NASDAQ futures are coming into Tuesday gap up after an overnight session featuring normal range and volume.  Price held Monday’s range during the overnight session before pushing above Monday’s high.

On the economic docket we have a 9am reading of the Case-Shiller Composite-20 at 9pm, Consumer Confidence at 10am, a 4-week T-Bill auction at 11:30am, and a 5-year note auction at 1pm.

More likely to move the stagnant NASDAQ, however, is Apple earnings which are due out after market close.

Yesterday we printed a normal variation down.  The action was choppy and slow and just after going range extension down we popped right back into balance.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for sellers to work into the overnight inventory and close the gap down to 4653.50.  Look for sellers to take out overnight low 4645.25.  Look for responsive buyers ahead of 4640 and two way trade to ensue.

Hypo 2 buyers gap-and-go, work up through current swing high, globex high at 4669.50.  Price continues higher to 4677 before two way trade ensues.

Hypo 3 strong buying pushes up through 4677 and sustains trade above it setting up a move to target 4700 before two way trade ensues.

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NASDAQ futures are coming into Monday gap down after an overnight session featuring normal range and volume.  Price extended gains to a new swing high overnight before settling into balance trade above last Friday’s midpoint.

On the economic calendar today we have both a 3- and 6-month T-bill auction at 11:30am and a 2-year Note auction at 1pm.

Several vital earnings reports are scheduled for this week, earnings that are particularly infamous for rattling the NASDAQ market including Apple Tuesday AMC, Facebook Wednesday AMC, and both Amazon and Alphabet Thursday AMC.

We also have an FOMC rate decision on Wednesday afternoon.  This is not considered to be a live event, in terms of potential for a change in rates, but there is still likely to be a significant market reaction post announcement.

Last week the NASDAQ drifted higher and turned out the best performance of all major indices:

On Friday we printed a double distribution trend up.  The index briefly exceeded the weekly higher after a strong morning trend higher before settling into a tight range ahead of the weekend.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for buyers to work the market up through overnight high 4669.50.  Look for buyers to continue higher, up to 4677 before settling into two-way trade.

Hypo 2 sellers work down through overnight low 4645.50.  Look for buyers around 4640 and two way trade to ensue.

Hypo 3 strong sellers press down through 4640 and test below Friday’s low 4628.50.  Look for a responsive bid down at 4624.50 and two way trade to ensue.

Hypo 4 strong buying pushes up through overnight high 4669.50 and sustains trade above 4677 setting up a move to target the open gap up at 4691 before two way trade ensues.

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NASDAQ futures are coming into Friday gap up after an overnight session featuring normal range and volume.  Price held yesterday’s range during a slow and balanced Globex session.

On the economic calendar we have Markit Manufacturing PMI at 9:45am and Baker Hughes Rig Count at 1pm.

Yesterday we printed a normal variation down.  The sellers became initiative on the day just before the lunch hour.  Selling was orderly and located reponsive buyers right around the measured move levels of 4630 (see yesterday morning’s hypo 2).

Heading into today my primary expectation is for sellers to work into the overnight inventory and close the gap down to 4639.25.  Look for buyers right around yesterday’s close who work price up through overnight high 4653.75 and test above yesterday’s high 4662.25 which unveils a seller and two way trade ensues.

Hypo 2 sellers work gap fill down to 4639.25 then take out overnight low 4632.75 and continue lower to test Thursday’s low 4626.75.  Look for responsive buyers down at 4625 or 4616.75 and two way trade to ensue.

Hypo 3 strong selling pushes down through 4610.75 setting up a move to target the open gap down at 4605.

Hypo 4 strong buying sustains trade above Thursday’s high 4662.25 setting up a move to target 4674.25.

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NASDAQ futures are coming into Thursday flat-ish/gap up after an overnight session featuring normal range and volume.  Price held yesterday’s upper quadrant while slightly extending price to new highs.  At 8:30am the Philadelphia Fed reading was well-below expectations and Initial/Continuing Jobless claims data was better than expected.

Also on the economic docket today we have Existing Home Sales and Leading Indicators at 10am and a 10-year TIPS auction at 1pm. Today is also packed with earnings, the most reports this week.  All this combined may introduce some volatility into the market.

