As we hit the halfway mark between FOMC meetings, economic reports such as International Trade in Goods, domestic retail inventories, and domestic wholesale inventories can influence market participants’ outlook as to what the Fed will do next. We discuss the data’s possible impact on the course of the US Dollar, Treasury Yields and ultimately Federal […] The post The Influence of Current Economic Reports appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more

As you prepare for the last week of February 2023 and start of March, see what our analysts have to say about the futures markets with visual representation of the market trends via Bollinger bands. They also cover what to focus on for upcoming economic and company reports. E-Mini Dow Jones Futures Daily Chart March […] The post Technical Trends for the Week of February 27th – March 3rd appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more

Learn about the importance of Harmonic Levels when analyzing potential price turning points in the futures markets. We also discuss proprietary technical analysis techniques in identifying and interpreting Rotation Zones through a series of moving averages. Applying Math and Analytical Skills to Trading Mike Arnold, Chief Strategy Officer at Path Trading Partners, harnessed his mathematical […] The post How to Identify Harmonic Levels and Rotation Zones appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more

This week, our analysts review technical trends for the week ahead for Micro NASDAQ 100 futures, the 30-year treasury bond futures, micro bitcoin futures and RBOB gasoline futures. They also expand on company earnings and economic reports for the coming week. Micro NASDAQ 100 Futures Daily Chart The Micro NASDAQ 100 futures attempted to test […] The post Technical Trends for the Week of February 20th – February 24th appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) Year over Year came in higher than expected on February 14, 2023, followed by Retail Sales, Empire State Manufacturing and Housing Market reports on the 15th that came in with better than forecast numbers. Do these findings point to the possibility that the Federal Reserve has a bit more work […] The post Key Economic Releases and How They May Impact Inflation appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more

One of the key elements that drives major market index futures prices is trading and hedging in the index options markets. As large traders and market makers place new speculative positions or hedge against existing positions using the options markets, they can often move futures prices in real-time. Traders need specialized tools to better track […] The post How the Options Market Can Drive Trading and Prices In Major Stock Index Futures appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more

Our analysts reviewed the markets and are forecasting possible bullish moves across various futures. Read more below. E-Mini S&P 500 Futures Daily Chart The E-mini S&P 500 futures shows early signs of breaking out of a bear trend that dominated in 2022.  The lower swing highs and swing lows of 2022 have been replaced by […] The post Futures Outlook: Technical Trends for the week of February 13th – February 17th appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more

The Employment Situation report published on February 3, 2023 moved markets with an unusually big beat, with 517,000 jobs created in January alone. With such an impressive start to the year, you may be asking yourself, “How does the employment situation report affect the financial market? How does this jobs report line up with a […] The post Analyzing the Jobs Market and Employment Situation Report appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more

This week we review how the results of last week’s price actions and trends that began at the beginning of the year are shaking out. Read more. E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures Weekly Chart The E-mini Russell followed through on the cross above the 52-Week Moving Average, reinforcing a bullish trend that began at the beginning […] The post Futures Outlook: Technical Trends for the Week of February 6 – February 10 appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more

If you’ve asked yourself, “what is purchasing managers index?” or wondered how the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) index are key economic indicators, read more. What to Take Away from the PMI and ISM Reports The PMI and ISM provide guidance on factors affecting durable goods among other inputs. […] The post Focus on Purchasing Managers Index and ISM as Economic Gauges appeared first on NinjaTrader Blog ..read more