S&P 500 E-Mini: Trading Range Likely Soon

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Emini Daily Chart

• The S&P 500 Futures have been in a tight bear channel for several bars. However, the channel down has several overlapping bars, increasing the odds of sideways trading soon.
• The bears hope the August selloff will lead to an endless pullback and downside breakout. The bears will likely soon become disappointed, and the market will begin to go sideways.
• The channel down is a breakout on a higher time frame. This increases the odds that any reversal up will be minor and lead to a trading range and not an upside breakout.
• The bulls want a strong entry bar following Friday’s buy signal bar. This would increase the odds of at least a small second leg up and the transition into a trading range.
• The bulls might get a couple of legs up and set up a bear flag, allowing the bears to get a second leg down.
• Overall, traders should expect sideways for the next several bars and trading range price action.

Emini 5-minute chart and what to expect today

• Emini is down 16 points in the overnight Globex session.
• The bulls got intense buying pressure during the overnight session. However, the bears were able to form a deep pullback.
• The rally last night is strong enough that the Bulls will try to get a second leg up. However, because of the deep pullback, any second leg up will probably lead to sideways trading.
• Traders should pay close attention to the day’s open and last Friday’s high. The bulls want, at a minimum, a second consecutive bull bar on the daily chart. Ideally, the bulls want a strong entry bar following last Friday’s buy signal bar.
• Traders should expect a lot of sideways trading during the opening session. Traders should consider not trading during the first 6-12 bars unless they are comfortable making quick decisions and trading with limit orders.
• It is common for the open to get breakouts that fail and reverse. This can cause traders to take significant losses on the open and spend the rest of the day trying to recover their losses.
• Overall, traders should be neutral going into the open.

Friday’s Emini setups

SP500 Emini 5-Minute Chart

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