NASDAQ flat after strong rally late Tuesday, FOMC on deck, here is the Wednesday trading plan

NASDAQ futures are coming into Wednesday flat after an overnight session featuring elevated range on elevated volume.  Price sprung higher in the initial hours of Globex, propelled by strong-as-ever earnings from the world’s largest company, Apple.  Then we came into balance, hovering inside last Friday’s range. At 8:15am ADP employment data came out better than expected.

Also on the economic agenda today we have crude oil inventories at 10:30am and an FOMC rate decision at 2pm.  The gambling halls down in Chicago are currently placing a 94.3% probability that the Fed will leave their benchmark borrowing rate unchanged.

Yesterday we printed a double distribution up.  The day began gap down and with an attempt lower.  Responsive buyers quickly stepped in and closed the gap.  Then we traded sideways while the rest of the market sold off.  Just after New York lunch a rally started to materialize, and we rallied clean through end-of-day and into Apple earnings.

Heading into today my primary expectation is for sellers to push down to 6666 before two way trade ensues ahead of FOMC rate decision.  Use third reaction analysis after the decision to determine direction into end-of-day.

Hypo 2 buyer work up through overnight high 6740 setting up a move to target 6757.25 before two way trade ensues ahead of FOMC rate decision.  Use third reaction analysis after the decision to determine direction into end-of-day.

Hypo 3 stronger buyers work up and close the open gap at 6777 before two way trade ensues ahead of FOMC rate decision.  Use third reaction analysis after the decision to determine direction into end-of-day.

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