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NAHB Becomes Taboo

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NAHB Becomes Taboo

Good Morning Traders,
As of this writing 4:20 AM EST, here’s what we see:
US Dollar: Sept. USD is Up at 94.680.
Energies: Aug Crude is Down at 46.57.
Financials: The Sept 30 year bond is Down 1 tick and trading at 153.26.
Indices: The Sept S&P 500 emini ES contract is 6 ticks Higher and trading at 2459.25.
Gold: The Aug gold contract is trading Down at 1236.90. Gold is 50 ticks Lower than its close.
Initial Conclusion

This is not a correlated market. The dollar is Up+ and Crude is Down- which is 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 Crude is trading Down- which is correlated. Gold is trading Down- which is correlated with the US dollar trading Up+. 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.
At this hour all of Asia is trading to the Upside. As of this broadcast all of Europe is trading Higher with the exception of the Spanish IBEX exchange which is lower.
Possible Challenges To Traders Today

– Building Permits are out at 8:30 AM EST. This is major.
– Housing Starts are out at 8:30 AM EST. This is major.
– Crude Oil Inventories are out at 10:30 AM EST.

Treasuries
We’ve elected to switch gears a bit and show correlation between the 30 year bond (ZB) and The YM futures contract. The YM contract is the DJIA and the purpose is to show reverse correlation between the two instruments. Remember it’s liken to a seesaw, when up goes up the other should go down and vice versa.
Yesterday the ZB made it’s move at around 11 AM EST with no economic news in sight. The ZB hit a High at around that time and the YM hit a Low. If you look at the charts below ZB gave a signal at around 11 AM and the YM was moving higher at the same time. Look at the charts below and you’ll see a pattern for both assets. ZB hit a High at around 11 AM and the YM hit a Low. These charts represent the newest version of Trend Following Trades and I’ve changed the timeframe to a 30 minute chart to display better. This represented a shorting opportunity on the 30 year bond, as a trader you could have netted about 20 ticks per contract on this trade. Each tick is worth $31.25. We added a Donchian Channel to the charts to show the signals more clearly. Please note that the front month for the ZB contract is now September, 2017.
Charts Courtesy of Trend Following Trades built on a NinjaTrader platform Click on an image to enlarge it.
ZB – Sept, 2017 – 7/18/17
YM- Sept, 2017 – 7/18/17
Bias

Yesterday we gave the markets an upside bias as the USD, the Bonds and Crude were all pointed lower yesterday morning and ordinarily this would equate to an upside day. The Dow dropped 55 points however the S&P gained about 2 and the Nasdaq gained 30. Today we aren’t dealing with a correlated market and our bias is to the upside.
Could this change? Of Course. Remember anything can happen in a volatile market.
Commentary

Yesterday we mentioned that NAHB (naboo) is a proven market mover as it represents the health of the real estate industry and that industry is still a major force in the United States. As it turns out the reading came in at 64 versus an expectation of 67. The markets did not take this very kindly as the Dow dropped 55 points yesterday and we gave the markets an upside bias yesterday but as is often the case (and as we say every day) this too can change. Today in line with the real estate industry we have building permits and housing starts, both of which are major and proven market movers.

Just so you understand, Market Correlation is Market Direction. It attempts to determine the market direction for that day and it does so by using a unique set of tools. In fact TradersLog published an article on this subject that can be viewed at: http://www.traderslog.com/market-cor…ket-direction/


Many of my readers have been asking me to spell out the rules of Market Correlation. 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:
View article on Futures Mag
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: View article on Futures Mag
Many subscribers have asked what is the best time of day to trade? A recent article published by Futures Magazine may shed some light on the subject: http://www.futuresmag.com/2015/01/15…orning-trading


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.

As I write this the crude markets are Lower and the futures are trading Higher. This is normal. Crude and the markets are now reverse correlated such that when the markets are rising, crude drops and vice-versa. Yesterday Aug Crude dropped to a low of $46.04 a barrel. It would appear at the present time that crude has support at $45.51 a barrel and resistance at $47.64. This could change. We’ll have to monitor and see. Remember that crude is the only commodity that is reflected immediately at the gas pump. Please note that the front month for crude is now August. Last December and after two years OPEC finally decided to cut production but the price crude is still tame (as of this writing). What they haven’t figured out yet is that the more countries like Canada and the US produce their own crude (by whatever means) the more crude prices will fall. The move by OPEC to cut production in an attempt to pump up prices is liken to “too little, too late” as the world doesn’t need their oil as much as they used to. Power equipment that used to need oil (Grass Trimmers, Lawn Mowers, Autos) now run on battery power and Canada and the United States are producing more of their own crude. As an update to this the non-OPEC countries have come to an agreement to unilaterally cut production across the board and this has served to temporarily raise crude prices. We’ll have to see if and how long this lasts…

If trading crude today consider doing so after 10:30 AM EST when the inventory numbers are released and the markets gives us better direction.

Future Challenges

So four weeks ago we learned that the GOP finally unwrapped their version of a Healthcare bill but it still needs to be examined. This is way new laws will be passed as the only thing anyone will say is “Hey, we repealed Obamacare”, as if that’s the only thing that matters. Replaced it with what? The new bill is reputed to be far worse than Obamacare ever was. Obamacare was designed to give more people insurance and this bill (at last glance) is guaranteed to take it away from millions. GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wanted to vote on this bill prior to the Fourth of July recess so they can claim credit for destroying Obamacare, but that didn’t happen because the GOP didn’t have enough votes and no one knows when the Senate will vote on this bill.
As an update to this the Senate is still trying to push this bill thru prior to their August recess however more GOP Senators are against the bill after speaking with their constituents who don’t want this bill to pass.
As a further update, the GOP now wants to only repeal Obamacare and not replace it (at least at this time). The problem? They don’t have the votes to repeal only as many GOP Senators have constituents who rely on government healthcare. In effect this bill may become DOA but time will tell how it all works out…
TradersLog has just published an article entitled “So You Think You Can Trust Your Elected Officials?” That article can be viewed at: http://www.traderslog.com/trust-elected-officials


Crude Oil Is Trading Lower

Crude oil is trading Lower and the markets are Higher. This is 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. 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 daily newsletter that is dedicated to your trading success. We teach and discuss 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.


Source: http://www.traderslog.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25619&goto=newpost


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