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Mini-Nasdaq Amidst Iran News PLUS: CannonEdge Snapshot, May – July Wheat Spread, Levels, Reports; Your 5 Important Can’t-Miss Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on April 17th, 2026

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Cannon Operations

At-a-Glance Levels

Instrument	S2	S1	Pivot	R1	R2
Gold (GC) — June (#GC)	4753.07	4783.23	4822.27	4852.43	4891.47
Silver (SI) — May. (#SI)	76.41	77.53	79.28	80.40	82.16
Crude Oil (CL) — June. (#CL)	85.24	87.65	89.74	92.15	94.24
June Bonds (ZB) — June. (#ZB)	113 1/32	113 11/32	113 30/32	114 8/32	114 27/32

Mini-NASDAQ Amidst Iran News

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Another wild day where we witnessed a sharp sell off on some Iran news around 8:45 Am central and it was a classic “buy the rumor, sell the fact” (or in reverse…. sell the rumor, buy the fact…)

A 5-minute chart of the mini-NASDAQ 100 for your review below:

May – July Wheat Spread

The May – July Wheat Spread accelerated its rally to satisfy the second upside PriceCount objective to the -6.5 area, consistent with a challenge of the winter high. It would be normal to get a near term reaction from this level in the form of a consolidation or corrective trade. In the process, by trading through the March reactionary high, the chart negated the remaining unmet downside counts. At this point, if we can sustain further strength, the third count would project a possible run to the -3.5 area.

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

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Risk & Trade Management in Volatile Markets, NQ Chart review & Support and Resistance Levels 12.01.2021

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Ilan

Dear Futures Trader,

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On Friday, Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant took the oxygen out of newsrooms. Detected first in South Africa, this mutation is being described as potentially more contagious than the Delta variant. It is unknown whether the currently available vaccines will provide protection from it.

On Monday the markets shrugged the news and bounced hard….

Today, Tuesday fear, greed and everything in between took over again and we witnessed strong sell off across different markets with high volatility in many segments:

Stock indices, rates, grains, softs, energies…..

See 30 minute chart of the Mini NASDAQ from today below. In less than one hour, the difference from high to low was approximately $7750!! That is extreme leverage and can be a double edge sword…..This is when possibly trading smaller size, like 1-2 MICRO NQ may be a better fit for smaller accounts.

Risk management and trade management become more important than buy/sell signals.

Learn to reduce trading size. Perhaps trade smaller contracts like the micros.
Adjust stops and entries based on volatility ( ATR/ Parabolics).
Be extra picky on entries without chasing trades.
Understand that loses are part of trading and this is definitely not a good time to “fight the markets”.
Focus more on risk management and ways to protect certain positions as needed. Survive to trade another day.
Consider possibly utilizing short term options rather than futures.

Useful link, just in case – -Example, cotton was down limit today, only sellers, no buyers….:

https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/price-limits.html

Good Trading

Futures Trading Levels

12-01-2021

Economic Reports, source:

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Micro Mini NQ Chart Review / Fibonacci Extensions; Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule & Support and Resistance Levels 11.24.2021

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Ilan

Dear Futures Trader,

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An exercise in Fibonacci extensions….

As the NQ started moving lower today ( I actually prefer the MNQ as it causes less stomach ache when moves against me….), I was looking for a target profit on a short position a client of mine had.

I draw FIB extension for yesterday sell off move and applied it to the high on the bounce made early this morning….Today it turned out out to be an excellent tool (click for LARGER IMAGE)….gave me targets, possible trailing stops, possible re-entry and more ( always easier looking back after the fact)….Of course there are many times where this will NOT work but you may want to take a look at Fibonacci extensions as another tool in your arsenal and just Fibonacci retracement….

Short Trading week ahead with Thanksgiving Holiday this week.

See trading schedule below, be aware of the different reports, what is the market focusing on and the different closing times for the different markets between tomorrow and Friday/Sunday evening.

CME Globex Thanksgiving Holiday Futures Schedule 2021