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Introduced in the year 1982, Index futures or stock index futures are extremely popular among trading commodities today. While trading, an index future is settled in cash on the value of a certain stock market index. One of the most traded indices is the S&P500.

These are quoted on the basis of either an underlying or a spot price for an index value. There are a number of technicalities involved, most of which you should understand. However, even if you find it tough to comprehend what Index futures are, you can take assistance from the trade experts at Cannon Trading.

We at Cannon Trading want you to understand the basics and the details about Index Futures like our experts do. There are a number of blogs that we list here in our category archive. We recommend that you read these to know for yourself what Index Futures trading is all about.

CPI, Fed Speakers, Q2 Earnings, Levels and Reports; Your 5 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures The Week of July 14th, 2025

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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Cannon Futures Weekly Letter

In Today’s Issue #1249

The Week Ahead – CPI, Fed Speakers, Q2 Earnings & More!
Futures 102 – Short Trading techniques Videos
Hot Market of the Week – Spread Watch: KC Wheat VS Chicago Wheat
Broker’s Trading System of the Week – Gold Swing Trading System
Trading Levels for Next Week
Trading Reports for Next Week

Important Notices: The Week Ahead

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

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MLB All-star Game, CPI (Consumer Price Index), Start of Q2 earnings reports (NFLX, Alcoa, Banks) and plenty of Fed speak next week!

Subdued Volatility, from the geopolitical front for the moment as tensions between Iran/Isreal have relaxed in the near term. Tariff impacts are creating volatility in commodity markets (industrial metals, Orange Juice, Coffee, Grains)

Inflation: The CPI report for June is expected on Tuesday, July 15. The consensus forecast predicts a 2.7% year-over-year increase in the headline CPI, and a 3% year-over-year increase in the core CPI (excluding food and energy),

Remember that current market drivers for Equities are hard data on Jobs, Inflation, Trump tweets and Geopolitics, clearly the Israel/Iran conflict jumps to the top of the list here. Watch for a correction in the Silver market as the RSI is reflecting 77, an overbought situation.

Continued volatility to come as next week all markets will be reacting to whatever comes out of CPI, Fed Speak, U.S. Govt leadership relating to conflicts cessation and trade deals.

Earnings Next Week:

Mon. Quiet
Tue. JPM, Wells Fargo, Blackrock, Citi, B of NY, StateStreet
Wed. PNC, B of A, J & J, Gold Sachs, M. Stanely, Alcoa
Thu. Pepsi, US Bank, GE, Netflix
Fri. Amex, Schwab

FED SPEECHES: (all times CDT)

Mon. Quiet
Tues. 8:15am CT Bowman, 11:45 Barr, 1:45pm Collins, 5:45 pm Logan
Wed. 8:15am CT Hammack, 9 am Barr, 5:30 pm Willams
Thu. 9 am CT Kugler, 12:30 Cook, 5:30 pm Waller
Fri. Quiet

Economic Data week:

Mon. Quiet
Tue. CPI, Redbook
Wed. PPI, Capacity Utilization, Industrial Production, EIA Crude Stocks, Beige book
Thur. Jobless claims, Philly Fed, EIA NAT GAS Storage,
Fri. Bldg. Permits, Michigan Consumer Confidence

Ask a Broker: How to use Bollinger Bands + parabolics!

Watch a series of short videos, where our VP, Ilan Levy-Mayer shares his personal preferences and opinions on different trading topics.

Ever wondered when to exit a trade? Take a look at what Ilan has to share on Bollinger Bands and a study called PARABOLICS
Some common uses you can make of support and resistance levels.
Filter out the noise with range bar charts
“Price Confirmation”

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Hot Market of the Week

Hot market of the week is provided by QT Market Center, A Swiss army knife charting package that’s not just for Hedgers, Cooperatives and Farmers alike but also for Spread traders, Swing traders and shorter time frame application for intraday traders with a unique proprietary indicator that can be applied to your specific trading needs.

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Dec. 2025 Kansas City Wheat versus Dec. 2025 Chicago Wheat – read more about spreads HERE!

