Stock Market Futures Considerations For July 26, 2017
The S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX) is bumping its head up against overhead price resistance. A pullback to support may be in the cards before any sort of breakout can occur. See key futures trading levels below for the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Crude Oil
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S&P 500 Futures (ES) – Trading Levels and Analysis
New highs yesterday combined with higher lows suggest that more upside pressure is ahead for the charts. Support to hold today to keep the intraday bullish slant will be 2472 with 2470 below that. The bullets below represent the likely shift of trading momentum at the positive or failed retests at the levels noted. See chart above.
- Buying pressure intradaywill likely strengthen above a positive retest of 2476.75 (careful again here with resistance)
- Sellingpressure intraday will likely strengthen with a failed retest of 2470
- Resistance sits near 2476.5 to 2478.75, with 2480.75 and 2483.75 above that.
- Support holds between 2470.5 and 2466.5, with 2461.25 and 2457.5 below that.
NASDAQ Futures (NQ)
Buyers held support at 5915 yesterday and have forced the sellers sitting near 5932.5 out of the way to breach congestion. As yesterday, above 5932.5, buyers have control of price action. Below that level, it becomes a bit more of a mixed bag until the failed retests of 5925 where sellers take over. Formations still suggest that breakouts are likely to fade after first targets are achieved, and pullbacks are likely to be bought at solid support tests. The bullets below represent the likely shift of intraday trading momentum at the positive or failed tests at the levels noted.
- Buyingpressure intraday will likely strengthen with a positive retest of 5934.5
- Sellingpressure intraday will likely strengthen with a failed retest of 5924
- Resistance sits near 5838.5 to 5946.5, with 5954.75 and 5962.75 above that.
- Support holds between 5924.75 and 5915, with 5889.5 and 5867.5 below that.
WTI Crude Oil
API report brought buyers into force as we moved past the levels of resistance noted for the day. Momentum is still bullish suggesting that pullbacks will continue to hold regions for buyers to engage, but we are at a big target zone near 48.8. Above that, we see 49.39 as the next test area. Support levels are now at 47.74. The bullets below represent the likely shift of trading momentum at the positive or failed tests at the levels noted – EIA report is at 10:30 AM ET.
- Buyingpressure intraday will likely strengthen with a positive retest of 48.8
- Sellingpressure intraday will strengthen with a failed retest of 47.45
- Resistance sits near 48.46 to 48.84, with 49.3 and 49.6 above that.
- Support holds between 47.45 to 47.14, with 46.88 and 46.26 below that.
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