Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:
Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:
- In Asia 6 out of 11 markets closed lower: Shanghai Comp -0.05%, Hang Seng +0.47%, Nikkei -0.21%
- In Europe 7 out of 13 markets are trading lower: CAC +0.09%, DAX -0.23%, FTSE +0.05%
- Fair Value: S&P +3.80, NASDAQ +24.06, Dow +5.21
- Total Volume: 1.2m ESM & 89 SPM traded in the pit
Today’s Economic Calendar:
Today’s economic calendar includes Factory Orders 10:00 AM ET, and the TD Ameritrade IMX 12:30 PM ET.
S&P 500 Futures: #ES Late Friday RIP
During Thursday nights Globex session, the S&P 500 futures (ESM19:CME) printed a low of 2880.50, a high of 2893.50 when the jobs report came out, and opened Friday’s regular trading hours at 2890.00.
The first move after the 8:30 CT bell was a quick dip down to 2886.75, followed by rally up to a new high at 2896.50. After that the markets went flat and traded sideways in a 6 handle range for the majority of the session.
The ES didn’t break out of the range until the MiM came out showing $871M to buy MOC. It popped to make a new high at 2897.00, then printed 2896.25 on the 3:00 cash close, and went on to end the day at 2897.00, up +16.25 handles, or +0.56%.
In the end, the overall tone of the ES was firm. In terms of the days overall trade, total volume was a little higher, with 1.2 million futures contracts traded.
It’s hard to believe that the S&P is up 26% from its December 26th low. After a quiet trading session on Friday, both the Nasdaq futures (NQM19:CME) and the S&P futures (ESM19:CME) shot up to new highs on the close. One would think there should be a pullback, but trying to fight the uptrend has been literally impossible.
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