Nasdaq Futures Rally After PCE and ADP: Can Micron’s Q4 Print Catalyze a Move Past 31K?
Micron's Q4 results could determine whether Nasdaq futures can turn that push provided by the PCE data into a more durable breakout.
US August PCE Cools More Than Expected as ADP Hiring Rebounds, Complicating Fed Rate Outlook
A softer-than-expected PCE reading offers relief on inflation, but a rebound in private hiring keeps the Federal Reserve's policy path complicated.
Nasdaq Rockets to a Record as Oil Sinks. Does the Nasdaq Breach 31,000, or Fade Into Thursday’s Summit?
The Nasdaq surged 2.8% to record highs near 30,786 as falling oil and a chip rally boosted risk appetite. Overbought conditions may test NQ's ability to defend 30,000.
Geopolitics Is Back, Dollar Takes the Haven Bid. Does Gold’s Triangle Breakout Still Hold?
Spot gold fell 0.8% near $4,340 as geopolitical concerns return. Bulls remain in control but $4,400 resistance needs to be cleared for the rally to continue.
Dollar Above 100, Gold Pinned Below $4,400: What the Post-Fed Hangover Week Sets Up
Three major central banks tightened last week and the dollar broke above 100. With little US data due, Fed speakers and Wednesday's flash PMIs take over and gold is pressing a key wall near $4,400.
S&P Leads, Dow Bleeds. Is the Relief Rally Already Rolling Over?
S&P 500 and Dow futures gave back early gains after the Fed, with tech supporting ES while YM lagged. Here are the technical levels and scenarios that could shape the rest of the US session.
Nasdaq Coils Heading Into the US Open, Retail Sales Ahead of FOMC
Today runs in two acts: a morning of US data topped by August retail sales, then a 2pm Fed decision markets have ~93% priced as a hike. NQ is coiling under resistance, waiting on the dots.
FOMC Preview: The First Hike in Three Years Is Priced. Which Way Do ES and NQ Break From the Dots?
A fully priced Fed hike shifts focus to the dot plot and Kevin Warsh’s tone. ES and NQ are coiled at key levels, with Wednesday’s guidance likely to decide the breakout.
Gold (XAU/USD): A Five-Week Low, a Bullish Divergence, and a Fed Decision. What Breaks First?
XAU/USD hit a five-week low ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision. Across the H4, H1 and M15 charts, a clear downtrend runs into a three-timeframe bullish divergence. What breaks first?
Gold's Pre-FOMC Slide Shows the Hike Is Now Priced In: What Happens Now?
Gold faces a pivotal Fed meeting as markets price a September hike, with rising yields, oil and dollar strength pressuring prices. Traders now watch $4,300 support and positioning.
Stocks Snap a Four-Day Slide as Oil Cools but an 86% Hike Bet Loads a Pivotal Fed Week
Wall Street snapped a four-day slide as crude retreated, even as firm core inflation pushed Fed hike odds to 86%. Here’s what the rebound means for a pivotal central-bank week.
The Downtrend Line Just Broke on the CPI Bounce. Does Nasdaq's Retest Hold or Fail?
Nasdaq 100 futures broke a week-long downtrend after CPI, reclaiming VWAP and the 200-period average. Key levels will decide whether the retest holds into the weekend.
Gold Spiked on the Very Print It Was Meant to Fear. Will Bulls Breach $4400/oz and Gain Acceptance?
Gold’s post-CPI surge eased rate fears, yet resistance near $4,400 and next week’s Fed decision leave the rebound vulnerable. Here are the key levels and scenarios to watch.
TRADER PROFILES
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FuturesTrader71 is Morad Askar, a Chicago professional futures trader active since 2000 who moved from NASDAQ scalping to the Chicago Board of Trade in 2002 and ran his own prop firm from 2003 to 2010. Widely credited as a pioneer of Volume Profile education, he co-founded Convergent Trading in 2017, founded the regulated futures broker EdgeClear, and has streamed 2,750 episodes of his daily pre-market "Trader Bite."
ES · NQ · Crude oil
Alpine Trader
Alpine Trader is a US-based Nasdaq futures scalper who moved from small-cap stocks to futures in 2023 and now streams live at the market open on nearly every trading day. He trades an opening-range strategy across many funded prop-firm accounts using a trade copier on Quantower. He runs the free Alpine Trading Fam Discord of close to 3,000 members and is known for daily evaluation giveaways tied to his own payouts.
NQ · MNQ · ES
Anthony Crudele
Anthony Crudele is a former CME S&P 500 pit trader who obtained his exchange seat in 1999 and was among the first to trade the E-mini S&P electronically. He founded the Futures Radio Show podcast in 2014, joined NinjaTrader in October 2024 as senior vice president of NinjaTrader Live, and now hosts its daily broadcast while trading index futures around a market-environment framework.
ES · NQ · RTY