There are 16 days before the January options expire, 44 the February and 72 the March.
On the jump, market stats, econ reports, and the trading calendar . . .
Stats
Blue chip stocks (SPY) closed the latest regular session up 0.5% from the prior close. During the day SPY traversed 1.0% in a net move up of 0.8%.
The day's extremes: Open $126.58, high $127.73, low $126.46, close $127.64.
SPY closed above the DeMark pivots after trading within their range. The next DeMark pivots are $127.05-$128.32.
In total, 3.1 billion shares were traded on the three major U.S. stock exchange, 2% more than on the prior trading day.
Five-year bond yields imply inflation at 2.20%, up nine basis points from the prior trading day.
Econ reports:
Employment report previews continue, with weekly jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. Eastern and the private-sector Monster employment index at 6 a.m.
Also, chain store sales throughout the day, natural gas at 10:30 a.m., and the Fed balance sheet and money supply at 4:30 p.m.
Trading Calendar:
By my rules, at this point in the cycle I can trade February vertical and calendar spreads. Also, March straddles, calls and puts. And of course, shares are good at any time.
What I'm looking for:
- Late January earnings play entries. Also, I'm working up some global and sector slow trades.
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Good trading!
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