Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:
Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:
- In Asia 8 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +1.84%, Hang Seng +1.16%, Nikkei +1.34%
- In Europe 10 out of 13 markets are trading higher: CAC +0.31%, DAX +0.20%, FTSE +0.58%
- Fair Value: S&P -0.53, NASDAQ +4.46, Dow -24.17
- Total Volume: 1.30mil ESH & 1,107 SPH traded in the pit
Today’s Economic Calendar:
Today’s economic calendar includes MBA Mortgage Applications 7:00 AM ET, Raphael Bostic Speaks 7:15 AM ET, CPI 8:30 AM ET, Loretta Mester Speaks 8:50 AM ET, Atlanta Fed Business Inflation Expectations 10:00 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET, Patrick Harker Speaks 12:00 PM ET, and Treasury Budget 2:00 PM ET.
S&P 500 Futures: #ES Up 1.4%
Chart courtesy of Scott Redler @RedDogT3 – $spx futures up 8 after a powerful day to reclaim the 200day yesterday. lots of ways to get long when the $SPX reclaimed 2687 Friday- manage your positions!
When news broke that lawmakers have been negotiating an agreement to fund the government through September, including almost $1.5 billion for president Trump’s border wall, it seemed like there was a possible breakthrough. Then the President said he wasn’t satisfied with a bipartisan border-security deal, but didn’t rule out ultimately signing the resulting legislation, which will avoid another government shutdown beginning this weekend.
During Tuesday nights Globex session, the S&P 500 futures (ESH19:CME) printed a high of 2730.25, a low of 2705.50, and opened Tuesday’s regular trading hours at 2726.75. The morning low print was 2726.00 right after the bell, and the morning high came in at 2742.25. The S&P’s traded 2741.50 on the 10:30 European close, and 2741.50 going into the noon hour.
The early afternoon saw a low of 2741.50, a high of 2748.00, and a print of 2744.25 going into the final hour of the day. The futures continued to rally heading into the close, and traded 2743.00 on the 2:45 cash imbalance reveal, then printed 2744.00 on the 3:00 cash close, and settled the day at 2745.25 on the 3:15 futures close, up +37.00 handles, or +1.36%.
In the end, the overall tone of the ES was strong. In terms of the days overall trade, volume was a little light, with 1.3 million futures contracts traded.
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