The PriceCount study is a tool that can help to project the distance of a move in price. The counts are not intended to be an ‘exact’ science but rather offer a target area for the four objectives which are based off the first leg of a move with each subsequent count having a smaller percentage of being achieved.

It is normal for the chart to react by correcting or consolidating at an objective and then either resuming its move or reversing trend. Best utilized in conjunction with other technical tools, PriceCounts offer one more way to analyze charts and help to manage your positions and risk. Learn more at www.qtchartoftheday.com

Trading in futures, options, securities, derivatives or OTC products entails significant risks which must be understood prior to trading and may not be appropriate for all investors. Past performance of actual trades or strategies is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Brokers Trading System of the Week

NEO DELTA LONG GOLD V1

Markets Traded: Gold Futures GC

System Type: Swing Trading

Risk per Trade: varies

Trading Rules: Partially Disclosed

Suggested Capital: $50,000

Developer Fee per contract: $250 Monthly Subscription

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Disclaimer The risk of trading can be substantial and each investor and/or trader must consider whether this is a suitable investment. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

IMPORTANT RISK DISCLOSURE

Futures trading is complex and carries the risk of substantial losses. It is not suitable for all investors. The ability to withstand losses and to adhere to a particular trading program in spite of trading losses are material points which can adversely affect investor returns.

The returns for trading systems listed throughout this website are hypothetical in that they represent returns in a model account. The model account rises or falls by the average single contract profit and loss achieved by clients trading actual money pursuant to the listed system’s trading signals on the appropriate dates (client fills), or if no actual client profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by the system’s trading signals on that day in real time (real-time) less slippage, or if no real time profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by running the system logic backwards on backadjusted data (backadjusted).

Please read carefully the CFTC required disclaimer regarding hypothetical results below. HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.

NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN; IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM.

ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT.

\IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK OF ACTUAL TRADING.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.

Please read full disclaimer HERE.

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Stock Index Futures, September Coffee, Levels & Reports; Your 3 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on July 11th, 2025

Posted on July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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There is life after Mini SP 500…

By Ilan Levy-Mayer, VP

Tomorrow being Friday with lighter economic reports, it’s a good opportunity to assess broader futures market dynamics. Recent dips in trading volume on stock index futures signal a need for diversification.

Exploring contracts like crude oil and treasury bonds can open new avenues for strategic positioning, particularly in shifting volatility environments. Keeping a pulse on these alternative instruments could enhance flexibility and capitalize on unique setups.

Stock index futures have been trading very choppy. Might be time to explore markets like gold, crude oil, bonds and more. Use a simulator account and follow price action.

Although there is light economic news today for equity traders for all grain participants, the once monthly WASDE report from the USDA will be issued @ 11:00 a.m. CT

September Coffee

September coffee satisfied its third downside PriceCount objective recently and is showing stability for the moment. At this point, IF the chart can resume its break into new sustained lows, we are left with the low percentage fourth objective to aim for in the 149.55 which would be consistent with a test of the contract low.

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Trading in futures, options, securities, derivatives or OTC products entails significant risks which must be understood prior to trading and may not be appropriate for all investors.

Past performance of actual trades or strategies is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Daily Levels for July 11th, 2025

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Metal, Bitcoin, September Copper; Your 3 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on July 10th, 2025

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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Metals & Bitcoin Dominate

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By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker

Metals:

August gold futures traded on both side of $3,300 per ounce today as investors continue to watch the evolving U.S. tariff policy with optimism grew that trade deals between U.S. and its trading partners would continue to weighed on safe-haven flows.

Copper futures fell on COMEX today as traders and investors continued to sift through President Trump’s latest tariff threats. Yesterday, President Trump announced a surprisingly large 50% tariff on copper that could kick in by Aug. 1 or sooner prompting the front-month September copper futures contract to rise ± 50 cents per pound / ±10% – a ±$12,500 per contract move – to an all-time high near $5.50/pound yesterday. Today, the contract eased down ±15 cents/±2.5%.

Crypto:

The three-year pattern of midyear volume dips for Bitcoin futures continues as June marks a sharp month-over-month decline. Total Bitcoin futures volume for the month of June recorded a ±20% month-over-month decline.

