FOMC Day: Dec 18, 2024

Futures are struggling after an overnight ramp job driven by VIX’s retreat from its 200-day moving average.  Aside from the technicals, we see more and more analysts echoing our view that a rate cut makes little sense at this time. Our charts indicate three distinct and very concerning tripwires for equity investors which, depending on … continue reading →

Charts I’m Watching: Sep 23, 2024

Futures are up slightly ahead of another data-heavy week: S&P Services and Manufacturing PMIs today, Philly Fed Non-Manufacturing, Richmond Fed, and the Conference Board confidence data tomorrow, and Initial Jobless Claims, Q2 GDP, and Core PCE later this week. continued for members… … continue reading →

NFP Supports Rate Cut Expectations

August nonfarm payrolls came in at 142k versus 165k expected while the unemployment rate ticked lower to 4.2%, underscoring the Fed’s assessment that the economy is slowing enough to justify a 25 bps rate cut later this month. Futures rallied on the news and are slightly higher after tagging our next downside target overnight. Just … continue reading →

Mind the Gap

Futures are flat this morning following unemployment data that supports the widely held expectation of a rate cut when the FOMC meets Sep 17-18. The algos are presently concerned with the yield curve, which continues to warn of further downside, tomorrow’s jobs report, and a pesky gap which refuses to be ignored. continued for members… … continue reading →