Yesterday we printed a short-squeeze profile.  They look like a capital letter-P.  It was nearly a trend day but fell off the highs near the end of the session.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for buyers to continue working price higher, up through overnight high 4661.50.  Look for responsive sellers up near 4674.25 and two-way trade to ensue.

Hypo 2 sellers work down through overnight low 4643 and test 4630.50 before settling into two way trade.

Hypo 3 strong sellers sustain trade below 4630.50 trigger a liquidation which probes below yesterday’s low 4615.50 and find responsive buyers just below at 4611 before two-way trade ensues.

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NASDAQ futures are coming into mid-week trade gap up after an overnight session featuring normal range and volume.  Price worked higher overnight, to a fresh swing high which probed late-December 2015 price levels, following an earnings beat from Microsoft just after closing bell.

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On the economic docket today we have crude oil inventories at 10:30am.

Yesterday we printed a normal variation down.  It was a slow, balanced tape that drifted lower after coming into the day gap up.  During settlement price spiked higher following Microsoft earnings.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for sellers to work into the overnight inventory and close the gap down to 4605.  From here sellers continue working price lower, down though overnight low 4597.75.  Look for responsive bidders down around 4586.50 and two way trade to ensue.

Hypo 2 buyers gap-and-go, take out overnight high 4626.75 early on and continue exploring higher prices.  Look for responsive sellers up at 4630.50 and two way trade to ensue.

Hypo 3 buyers blast up-and-out of the ascending wedge forming on the daily chart, up through overnight high 4626.75 and sustain trade above 4630.50 setting up a secondary leg higher to target the open gap up at 4645.50 before two way trade ensues.

Hypo 4 strong selling closes overnight gap 4605, take out overnight low 4597.75 and breaks down through 4580 triggering a liquidation down to the open gap at 4561 before two way trade ensues.

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NASDAQ futures are coming into Tuesday with a slight gap down after an overnight session featuring normal range and volume. Price mostly worked lower, taking back about 68.8% of the rally from yesterday before finding a bid and settling into two-way trade.  At 8:30am the Housing Starts and Building Permits data was [very] slightly better-than-expected.

Also on the economic docket today we have both the 52-week and 4-week T-Bill auctions at 11:30am.

Yesterday we printed a double distribution trend up.  The week kicked off with a slight gap up and buyers managed to drive higher from it—taking out last Friday’s high early on and sustaining trade above it for the rest of the session.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for buyers to work into the overnight inventory and close the gap up to 4607.  Buyers continue higher, up through overnight high 4611.75 and tag 4617.25 before two way trade ensues.

Hypo 2 buyers close the gap up to 4607 then stall out.  The market rolls over and takes out overnight low 4592.50 and continues lower to target 4586.75 before two way trade ensues.

Hypo 3 sellers gap and go lower, take out overnight low 4592.50 early on and work price down to 4582.25 before two way trade ensues.

Hypo 4 some kind of liquidation takes hold.  Sellers sustain trade below 4582 setting up a liquidation down to 4591.75 before two way trade ensues.

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NASDAQ futures are coming into the week gap up after an overnight session featuring normal range and volume.  Price bounced around inside Friday’s range overnight, extending the balance formed back on 07/14.  Bank of American reported earnings this morning and is trading slightly higher.

Also on the economic docket today we have the NAHB Housing Market Index at 10am, 3- & 6-month T-bills being auctioned at 11:30am, Long-term TIC flows at 4pm, and IBM, NFLX, and YHOO reporting after the bell (among others).

Last week the market worked higher.  We opened gap up every day and most sessions were simply balanced, drifting trade after their respective gap up.  Friday was the first day sellers managed to turn initiative and probe a bit lower, but overall the week was dominated by slow accumulation.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for sellers to work into the overnight inventory and close the gap down to 4579.25.  Sellers take out overnight low 4577 and find responsive buying ahead of 4570 before two way trade ensues.

Hypo 2 buyers gap and go, work up and take out overnight high 4598.75 and test above last Friday’s high 4603.50.  Sellers step in around 4621.25 and two way trade ensues.

Hypo 3 strong sellers work gap fill down to 4579.25, take out overnight low 4577 then sustain trade below 4570 setting up a move to target the open gap down at 4561 before two way trade ensues.