For context, over the first five months of 2025, Bitcoin futures volume averaged $1.93 trillion per month. This puts June’s figure roughly 20% below the year-to-date monthly average with just ±$1.55 trillion in total Bitcoin futures volume this month. Even so, July Bitcoin futures closed above 112,000 and within striking range of its May 22 all time high close of 112,905.

September Copper

September copper accelerated its rally into a new contract high where the chart satisfied its third upside PriceCount objective. It would be normal to see a near term reaction from this level in the form of a consolidation or corrective trade, at least. At this point, IF you could sustain another leg to the topside, the low percentage fourth count projects a possible run to the 7.22 area.

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Past performance of actual trades or strategies is not necessarily indicative of future results.

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Commodities and Tariffs, Crude Oil, AG & Energies, September KC Wheat; Your 6 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on July 8th, 2025

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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Commodities Face Pivotal Tariff Week Post 4th of July

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Commodities, Tariffs on the AG & Energy Markets

Description: Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, breaks down the post-holiday movements in the AG & Energy markets. This week’s key drivers include:

Crude oil volatility following OPEC’s surprise output announcement.
Heavy losses in corn, soybeans, and wheat tied to favorable U.S. weather.
Tariff countdown: U.S. trade negotiations with 18 countries near critical deadlines.
China’s geopolitical squeeze and strained EU-China relations.
Potential impact of new trade frameworks with the EU & Vietnam.

This week is shaping up to be pivotal. Will new trade deals support the commodities? Or will weather and global politics keep pressure on the markets? Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe, and turn on notifications to stay updated on key market insights.

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Sept. Kansas City Wheat

September KC wheat is testing the contract lows established in May. If this support level doesn’t hold, new sustained lows would project a slide to the second downside PriceCount objective to the $5.02 area.

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NFP, 4th of July Trading Hours, Stock Market Stats; Your 3 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on July 3rd, 2025

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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NFP Tomorrow + 4th of July Friday

By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker

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NFP is tomorrow rather than the usual Friday release!

Stock index futures will close early tomorrow at 12:15 Central time

Take care that the markets are in “holiday mode,” meaning trade participation and thus liquidity can decrease into the Independence Day holiday on Friday. This is more relevant than usual in that it comes along with the early release of this month’s employment report.

NFP

U.S. June Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) data will be released tomorrow morning at 7:30 A.M., Central Time, a day earlier that its typical first-Friday-of-the-month release.

Economists are forecasting non-farm payrolls to come in at +110,000 compared to the previous month’s +139,000. The June jobless rate is expected at 4.3%, up +0.1% compared to the previous month. Average hourly earnings are expected up +0.3% month over month. On top of that, weekly Jobless Claims will be released simultaneously.

Please see the schedule below for trading hours tomorrow and Friday. Note that trading hours will be abbreviated tomorrow and Friday.

Found some stock market stats: per data from the St. Louis Federal Reserve, the wealthiest Americans control a majority of shares. The top 1% own half of all corporate equities and mutual funds in the U.S. When factoring in the top 10% of Americans by wealth, ownership of the group rises to close to 90% of all stock market holdings.

This number has not changed meaningfully over time, with the percentage oscillating between 80% and 90% in data that goes back to the end of the 1980’s.

4^th of July Holiday Trading Schedule:

Globex:

Grains

Friday – Closed

Sunday – 7:00 p.m. CT Re-open

Livestock

Friday – Closed

Monday – 8:30 a.m. CT Re-open

Cryptocurrencies

Friday – 12:00 p.m. CT Close

Sunday – 5:00 p.m. CT Re-open

Energy

Friday – 12:00 p.m. CT Close

Sunday – 5:00 p.m. CT Re-open

Friday – 12:00 p.m. CT Close

Sunday – 5:00 p.m. CT Re-open

Interest Rates

Friday – 12:00 p.m. CT Close

Sunday – 5:00 p.m. CT Re-open

Metals

Friday – 12:00 p.m. CT Close

Sunday – 5:00 p.m. CT Re-open

Stock Indices

Thursday – 12.15 p.m. CT Close

Thursday – 5.00 p.m. CT Re-open

Friday – 12:00 p.m. CT Close

Sunday – 5:00 p.m. CT Re-open

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Sugar, Coffee, Cotton, Cocoa, FCOJ

Friday – Closed

Monday – Regular Hours (Cotton re-open at 7.00 a.m. CT)

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Friday – Regular Hours

U.S. Dollar Index

Friday – 12:00 p.m. CT Close

Sunday – 5:00 p.m. CT Re-open

Sept. Mini SP 500

Although the weekly chart is trading at an all-time high, the September Emini S&P daily chart is challenging its contract high. At this point, a breakout with new sustained highs would project a run to the second upside PriceCount objective to the 6479 area.

