Delphi.jpg The temple of Apollo at Delphi This shoulde be on every traders wall along with a statute of Fortuna the goddess of luck! Just as a reminder that human desires have not changed. Smelling vapors from a cave or consulting AI, all the same thing. My lack of Asian history means I can not nam...
Do not understand how anyone can choose a side. The only side is making money. The market is an auction and a liquidity system. Fed and Congress increased money by 40%. They have pulled about 5% back. Now they just said, Oh we went too far, we will slow down. Buh of that money ended up in the market...
ES 06-24 (27700 Tick) 2024_05_03 (10_34_13 AM).png Today, for capital preservation Friday 1. Employment head line number was down, market said yea people loosing jobs now the Fed will cut. Of course 12 of the last 13 months that jobs number was lowered in next months "revision" and we are...
Volumetric chart was boring so I switched to dark with think or swim price bars AND dropped to 15 minute. I like the day's summary on the right hand side.
ES 06-24 (27700 Tick) 2024_05_02 (6_55_13 AM).png Larger context. The big one comes out on Friday. The experts have been claiming the BLS has a large political bias these days and the monthly jobs report is no longer taken seriously by the major banks. However we are all the victims of Pavolvian co...
Who ever turned on the machines to run the market back up to the much beloved 5110 level did not wait for a meaningful comment from Powell. His talk that they are far away from a hike came well into the move.
At 8:02 Pacific time the Fed whisperer (Nick Timiraos at WSJ) said the June cut is dead (we knew that) and that this meeting starts the pivot to hawkish for summer. If you were wondering why the rug pull!
ES 06-24 (30 Min Volumetric) 2024_05_01 (8_14_04 AM).png Well, at least we are forming a recognizable volume shape so far. I am guessing the option markets are showing a ton of cheep bets both ways with those 0 DE options. If so they will increase volatility as the market makers have to hedge as th...