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NASDAQ future are coming into Friday flat, the first flat open after 6-consecutive gap up opens.  The overnight session was balanced on normal range and volume.  Price briefly took out Thursday’s low before settling into range-trade all night.  At 8:30am Advance Retail Sales data came out well above expectations.

Also on the economic docket today we have the U. of Michigan preliminary reading of Confidence.

Yesterday we printed a neutral day.  Price opened gap up, made a small push lower, then higher, then went into balance, but both sides of the initial balance we broken so the print was neutral.  That means we have printed 3-consecutive abnormal profiles; normal, neutral extreme down, neutral.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for buyers to work us higher, up through overnight high 4596 and make a move on the current Globex swing high, up at 4608.25.  A test above there triggers some stops thrusting us up to 4621 before two way trade ensues.

Hypo 2 more chop.  Perhaps we take out overnight high 4596 and immediately reveal a seller and go into grind mode ahead of the weekend, between 4580 and 4600.

Hypo 3 sellers go to work, take out overnight low 4576.25 then set their sights on the open gap down at 4576.25 before two way trade ensues.

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NASDAQ futures are coming into Thursday gap up after an overnight session featuring elevated range on normal volume.  Price shot higher just after midnight and continued to rally aggressively up until about 6am when sellers stepped in just above 4600.  At 8:30am Initial/Continuing jobless claims data was mixed.

There are no other economic events scheduled for today.

Yesterday we printed a neutral extreme down.  This came on the heels of Tuesday’s normal day. Therefore we had two consecutive uncommon prints and yesterday’s suggested lower prices heading into today.  With that expectation, short sellers are likely being caught off-guard by the overnight strength.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for buyers to squeeze higher off the open and test 4600.  Expect indecisiveness here, but the longer we linger at it the more likely we take out overnight high 4608.25.  Look for responsive sellers up at 4621.25 and two way trade to ensue.

Hypo 2 sellers push into the overnight inventory and test back into yesterday’s range 4583.50.  Look for responsive buyers just below, down at 4577.75 and two way trade to ensue, slowly working higher to take out overnight high 4608.25 by end-of-day.

Hypo 3 strong sellers push into overnight inventory, pressing us back into yesterday’s range 4583.50 and sustaining trade below 4577.75 triggering a quick move down through the ‘air pocket’ [see Market Profile chart below] and filling the gap down at 4561.  Sellers continue lower and take out overnight low 4553.50.  Look for responsive buyers down at 4548.50 and two way trade to ensue.

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NASDAQ futures are coming into Wednesday gap up, the fifth consecutive gap up, after a balanced overnight session featuring normal range and volume.  Price worked both down through and up above yesterday’s cash range, and as we approach the open markets are lingering at the Globex high.  At 7am MBA Mortgage Applications dialed back a bit from last week and at 8:30am the Imported Price Index reading came in worse than expected.

Also on the economic docket today we have Crude Oil inventories at 10:30am, a 30-year bond auction at 1pm, and the Fed’s Beige Book at 2pm.

Yesterday we printed a normal day, which is anything but normal.  That means we never exceeded the first hour’s price range for the rest of the day and suggests and active higher time frame in the morning then nothing but local-to-local algo trade for the rest of the session.  These tend to occur in low volatility markets and also sometimes near inflection points.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for sellers to work into the overnight inventory and close the gap down to 4570.50.  Look for responsive buyers down at 4565.25 and then a push to takeout overnight high 4584.50.  From here buyers target the ‘Red Monday’ gap up at 4591.50 before two way trade ensues.

Hypo 2 buyers gap-and-go.  We are sitting above yesterday’s close and a squeeze could ensue, up through the ‘Red Monday’ 4591.50 gap and sustain trade above 4592.25 setting up a rally with little resistance until 4561.25.

Hypo 3 sellers close overnight gap down to 4570.50 then take out overnight low 4559.75.  Look for responsive buyers down at 4557.50 and two way trade.

Hypo 4 strong sellers close gap 4570.50, take out overnight low 4559.75, sustain trade below 4557.50 and close the gap down at 4549, responsive buyers down at 4548.25 and two way trade ensues.

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