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A Fresh Quarter! Independence Day, BBB, Non-Farm Payrolls, FND/LTD for July, September 10-Year Treasury Notes; Your 5 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on July 2nd, 2025

Posted on July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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New Quarter!

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

A Fresh Quarter! Independence Day, BBB, Non-Farm Payrolls a day early.

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Day one of Quarter number 3 in the U.S. is behind us. What trends continue and which ones appear to be reversing? Below is a list of contracts whose trends continued for at least the past 2 weeks.

Markets heading Lower, still! Corn, Hogs, Feeder and Live Cattle, Natural Gas, U.S. Dollar, Sugar, Coffee, Soymeal.

Markets going Sideways, still! Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Unleaded Gasoline, Gold, Silver, Canadian Dollar.

Markets going Higher, still! S&P, Dow 30, Nasdaq 100, U.S 30yr Bonds, 10yr Notes, Palladium, Platinum, Copper, Euro, Assie $, B. Pound, S. Franc

Markets Reversing, Rough Rice lower, Oats higher.

This week we have abbreviated trading sessions on both Thursday and Friday. Subdued Volatility, for the moment, conflicts and trade deals have relaxed for the near term.

Although Friday is the 4th of July holiday you may be as surprised as we were when we saw the trading schedule for this upcoming week. In addition to market hour changes we also have the All-important Non-Farm Payrolls report, ordinarily released on the first Friday of the month, the release will occur on Thursday this month @ 7:30 am CDT. If you are an index trader, the markets will have abbreviated hours on Both Thursday and Friday.

Regular hours on Thursday for all other futures contracts with many of the AG’s closed until Monday morning; Metals, Energies, Interest Rates, Currencies and indices will have early closings on the 4th itself.

Tomorrow:

Econ Data: ADP Employment Change, EIA Crude oil stocks, New Home Sales

FED Quiet the rest of the week

Earnings: Unifirst Corporation

Tariff news: Anything goes!

FND/LTD:

Below are the contracts which are entering First Notice or Last Trading Day for July.

Be advised, for contracts that are deliverable, it is requested that all LONG positions be exited two days prior to First Notice and ALL positions be exited the day prior to Last Trading Day

Sept. 10 Year Treasury Notes

The September 10 year treasury notes completed a second upside PriceCount objective this spring and after a correction lower, spent time consolidating with a sideways trade. IF the chart can resume its rally with new sustained highs, the third count would project a possible run to the 115^27 area.

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Full Day of Trading Reports Tomorrrow! PCE, Weekly Unemployment, Natural Gas, August Live Cattle; Your 5 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on June 26th, 2025

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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Trading Day Full of Reports Ahead!

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REPORTS TOMORROW: Core PCE, weekly unemployment, natural gas numbers, Fed speakers, GDP, Durable goods and more….

FULL DAY OF NEW REPORTS AHEAD.

August Live Cattle

August live cattle recently activated downside PriceCount objectives from the June highs. The first count projects a possible slide to the 206.40 area. The low percentage fourth upside count near 257 is not shown here for presentation purposes.

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FOMC Wednesday, E Mini S&P; Your 2 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on June 18th, 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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FOMC Tomorrow!

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

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Tomorrow, we have FOMC with rate decision at 1 PM Central and statement at 1:30 pm Central.

Trading stock index futures on FOMC days calls for a measured, highly selective approach. The market tends to drift into a low volume “vacuum” in the hours leading up to the announcement, where exaggerated price moves can occur without conviction. This is not the time to force entries—no trade is better than a bad trade.

It’s critical to anticipate these zigzag patterns and avoid being lured into false signals. Reducing trading size is one of the smartest ways to manage risk on these days—volatility spikes can magnify both gains and losses, and scaling down helps preserve capital and composure.

