Good Morning Traders,
As of this writing 5:05 AM EST, here’s what we see:
US Dollar –Down at 81.200, the Dec US Dollar is down 177 ticks and is trading at 81.120.
Energies – December Oil is down at 94.25.
Financials – The December 30 year bond is down 5 ticks and trading at 131.19.
Indices – The December S&P 500 emini ES contract is unchanged and trading at 1766.00.
Gold – The December gold contract is trading down at 1281.20 and is down 36 ticks from its close.
Initial Conclusion: This is not a correlated market. The dollar is down- and oil is down- which is not normal but the 30 year bond is trading lower. The Financials should always correlate with the US dollar such that if the dollar is lower then bonds should follow and vice versa. The indices are up and the US dollar is trading lower which is correlated. Gold is trading lower which is not correlated with the US dollar trading down. I tend to believe that Gold has an inverse relationship with the US Dollar as when the US Dollar is down, Gold tends to rise in value and vice-versa. Think of it as a seesaw, when one is up the other should be down. I point this out to you to make you aware that when we don't have a correlated market, it means something is wrong. As traders you need to be aware of this and proceed with your eyes wide open.
Asia traded mainly to the upside, the exception being the Aussie and Indian Sensex exchanges. As of this writing all of Europe is trading higher.
Possible challenges to traders today is the following:
1. Veterans Day Holiday in the United States. Banks closed.
2. No Major economic news.
3. Lack of economic news.
Currencies
On Friday the Swiss Franc made it's move after 8:30 AM EST. This was right after the Non-Farm Payrolls numbers were released. The USD hit a low at around that time and proceeded to rise, the Swiss Franc dropped at the around the same time. The key to capitalizing on these trades is to watch the USD movement. The USD rising only lent confirmation to the move. As a trader you could have netted 20-30 ticks on this trade.
Charts Courtesy of Trend Following Trades
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| Swiss Franc - 12/13 - 11/8/13 |
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| USD - 12/13 - 11/8/13 |
Bias
On Friday we said our bias was neutral as it was Jobs Friday and we maintain a neutral bias on that day. The Dow rose 168 points and the other indices gained ground as well. Today we aren't dealing with a correlated market however our bias is to the upside. Why? The financials (USD and Bonds) are correlated and both trading to the downside. This is bullish for the markets. Could this change? Of Course. Remember anything can happen in a volatile market.
On Friday we said our bias was neutral as it was Jobs Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase of 204,000 net new jobs surpassing analysts expectation. The Dow gained 168 points and hit an all time high and the other indices rose as well. You might be thinking "well we had a good report, therefore the markets rose". Not so fast. The number of jobs created was good but the unemployment rate rose to 7.3% versus 7.2% prior. So why did the market rise? The unemployment rate ticked higher. If the unemployment rate went lower I venture to say that the markets wouldn't have reacted so positively. As of late the markets have rewarded not too stellar economic reports with gains. Why? The market is concerned about the Fed tapering off Quantitative Easing. Already analysts are pondering about a "Dectaper" meaning the prospect of the Fed tapering in December. I don't think this is the case as the Fed will probably want to review an entire calendar year of data before that occurs. Additionally I don't think Ben Bernanke wants to leave office as the Chairman that saved the economy in 2008 and threw it back into recession upon leaving office. I think he'll leave that up to Janet Yellen when she takes office in January. Wall Street is concerned about the easy flow of capital from the Federal Reserve as that bolsters a higher market. The real issue is interest rates and whereas the Fed may taper from the 85 billion dollar a month program; they won't consider raises the FFR (Federal Funds Rate) until the unemployment number hits 6.5%, Friday's report confirms that we have a way to go before that happens...
