Real Time Stock Market Trade Signals - 08-08-2016

Proper context can start the day with a solid win and make all the difference.

CHARTROOM LINK (pre-open Market Tour begins at 8:55 ET)

Through the prior close... Friday morning's Employment Situation report triggered a pre-open surge from 2162.00, and opening gap up, and a post-open surge. Momentum slowed considerably before noon, and as the 2177.75 objective was met within 1 tick. It was eventually pierced by 3 ticks by the afternoon's narrow flat-to-higher ranging into the close. A new trend high close was produced on a Friday. Overnight action's new info... Narrow flat-to-higher ranging persisted Sunday night, even narrower than Friday afternoon, eventually touching 2179.00. Europe's opens launched a break higher that touched 2183.00. Its reaction down has touched 2180.00. . If, then... A new trend high close on a Friday requires there eventually to be at least one more. Friday was also a breakout of a multi-week range. So, already fulfilling the new trend high close today would also confirm Friday's breakout. That would be bullish, and that's why it's today's least likely resolution -- because this particular multi-week range's other characteristics make it likely to abruptly reject probes above it. Also, Friday's high satisfied the next outstanding attraction above, and the only attraction above, without closing above it to put into play another attraction. Here's another reason: Probing higher overnight is greeting the new week with extreme sentiment, which is often a sentiment extreme. Given the vulnerability to resolving down today, confirming Friday's breakout instead would be that much more bullish. First Trade... [Click here to view the Bias parameters] Exiting the open at 9:45 above 2182.25 would be likely to trigger the 2180.00 bias-up signal at 10:15. Exiting the open above 2186.25 would be likely also to exceed the 2185.00 bias-up target at 10:15 to renew the bias-up signal. Exiting the open under 2174.75 would be unlikely to trigger bias-up.

Post-open action at fresh highs fails to hold. The 2183.00 overnight high is a new Globex trend extreme that requires being tested intraday. Often that is the same day, but not necessarily. That remains possible today because the open's gap up above Friday's prior highs to 2180.25-2181.25 was maintained through the opening 15 minutes of volatility. That wasn't maintained long enough to trigger the 2180.00 bias-up signal at 10:15. Instead, a dip on its way down to 2175.00 triggered a sell signal under 2176.25. An offsetting test of the 2171.00 bias-down signal is in-play. This interim detour down can extend even deeper, and last even longer. But it is still only temporary.Meanwhile, back above 2178.50 would start to signal the overnight high's retest is in-play. It's being attacked now, and should be rejected immediately if it is going to be rejected at all.

MON afternoon signal (triggered at 1:20 ET) SPX ES Bias-up: above 2184.50 2180.00 ...would target  2189.50  2185.00 Bias-down: under  2177.00  2172.50 ...would target 2170.50  2166.00 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.

Another narrow range. This morning's post-open drop to 2175.00 reacted up to 2178.25 during the bias environment. And that has reacted back down to 2175.00. Not still trending away from the open helps to confirm it being an anchor. Having maintained the gap up above prior highs through the opening 15 minutes, any counter-trend action is likely only temporary. Meanwhile, still not recovering also helps to confirm there is "unfinished business below." The offsetting test of this morning's 2171.00 bias-down signal remains outstanding. Unfortunately, being stuck all this time between a rock and a hard place doesn't make the first break's direction any likelier. Or its ultimate reversal. The afternoon bias environment will soon come within view of lapsing, and might finally resolve the standoff.

Monday wasn't likely to confirm Friday's breakout with a second consecutive higher close. Not even if Sunday night or Monday morning were to probe above Friday's highs. Both Sunday night and Monday morning did probe above Friday's highs, but Monday still closed negative. So, Friday's new trend high close still requires at least one more higher close, but it wouldn't be any likelier to become trending. Meanwhile, the anchor of Monday's open -- maintaining its gap up above all prior highs through the first 15 minutes -- kept its foot on the brakes as price slowly drove downhill Monday. The gravity attracting price down that hill is its 2171.00 objective, which was created in the morning. Not being met the same day makes 1-2 lower attractions likely to be met, too. That's 2166.00 and 2160.00 from Friday's pre-open surge and the gap back down to Thursday's close. Not extending down Tuesday, and instead bouncing first, would be attracted to Sunday night's 2183.00 "new Globex trend extreme", A new trend high close would be likelier than not. But it would have to be aggressive to even begin suggesting a top is not forming. Details and other markets coverage are discussed in the post-market Wrap recording here.

Monitor overnight Globex trading in the chaRTroom here.