$Employment USA

February 5, 2016 9:41 am / Published in Market Update, Unemployment, USA
January Employment Report has just been released. The report provides lots of data.  Here are the numbers that matter. Non-farm Private Payrolls 158K  vs. 190K consensus and 170K whisper number Unemployment rate 4.9% vs. 5% consensus and 5% whisper number Average earnings  0.5% vs. 0.3% consensus and 0.0% whisper number Number of jobs created is

$USD and $SPX stronger

October 29, 2015 10:16 am / Published in SPX, SPY, USA, VIX, XIV
Now, there is only 20 points to reach 2100 where some resistance will appear. Financial shares added gains and pushed indexes higher in volatile trade after Federal Reserve hinted a possible rate hike in December. The dollar touched its highest level against the euro in more than two months and Treasury yields rose, while gold

$SPX testing 2020

October 13, 2015 9:47 am / Published in SPX, SPY, USA
The plan is simple, if we break and consolidate 2020 we can increase the long trades on the other hand we fail to hold these levels in the $SPX we will hedge again.

Fed Likely To Delay

September 15, 2015 1:02 am / Published in FED, Rates, SPX, USA, VIX
Fed Likely To Delay, But Meeting Remains Live The September Fed commentary will be publishing on the 17th this week. We have based our trades on the first rate hike this year. At this point we believe it is more likely that the Fed will use the December meeting to first raise rates. This is

$SPX closed over triangle $VIX at 24.90

September 8, 2015 6:12 pm / Published in SP500, SPX, USA
Returning from a holiday, Wall Street picked up its pace after weak Chinese economic data bolstered hopes of more stimulus measures from the central bank and Brent crude advanced. Speculations that the Fed will increase interest rates next week pushed Treasury yields higher. A retreat in the dollar index helped gold snap a four-day losing

Bad market close in $USA $SPX and China opening prints $VIX

August 20, 2015 10:56 pm / Published in China, SP500, SPX, SPY, USA, USD/EUR
The $SPX traded lower going negative YTD. The VIX went to far too fast and now there is a real possibility to trader lower. Today’s selling was significant it forced me to press some stops.