Cannon Futures Weekly Letter

In Today’s Issue #1285

• The Week Ahead – Cease Fire? Beige Book? IMF Meeting?

• Futures 102 – New, Exciting Tools for Cannon’s Clients!

• Cannon Edge – Your Futures trading Map for the week ahead!

• Trading Levels for Next Week
• Trading Reports for Next Week

What Futures Traders Should Watch This Week

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

The fog continues, tune into the Sunday evening markets to witness reactions to the weekend news streams, manufactured or true.

Iran

The IRAN War continues in spite of the tenuous cease fire as the war premiums are built into Equities, Bonds, Metals and the Energy complex, speculation leads the volatility.

Of note next week are a few major reports/Earnings we should all know the release times for. Unlike last week, earnings this week will be impactful as more than 25 U.S. Banks report Q1 to officially kick off the earnings season, will they add or subtract to market volatility? Stay tuned. (Watch for trading desk results to lead the way when the top 5 Banks report. Think precious metals trading earlier in the quarter.  GS, JPM, C, BAC, US.)

 Why banks report first

Banks usually close their books and finalize results quickly after quarter-end, so they are among the first major companies ready to report. Their businesses are also highly regulated and standardized, which makes their earnings schedules fairly predictable.

Why investors pay attention

Bank results matter beyond banking because they act as an economic bellwether. Strong or weak numbers from big lenders can influence sentiment across stocks, especially when they hint at changes in credit conditions, deposit trends, or consumer spending.

Why the market reacts

Earnings season is built around expectations, and bank reports often reset those expectations early. If banks beat or miss estimates, traders use that as a signal for how the rest of the season may unfold, which is why their reports can move markets right away.

 Earnings Next Week:

·        Mon. LVMH, Goldman Sachs, Fastenal

·        Tue. JP Morgan, J&J, Citigroup, BlackRock, Wells Fargo, BMW

·        Wed. BofA, Morgan Stanley, PNC, M7T Bank,

·        Thu.  Netflix, Pepsi, Abbot, Charles Schwab, Bank of New York Mellon, US Bancorp

·        Fri.   March McLennan, Truist Financial, StateStreetBank

FED SPEECHES: (all times CDT)

·        Mon.  Miran 5:20 pm

·        Tues.   Goolsbee 11:15 a.m. Barr 11:45am, Collina 12:00 pm

·        Wed. Barr 7:30 am, Bowman 12:45

·        Thu.  Williams 7:35am, Miran 9:45 am

·        Fri.   Barkin 11:15am, Waller 1:00pm

Econ Data:

·        Mon. Existing Home Sales

·        Tue.  NFIB Optimism Index, PPI. Redbook, API Crude Stock Change

·        Wed. New York State Empire index.  NAHB Housing Index, EIA Crude stocks, Biege Book

·        Thu. Initial Jobless claims, Philly Fed, industrial Prod., Nat Gas Stocks, Fed Balance Sheet

·        Fri. Quiet

Futures 102: The Daily Briefing by Cannon

Every morning, the world’s biggest banks and macro strategists publish where markets are headed. The rest of the world waits for the headline.

That intelligence stays locked inside trading desks, institutional terminals, and private client portals — accessible only to the few who pay for the privilege, and even they only get what they pay for.

This briefing changes that ( 100% FREE on Cannon’s website!!). Every morning we scour the open web and aggregate everything that matters — pulling from publicly available sources so you never have to — and distill it into one clear, readable edition you can get through before your first coffee is finished.

From the morning calls at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, to the independent macro voices moving markets, to the reporters who break desk leaks first — it’s all here, every day, in plain language.

No terminals. No subscriptions. No private portals. Just everything the market is saying, gathered in one place, every morning before the bell.

Read the Latest Briefing HERE and make sure to Bookmark this page!

What’s Your Trading Blood Type?

This article was published by the Stocks, Futures, & Options Magazine in June, 2004 and was written by our VP, Ilan Levy-Mayer. We think this article is timeless and whether you are beginner or advanced trader, you will enjoy it.

Perhaps the greatest luxury I have in this business is the ability to ob-serve the experiences of many traders with different personalities, life schedules and risk capital, each trading in a variety of markets.

What most astute brokers realize is that, over time, as some individuals pre-maturely exit winners while others desperately cling to losers, it be-comes quite possible to match different “blood types” of those trad-ers with their correct “trading diets.”

Clearly, we’re not talking the medical blood type here, but in the figurative sense it makes the right point. With practice, it’s not too hard to determine blood types (type of trading best suited to the individual) based on the personality of the trader and then prescribe a diet based on that individual trader’s capi-tal, experience, risk profile and schedule.

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Cannon Edge — Your Daily Futures Insight for the Next Trading Day! Cannon Edge for April 13th, 2026

Cannon Edge is our new daily feature designed to give traders a fast, actionable overview of key futures markets. Each post delivers:

• Current price and daily % change

• 30‑day and 52‑week highs/lows

• PROPRIETARY Short‑term and long‑term trend signals

• Coverage across equity indices, metals, energies, currencies, and ags

Whether you’re scanning for breakout setups, trend reversals, or just staying informed — Cannon Edge puts the data in your hands before the open.

Built for speed. Backed by insight. Powered by CQG.

Daily Levels for April 13th, 2026

Trading Reports for Next Week

First Notice (FN), Last trading (LT) Days for the Week:

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