Once the FOMC statement hits the wire, the real storm begins. Price action can whipsaw violently as traders digest the language and implications for interest rates. This is when patience pays off. Choosing entry points wisely—often by waiting for post-announcement patterns to stabilize—can mean the difference between catching a favorable trend and getting caught in the chop.

Discipline is everything: tight setups, controlled size, and a willingness to sit on your hands if conditions aren’t ideal can make all the difference. The FOMC isn’t a lottery—it’s a test of focus and restraint.

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Sept. Mini SP 500

The September Emini S&P satisfied its first upside PriceCount objective last month and is consolidating with a sideways trade. At this point, IF the chart can resume its rally, it would have to contend with contract highs before it could potentially take aim at the second count to the 6480 area.

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You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment.

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Rollover, FOMC, Juneteenth Holiday; Your 3 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on June 17th, 2025

Posted on June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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Rollover!

Equity Rollover, FOMC, Juneteenth Holiday and the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere this week!

Roll the Equity Index contracts to September (U) for Monday trading.

SEE VIDEO BELOW e.g., ESU25 or EPU25, also this week, due to the Juneteenth holiday, some markets will have reduced hours and others will be closed.

Reduced hours include the Equities, Metals, Energies. Since Juneteenth falls on a Thursday, The regularly scheduled EIA Weekly Natural Gas storage report will be released a day earlier: Wed. at the same time as the FOMC rate announcement. 1PM CT.

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Iran, Rollover, Bitcoin, July Unleaded; Your 4 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures the week of June 16th, 2025

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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Cannon Futures Weekly Letter

In Today’s Issue #1246

The Week Ahead – Israel – Iran, Rollover and Juneteenth
Futures 102 – Why Trade Bitcoin Futures?
Hot Market of the Week – August Unleaded
Broker’s Trading System of the Week – Live Cattle Swing Trading System
Trading Levels for Next Week
Trading Reports for Next Week

Important Notices: The Week Ahead

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

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Iran

Can the market withstand the civil unrest planned for this weekend in our country? How about the situation in the Middle East with Israel striking Iran nuclear facilities? Stay tuned…

Equity Rollover, FOMC, Juneteenth Holiday and the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere!

Rollover

Roll the Equity Index contracts to September (U) for Monday trading.

Roll your equity index contracts to September (U) e.g., ESU25 or EPU25, also this week, due to the Juneteenth holiday, some markets will have reduced hours and others will be closed.

Reduced hours include the Equities, Metals, Energies. Since Juneteenth falls on a Thursday, the regularly scheduled EIA Weekly Natural Gas storage report will be released a day earlier: Wed. at the same time as the FOMC rate announcement. 1PM CT.

Remember that current market drivers for Equities are hard data on Jobs, Inflation, Trump tweets and Geopolitics, clearly the Israel/Iran conflict jumps to the top of the list here.

Continued volatility to come as next week all markets will be reacting to whatever comes out of the Israel/Iran conflict, The FRB, U.S. Govt leadership relating to conflicts cessation and trade deals.

Therefore, increased volatility expectations with periodic choppiness as the administration Vs the Courts seem to also be in the middle innings of their tariff battle.

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Mon. Lennar Corp
Tue. Jabil Inc
Wed. Korn Ferry
Thu. Empire LTD
Fri. Accenture, Kroger (impending strike in California)

FED SPEECHES: (all time CDT)

Mon. FED
Tues. Black OUT
Wed. FOMC Rate Decision 1:00pm CT Powell@1:30 pm CT
Thu. Quiet
Fri. Quiet

Economic Data week:

Mon. NY Empire State Manufacturing index,
Tue. Retail Sales, RedBook, Capacity Utilization, Business inventories, NAHB Housing market Index
Wed. Building Permits, EIA Crude oil stocks, Housing Starts, Initial Jobless Claims, EIA Weekly Nat Gas Storage @ 1:00 pm CT FOMC Rate decision @ 1:00 pmCT, FOMC Economic Projections,
Thur. JUNETEENTH Natl Holiday
Fri. Philly Fed, CB Leading indicators

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