Yesterday was a bull trending trading range day after 2 strong bull days. Although it closed in the middle of the day’s range, it was still a third consecutive bull trend day. That increases the chance of higher prices.
This morning’s unemployment report is a potential catalyst for a big surprise up or down today. The initial move after the report was up, but there can always be a reversal of any strong move after a report.
Today is the final trading day of the week because of the holiday tomorrow. Today will probably go above last week’s high. This week would then be an outside up week on the weekly chart. That would increase the chance of higher prices next week.
What happens if the week closes on its low? That is very unlikely a strong 1st 3 days. But if it did, it would increase the chance that the Emini has begun a correction down to the middle of the 2 1/2 year trading range.
Traders need to be open to anything today. If there is a trend, up is more likely after this week’s rally.
Overnight Emini Globex trading
The Emini is up 38 points in the Globex session just after the unemployment report. Traders see that the week has been bullish and that the initial move after the report was bullish. However, they know that there is still a 30% chance that the Emini will reverse down into a bear trend day after a big move up on a report.
This week reversed up from below last week’s low. It is now trading just above last week’s high. Consequently, this week will probably be an outside up week on the day session weekly chart. Since it is occurring in a bull trend on the weekly chart, it increases the chance of at least slightly higher prices next week.
There is no strong incentive for the bulls to rally far from here today. They are already making a strong statement by forming an outside up week. All they would like is for the week to close above last week’s high. The Emini could do that by simply being in a trading range today.
But because the week has been strongly up, there is an increased chance of a bull trend day today. Can today rally to above the June high? Since that is more than 70 points above the current price, it is probably too far above. However, the Emini will probably get there at some point in July.
Yesterday’s setups
Here are several reasonable stop entry setups from yesterday. I show each buy entry with a green rectangle and each sell entry with a red rectangle. I rarely also show limit order entries and entries on the close of bars. I do not want the lines to be distracting. If they are longer, I make them dotted. But, they have to be visible, so I make the shorter ones solid. Buyers of the Brooks Trading Course and Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns have access to a much more detailed explanation of the swing trades for each day (see Online Course/BTC Daily Setups).
My goal with these charts is to present an Always In perspective. If a trader was trying to be Always In or nearly Always In a position all day, and he was not currently in the market, these entries would be logical times for him to enter.
If the risk is too big for your account, you should wait for trades with less risk or trade an alternative market like the Micro Emini.