.  

 

Possible Challenges To Traders Today

• Building Permits are out at 8:30 AM EST.  This is major.

• Housing Starts are out at 8:30 AM EST.  This is major.

• Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment is out at 10 AM EST.  This is major.

• Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations is out at 10 AM EST.  Major.

 

Treasuries

We've elected to switch gears a bit and show correlation between the 30 year bond (ZB) and The YM futures contract.  The YM contract is the DJIA and the purpose is to show reverse correlation between the two instruments.  Remember it's liken to a seesaw, when up goes up the other should go down and vice versa.

Yesterday the ZB made a major move at around 8:15 AM EST.  The ZB hit a Low at around that time and the YM hit a High.  If you look at the charts below ZB gave a signal at around 8:15 AM EST and the YM was moving Lower at the same time. Look at the charts below and you'll see a pattern for both assets. ZB hit a Low at around 8:15 AM and the YM was moving Lower at the same time.  These charts represent the newest version of MultiCharts and I've changed the timeframe to a 15 minute chart to display better.  This represented a Long opportunity on the 30 year bond, as a trader you could have netted about 30 plus ticks per contract on this trade.  Each tick is worth $31.25.  Please note: the front month for both the ZB and YM contract is now September, 2019 and I've changed the format to Renko bars such that it may be more apparent and visible.

Charts Courtesy of MultiCharts built on an AMP platform

 

Bias

Yesterday we gave the markets a Neutral bias as the financials weren't correlated.  A Neutral bias means the markets could go in any direction and often does.  The Dow gained 100 points, the S&P 7 but the Nasdaq lost 7.  All in all a mixed or Neutral day.  Today we aren't dealing with a correlated market however our bias is to the Upside.

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

 

Commentary

Yesterday we had a virtual tsunami of economic news reported as there was about 15 reports and all but 1 was considered major.  The economic news reported did exceed expectation and the markets reacted accordingly with the Dow rising by 100 points, the S&P gaining 7 but the Nasdaq dropping 7.  Today we have real estate news on the docket for the US markets and this is always major.  Most of the wealth created in the United States is derived from the real estate market, so this is major and proven market movers.