Day Trading – Real Time Market Updates - 03-16-2015

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Through the prior close...
Friday''s open ignored the traction gained by Thursday''s session-long rally. The open gapped down a couple of points to 2055.00 and then trended down through the morning to 2032.50. The noon hour''s bounce to 2042.00 was retraced back down to the low, and bounced back up to the noon hour''s high -- typical Friday afternoon ranging. A late break higher to 2048.25 was retraced back down to the noon hour''s 2042.00 high.

Overnight action''s new info...
Friday''s late failed breakout was retraced another 5 points through Sunday night''s open to attack 2037.00. The balance of the night has rallied. Consolidating just under Friday''s late high into and out of Europe''s opens, eventually launched a breakout up to 2052.50. It has since served as resistance, while this morning''s 2049.00 bias-up signal has been serving as support.

If, then...
The overnight rally got within 4 points of Thursday''s close. Gapping up above it, and also above the 2055.25 bias-up target, would all but negate any near-term bearish consequences of Friday''s session. But remember that greeting the new week with extreme sentiment often proves to be a sentiment extreme, so not extending higher from the gap up would reinforce Friday''s bearish consequences.

First Trade...
Exiting the open at 9:45 above 2053.00 would be likely also to trigger the 2049.00 bias-up signal 30 minutes later at 10:15.Exiting the open back under 2045.75 would be unlikely to trigger the 2049.00 bias-up at 10:15

Bias-up to the nth degree.

The pre-open pullback held its test of this morning''s 2049.00 bias-up signal. Its 2055.25 bias-up target was probed before the open. The open''s first 5 minutes continued overlapping the target.

Then it exploded higher. 

It''s always possible that greeting the new week with extreme sentiment proves to be a sentiment extreme. But sometimes, an exploding cigar is just an exploding cigar. Exploding higher more than halfway through the opening 15 minutes of volatility should be rejected immediately, or else it''s not likely to be rejected at all.

In fact, the balance of the bias timing window trended higher through 10:15, testing the 2066.00 doubly-renewed bias-up target. Meanwhile, 3-minute RSI was overbought and 1-minute RSI was diverging negatively.

A sell signal is being tested back under 2063.50, but has yet to confirm. That''s a sell signal because it is support, and its support may hold without allowing a deeper pullback.  Back above 2065.50 would signal the rally had resumed already.

Regardless, this being a bias-up environment -- and being that the ultimate objective of this leg is to test the 2070.00 area -- any reaction down is likely to be only temporary, probably recovering from either 2058.50 or 2056.00. Entering or exiting the noon hour under 2053.50 would be the nearest signal that the trend may be reversing back down.

MON afternoon signal (triggered at 1:20 ET) SPX ES Bias-up: above 2077.75
2070.25
...would target 2083.25
2075.75
Bias-down: under 2067.25
2059.75...would target 2060.50
2053.00
Signal status: NO-BIAS FAQ INTRO VIDEOS #1 and #2

1. At 1:20, trading above the bias-up signal or under the bias-down signal would put into play a test of its bias-up or bias-down target.
2. Not triggering either bias signal at 1:20 would be "no-bias," and the bias signals should define the bias environment''s range.
-- A test of the opposite bias signal would be targeted if one bias signal was tested before triggering no-bias.
3. Touching the bias signal within 3 minutes either way of 1:20 would invoke a grace period through 1:30 to trigger a late signal.
-- "Late" signals don''t require testing the opposite bias signal, but it''s still likely.
4. Still testing the bias signal at 1:30 after invoking the grace period would trigger "noN-bias," with no bias influence.

A daily summary of high-profile members of several complexes... View a more detailed discussion of each chart at the end of today''s Market Wrap.

Eurodollar Mar Contract (EC, ETF: (FXE, UUP))
Gapping up and trending higher through Monday morning retraced 61.8{faed0d6dca04cec8b6b7985efddb9b0651107a3aebb05f69f0166038b8c951f6} into the Complex Triangle that defined Thursday''s pattern. The test of 1.0625 then ranged around Thursday''s 1.0590 low. Closing above 1.0560 1.0650 would target 1.0855, but any delay would more likely test Friday''s low down to 1.0430.

Gold Apr Contract (GC, ETF: (GLD))
Having dipped back down to 1154.00 one time too many Friday, the recovery scenario became less likely than a retest of 1148.00. In fact, despite probing above 1161.00 Sunday night, Friday''s lows were probed Monday down to 1149.30. Now 1146.50 and 1141.00 are likely to be tested, too, unless the 1161.00 buy signal is recovered.

Silver May Contract (SI, ETF: (SLV))
Monday''s gap up extended to probe above the prior three days'' highs to 15.75. But a reversal soon filled the gap back down to Friday''s 15.50 close. The balance of the session ranged sideways, still having difficulty improving while the lower gap back to last Wednesday''s 15.37 gap remains unfilled.

30-year Treasury Jun Contract (US, ETF: (TLT))
Ending the week while still holding 159-12/159-24 support produced a gap up Monday above 160-00. Closing above it would signal a new upleg underway. The majority of Monday''s session hovered pessimistically short of touching Thursday''s 160-26 high, which is potentially bullish from a contrarian perspective.

Crude Oil Apr Contract (CL, ETF: (USO, USL) (UWTI-long, DWTI-short))
Sunday night''s open plunged to test 43.60, fulfilling the decline''s minimum target of a new low in the $43 handle. Its reaction up to 44.70 was reversed even lower to 42.85, but still recovered to touch 44.00. The $43 handle apparently offers a lot of support. Closing back above 44.30 would signal that at least this downleg had ended. Until then, the decline''s next lower target would be 37.15.

Natural Gas Apr Contract (NG, ETF: (UNG, UNL))
Monday''s gap down held Friday''s gap down in the 2.70. area. Avoiding even an intraday probe of fresh lows does suggest "ineffectual optimism," which is potentially bearish from a contrarian perspective. Closing above 2.77 and 2.84 can still form a bottom and launch a rally leg.

TUE morning signal (triggered at 10:15 ET) SPX ES Bias-up: above 2082.00
2074.75
...would target 2087.50
2080.25
Bias-down: under 2074.25
2067.00
...would target 2067.50
2060.25
Signal status: BIAS-DOWN, BIAS-DOWN TARGET MET FAQ INTRO VIDEOS #1 and #2

1. At 10:15, trading above the bias-up signal or under the bias-down signal would put into play a test of its bias-up or bias-down target.
2. Not triggering either bias signal at 10:15 would be "no-bias," and the bias signals should define the bias environment''s range.
-- A test of the opposite bias signal would be targeted if one bias signal was tested before triggering no-bias.
3. Touching the bias signal within 3 minutes either way of 10:15 would invoke a grace period through 10:30 to trigger a late signal.
-- "Late" signals don''t require testing the opposite bias signal, but it''s still likely.
4. Still testing the bias signal at 10:30 after invoking the grace period would trigger "noN-bias," with no bias influence.