FOMC wibble wobble done – markets didn’t really do anything new despite the drama
RUT made NATH guest appearance then turned bearish – bear signal on last bar
SPX moved from range lows to range highs – potential bear setup forming
Crude oil back to range high → range low pattern (6 Money Making Patterns)
Phil leaning bearish before xmas rally – 2018 style flush then up?
No trading yesterday (FOMC day) – looking for poppers at open today
Groundhog day again – still at upper edge of larger range on indexes
RUT tagged NATH and upper BB then turned bearish – target is range lows
SPX bullish above flip point 6830 – no bear setup in suitable time window yet
FOMC today at 2pm – rate decision, projections, Powell presser at 2:30pm
7 for 7 on Premium Poppers this month – fingers crossed haven’t jinxed it
Out at charity event during US trading session – checked phone at 9:55
RUT Premium Popper placed with stops and targets – back to pinot and nibbles
~1 pinot and 3 salmon thingies later – bingly bong – target hit at 59% ROC
Check in – check for trades – check out – that’s how trading should be
Monday looked like a slow grind but Premium Popper still delivered – full debrief linked
SPX offers two assessment methods: mechanical (software does it) or manual range reading
New Bull TnT setup active – PFZ just below 6830 is the mechanical flip level
RUT has new pinch point – small and tight – 2520-ish for bear break
Premium Popper filtered with breakout pullback from Friday’s larger range structure
SPX flatlined for 50 minutes after entry – zero directional movement
Premium popped anyway – profitable exit triggered at 54.5% ROC
Futures traders with same setup got Sweet Fanny Adams – we got paid
Ranges still developing at upper boundaries – cat’s whisker from targets on both SPX and RUT
Bearish lean until/if we see confirmed breakouts – near isn’t through
FOMC Wednesday is the week’s main event – NFP moved to 16th Dec
Crude Oil sneaking out of its channel whilst everyone else grinds