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Hello Traders Here is a list of the high impact economic reports scheduled for release prior to and/or during each day's New York Session of the S&P 500 Futures Market. This will likely be my past post, since I am close to starting a new class...

Hello London & Euro Traders For the upcoming New York session on Friday, March 20, 2026, the macroeconomic environment is heavily influenced by the aftermath of the March 17–18 FOMC meeting and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. High-Impact Economic Reports (March 20, 2026)...

High-Impact U.S. Economic Reports – Week of March 16–20, 2026 Monday Retail Sales (8:30 AM ET) Consensus: ~ +0.6% MoM Previous: −0.2% Measures consumer spending, which drives roughly 70% of U.S. GDP. Institutional Interpretation Strong number → inflation / growth narrative → bond yields up /...

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Okay so the list of high Impact reports is Part 1 of our Weekend Prep and the chart attached below is Part 2 Right now, what we have is the obvious. Bad news, poor economic status and (probably) continued economic impacts of excessive government spending which extends to higher energy prices...

For those who might be interested in obtaining a place in the class, review the post above, and ask yourself "Would you be able to structure the week, on a day by day basis, creating an accurate plan for each day, subject to revision at the close of each session? "Do you understand how...

The week of March 9, 2026, is dominated by high-stakes inflation data and the fallout from the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, which has sent oil prices surging above $110/barrel. For a professional trader, the primary focus is whether Wednesday's CPI report confirms "sticky" inflation that could...

Finally Responding to the kind words of encouragement by MTCKMEEK I will not ask the moderators to remove this thread. I will however discontinue posting at some point next week. Also, I will accept requests to join a class I would like the class to be no more than 10 persons. I would hope...

So going back a couple of posts, there is never a single reason for down days, however the economic reports play a very real role in this process as institutions manage risk and inventory. The reality is that contrary to the President's comments, the economy is increasingly weaker. There are...

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For tomorrow morning 5 Mar 2026, we have only one (1) significant economic report scheduled for release as follows Prior to the New York Open 8:30am ET Initial Jobless Claims Consensus 215-220 EST Precursor to Friday's Non Farm Payrolls ------------- That should be plenty of information

Hello Traders Interestingly although some of you have engaged, no one has asked any questions about this process We attach a chart showing how we (and many other professionals) frame the S&P 500 Futures Market. The reason this works is that by convention, most commercial and institutional...

Hello Traders The following High Impact Economic Reports are scheduled for release tomorrow prior to and during the New York Session of the S&P 500 Futures. Time are ET (USA) ---------------- My "Read" of the markets and the impact of pending economic news is as follows ADP Private Employment...

Hello Traders Here on the West Coast USA, it is almost 5pm and the Asia Session has been in progress for a while. As we outlined in our previous post(s), a re-pricing of risk is in progress. The gap down we talked about is developing We will continue to follow our plan

And here is our plan for the next few days Tuesday, March 3: The "Wait and See" Consolidation Historically, geopolitical shocks lead to an initial sharp reaction that often fades if the conflict does not immediately spiral further. Institutional desks will look for signs of stabilization or...