Many of my readers have been asking me to spell out the rules of Market Correlation. Recently Futures Magazine has elected to print a story on the subject matter and I must say I'm proud of the fact that they did as I'm Author of that article. I encourage all viewers to read that piece as it spells out the rules of market correlation and provides charts that show how it works in action. The article is entitled "How to Exploit and Profit from Market Correlation" and can be viewed at:
http://www.futuresmag.com/2013/08/01/how-to-exploit-and-profit-from-market-correlation
As a follow up to the first article on Market Correlation, I've produced a second segment on this subject matter and Futures Magazine has elected to publish it. It can be viewed at:
http://www.futuresmag.com/2013/08/16/how-to-exploit-and-profit-from-market-correlation?ref=hp
As readers are probably aware I don't trade equities. While we're on this discussion, let's define what is meant by a good earnings report. A company must exceed their prior quarter's earnings per share and must provide excellent forward guidance. Any falloff between earning per share or forward guidance will not bode well for the company's shares. This is one of the reasons I don't trade equities but prefer futures. There is no earnings reports with futures and we don't have to be concerned about lawsuits, scandals, malfeasance, etc.
Anytime the market isn't correlated it's giving you a clue that something isn't right and you should proceed with caution. Today our bias is to the upside. Could this change? Of course. In a volatile market anything can happen. We'll have to monitor and see.
Recently I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Michel Julien of Trader Crude Oil. Michel has a very interesting proposition. Michel is involved in crude oil trading and has been so for a number of years. His philosophy is to master one commodity and to become an expert at it. He is opening his trading room on November 4th and those that signup for it will have the chance to shadow his trades. The best news of all? His trading room is offered on a contributory basis, in other words you decide to pay what you think it's worth on a contributory basis. No spending hundreds of dollars a month only to find that it wasn't worth what you thought. This is an extremely unique value proposition and could potentially be a game-changer in the field of online subscription services. To view the article I've written on Michel, go to:
http://www.traderslog.com/interview-with-an-innovator/
To watch the video interview I did with Michel:
http://youtu.be/5ydpTVmsEwg
As I write this the crude markets are trading lower and the US Dollar is declining. This is not normal. Think of it this way. If the stock market is trading lower, it's safe to assume that the crude market will follow suit and vice versa. Crude trades with the expectation that business activity is expanding. The barometer of which is the equities or stock market. If you view both the crude and index futures side by side you will notice this. On Friday December crude dropped to a low of 93.90 a barrel and held. We'll have to monitor and see if crude either goes lower or holds at the present level. It would appear at the present time that crude has support at $93.85 a barrel and resistance at 95.65. This could change. All we need do is look at what happened last fall when crude was trading over $100.00 a barrel. We'll have to monitor and see. Remember that crude is the only commodity that is reflected immediately at the gas pump.
Future Challenges:
- Budget Battle - Forthcoming.
Crude oil is trading lower and the US Dollar is declining. This is not normal. Crude typically makes 3 major moves (long or short) during the course of any trading day: around 9 AM EST, 11 AM EST and 2 PM EST when the crude market closes. If crude makes major moves around those time frames, then this would suggest normal trending, if not it would suggest that something is not quite right. If you feel compelled to trade consider doing so after 10 AM when the markets give us better direction. As always watch and monitor your order flow as anything can happen in this market. This is why monitoring order flow in today's market is crucial. We as traders are faced with numerous challenges that we didn't have a few short years ago. High Frequency Trading is one of them. I'm not an advocate of scalping however in a market as volatile as this scalping is an alternative to trend trading.
Remember that without knowledge of order flow we as traders are risking our hard earned capital and the Smart Money will have no issue taking it from us. Regardless of whatever platform you use for trading purposes you need to make sure it's monitoring order flow. Sceeto does an excellent job at this. To fully capitalize on this newsletter it is important that the reader understand how the various market correlate. More on this in subsequent editions.
Nick Mastrandrea is the author of Market Tea Leaves. Market Tea Leaves is a free, daily newsletter that discuses and teaches market correlation. Market Tea Leaves is published daily, pre-market in the United States and can be viewed at www.markettealeaves.com Interested in Market Correlation? Want to learn more? Signup and receive Market Tea Leaves each day prior to market open. As a subscriber, you’ll also receive our daily Market Bias video that is only available to subscribers.
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