Trading strategies and analysis: S&P 500, NASDAQ, DAX, FTSE, ASX200 [Video]

Peter Mathers TradingLounge

Elliott Wave trading strategies: S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, DAX 40, FTSE 100, ASX 200

Stay ahead of the market with expert Elliott Wave technical analysis and actionable trading strategies for the S&P 500 (SPX), NASDAQ 100 (NDX), DAX 40, FTSE 100, and ASX 200.

Potential Wave II low confirmation

- We’re watching for a five-wave Impulse (Wave (1)) to confirm that the Wave II corrective low is in place.

- If this unfolds as expected, prepare for a Wave (2) retracement and consider long positions at its completion.

Wave analysis snapshot

S&P 500 (SPX): Es. Wave (3) of A) of II.
NASDAQ 100 (NDX): NQ. Wave (3) of A) of II.
DAX 40 (DAX): Wave (3) of A) of II.
FTSE 100 (UKX): Wave (3) of A) of II.
ASX 200 (XJO): Wave v) of 3 of (A).

Upcoming financial events

US (Thursday, Apr 10): CPI (Mar), Initial Jobless Claims (both 8:30 AM ET).
China: CPI & PPI (Mar) (9:30 AM CST).
Australia: RBA Governor Speech (10:00 AM AEST).

Video chapters

00:00 SP 500 (SPX), SPY, ES Futures.
06:41 NASDAQ 100 (NDX) QQQ, NQ Futures.
11:46 DAX 40 (DAX).
15:08 FTSE 100 (UKX) (UK100).
17:25 S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) AP1! (SPI Futures).

Author

Peter Mathers

TradingLounge

Peter Mathers started actively trading in 1982. He began his career at Hoei and Shoin, a Japanese futures trading company.

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