• The new StoneX Futures platform is up and running.

• Your existing LIVE user name and password will be accepted.

• Your existing exchange data subscriptions will migrate to the new platform.

• To login to the new trading interface please login here:

https://m.cqg.com/stonexfutures

• If you like a demo ( and did not have a demo of StoneX Futures yet) CLICK HERE

• Please note that the E-Futures platform will be set to READ-ONLY and will no longer support trade execution after January 31st.

The Week Ahead

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

A full trading week ahead, Fed rate decision, no less than 5, Trillion dollar market cap company’s report earnings. 362 total corporate earnings reports as the meat of the season swings into action with Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, Amazon and Meta, including other High Market cap companies reporting past earnings and future earnings guidance..

Economic releases including data about Real Estate activity, Durable Goods, GDP, Consumer Confidence. As the Fed Black out period will have concluded after Wednesday’s Fed Rate decision and presser, the Fed Speakers will return to the podium for the foreseeable future.

Earnings Next Week:

• Mon. lite earnings
• Tue. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Starbucks. General Motors
• Wed. MSFT, TSLA, IBM, BABA and META after the cash close
• Thu.  AAPL, AMZN after the cash close
• Fri. EXXON Mobile, Chevron Pre Market

FED SPEECHES:

• Mon. Quiet
• Tues. Quiet
• Wed. 1:00 PM FED RATE Decision, no change expected. Currently 4.25-4.50, Chair J. Powell to speak @ 1:30 pm CST
• Thu. Quiet
• Fri. Bowman, 7:30 am CST

Economic Data week:

• Mon. Chi. Fed Nat’l Activity index, New Home Sales, Dallas Fed Mfg. Index,
• Tues. Durable Goods, Redbook, Case Schiller Home Price, CB Consumer Confidence, Richmond Fed mfg. Index, Dallas svcs. Index
• Wed. Retail Inventories, Wholesale Inventories, Fed Rate decision
• Thur. GDP Advance, Initial Jobless Claims, Real consumer spending, Fed Balance Sheet
• Fri. Core PCE Price Index, Personal Income, Chicago PMI

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July – Nov Soybean Spread

The July – Nov bean spread completed its first upside PriceCount objective and is correcting. IF the chart can resume its rally with new sustained highs, the second count would project a potential run to the 49.75 area.

PriceCounts – Not about where we’ve been , but where we might be going next!

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