EQUITY TECHS: E-MINI S&P: (H5) Approaching The Next Key Support

Mar-14 13:48
  • RES 4: 6178.75 High Dec 6 ‘24 and key resistance   
  • RES 3: 6166.50 High Jan 19
  • RES 2: 5932.70 50-day EMA
  • RES 1: 5675.00/5822.79 High Mar 12 / 20-day EMA                 
  • PRICE: 5589.50 @ 13:37 GMT Mar 14  
  • SUP 1: 5509.25 Low Mar 13                 
  • SUP 2: 5499.25 Low Sep 9 2024
  • SUP 3: 5444.55 76.4% retracement of the Aug 5 - Dec 6 ‘24 bull leg
  • SUP 4: 54000.00 Round number support           

The trend condition in S&P E-Minis remains bearish and fresh cycle lows this week have reinforced current conditions. Moving average studies are in a bear-mode set-up highlighting a dominant downtrend Sights are on the next important support at 5499.25, the Sep 9 2024 low. Note that the short-term trend condition is oversold, a corrective bounce would allow this set-up to unwind. Firm resistance to watch is 5932.70, the 50-day EMA.

Historical bullets

STIR: Next Fed Cut Not Fully Priced Until December Following CPI

Feb-12 13:47

Unequivocally hawkish market reaction to the firmer-than-expected CPI data.

  • The next 25bp Fed rate cut is now not fully discounted until the end of the December FOMC. That move was fully priced through September ahead of the release, with 37bp of cuts showing through December pre-data.
  • FFZ5 briefly prints 1.0 tick above its January low.
  • SFRZ5 briefly prints 2.5 ticks above its January low.

BUNDS: Falls 41 ticks post US CPI

Feb-12 13:42
  • Bund has fully closed the gap down to 132.34, and extended as low as 132.19 following the beat in the US CPI, it fell a total of 41 ticks post Data.
  • Looking at Technical, focus will be on the Yield and the 2.50%.
  • Today, reference 132.26, this level equates to 131.99.

US TSY FUTURES: BLOCK: March'25 2Y Post-Data Buy

Feb-12 13:41
  • +10,000 TUH5 102-18, buy through 102-17.62 post time offer at 0834:05, DV01 $370,000. The 2Y contract has since traded down to 102-16.75 last (-5.62).