Tag Archives: 3500

Nasdaq100, S&P500

S&P500 Futures Analysis- 23Oct2020

Leave a comment

(1) S&P500 Futures Technical Analysis: The above hourly chart uses both linear and non-linear analysis.The parabolic upmove broke down below 3500 on Oct 13th, and we have been seeing a gradual/controlled correction since then, which indicates that the market is consolidating and willing to go higher towards 3600 in November 2020.

S&P500 futures are near 3450 currently, and they are facing resistance at 3450, which is the downtrend resistance line. There will be a clear breakout above 3470.

  • S&P500 Resistance Levels: 3450 and 3530
  • S&P500 Support Levels: 3370 and 3400

(2) S&P500 Futures Trading Strategy: Stay long above 3400 for targets 3500-3530. Use corrections between 3400-3430 for buying to sell at 3450-3470 levels. Fresh long positions can be added above 3470 for targets 3500-3530. We must keep 3370 as the Absolute Stop for all long positions, even when we buy at 3400 level, because below 3370 we can see larger cuts and the next lower support is at 3220, which would be 150 points lower.

(3) S&P500 Options Data Analysis: For options analysis, we should always study SPY options, because SPY is the largest ETF of S&P500, and all major fund managers use SPY options. SPY is near 345 currently, and SPY 340 Puts are priced 5X more than SPY 370 calls, while both are exactly 250 points up/down from current market level 3450. This indicates very strong hedging/protection on the downside, and not much expectation on the upside, so the path of least resistance is on upside. Such scenarios almost always go in the direction that market is not looking, which is up in this case. So there is a high chance that we may see market upmove in Nov, after the US Elections. 3600 and 3700 are likely targets for Nov, but the market movements will be rapid. Stay long above 3400. Thanks.

Nasdaq100, S&P500

S&P500 Futures Analysis- 13Sep2020

Leave a comment

This past week saw significant selling pressure in all equity markets, including S&P500 (SPX) and Nasdaq100 (NDX). As we go into the weekend, the S&P500 futures have taken support at their 50 day moving average, which is at 3320.

 

This 50 day moving average should provide initial support in this rapid sell-off, like it has done in the past. If the futures start moving up above 3350, then 3400-3420 are targets, and that’s also the area of resistance, from where the futures failed to cross 4 times last week. Fresh long trades will be available above 3430 for targets of 3480, 3500, 3520. Absolute stop loss on all long positions should be 3300.

Please note that the selling pressure is coming from Nasdaq100 (NDX) index, which is had a nearly vertical run up (parabolic upmove) in August 2020, and that is unwinding now. We have to keep looking at Nasdaq100 to see when and where it stabilizes. For example, the stock of Apple (AAPL), which is a leading weight on all indices, had a parabolic upmove and has been facing strong selling pressure. Thanks.