{"id":21292,"date":"2025-04-03T13:32:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T20:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/?p=21292"},"modified":"2025-04-14T11:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:53:52","slug":"index-futures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/index-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Timely Lessons from the Week\u2019s Sharpest Index Futures Decline, May Meal, Non Farm Payroll"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As of this typing stock index futures and other futures contracts (but particularly index futures) have experienced single-day downward moves not seen in years:<\/p>\n

Index Futures<\/h1>\n

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\u2192\u00a0E-mini Dow Jones<\/strong><\/span>: down \u00b11,600 points \/ 3.7%<\/p>\n

\u2192\u00a0E-mini S&P 500<\/strong><\/span>: down \u00b1260 points \/ 4.5%<\/p>\n

\u2192\u00a0E-mini Nasdaq<\/strong><\/span>: down \u00b11,025 points \/ 5.1%<\/p>\n

\u2192\u00a0E-mini Russell 2000<\/strong><\/span>: down \u00b1128 points \/ 6.2%<\/p>\n

With tomorrow ushering in the Labor Dept.\u2019s release of its monthly Non-farm payrolls report and the furtherance of what looks to be the beginning of a global trade war, expect no drop-off in market volatility.<\/p>\n

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Traders not only need to be extra cautious in making trading decisions, it\u2019s also important to be aware of important aspects of the markets they\u2019re trading.<\/p>\n

Key among these are the daily price limits of the markets you\u2019re trading.\u00a0A price limit is the maximum price range permitted for a futures contract in each trading session. When markets hit the price limit, different actions occur depending on the product being traded.<\/p>\n

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Some markets may temporarily halt until price limits can be expanded or trading may be stopped for the day based on regulatory rules. Different futures contracts will have different price limit rules; i.e. Equity Index futures have different rules than Agricultural futures.<\/p>\n

Price limits are re-calculated daily and remain in effect for all trading days (except in certain physically-deliverable markets, where price limits are lifted prior to expiration so that futures prices are not prevented from converging on prices for the underlying commodity).<\/p>\n

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Equity Indexes futures have a three level expansion: 7%, 13% and 20% to the downside, and a 7% limit up and down in overnight trading.<\/p>\n

Follow the links below to the CME Group web site to find more information on price limits generally and specific price limits for the markets you\u2019re trading:<\/p>\n

Find daily\u00a0price limits\u00a0for CME Group Agricultural, Cryptocurrency, Energy, Equity Index, Interest Rates, and Metals products:\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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May meal has resumed its break into fresh contract lows. The chart is approaching its second downisde PriceCount objective in the $287 area where it would be normal to get a near term reaction in the form of a consolidation or corrective trade. IF we can sustain further weakness, there is a third count near $249 although we’d first have to contend with formidable weekly chart support in the $280 area.<\/p>\n

That’s May Meal<\/em><\/h4>\n

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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 \u2018exact\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0www.qtchartoftheday.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Index Futures + Extreme Volatility + Non Farm Payroll Tomorrow By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker As of this typing stock index futures and other futures contracts (but particularly index futures) have experienced single-day downward moves not seen in years: Index Futures \u2192\u00a0E-mini Dow Jones: down \u00b11,600 points \/ 3.7% \u2192\u00a0E-mini S&P 500: down \u00b1260 points […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1243,1434,231,76,1491,67,70,30,3,61,358,1334,235,344,233,1378,232,1483],"tags":[332,1657,1120,876],"class_list":["post-21292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bitcoin-futures","category-charts-indicators","category-commodity-brokers-2","category-commodity-trading-2","category-e-mini-futures","category-future-trading-news","category-future-trading-platform","category-futures-broker-2","category-futures-exchange","category-futures-trading-2","category-futures-trading-education","category-gold-futures","category-index-futures","category-indices","category-options-trading-2","category-sp-500","category-trading-webinar-2","category-trading-wheat-futures","tag-index-futures-2","tag-may-meal","tag-non-farm-payroll","tag-volatility"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21292"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21302,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21292\/revisions\/21302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}