Big Boost to U.S. Markets From Latest CPI Data

August 10, 2022
By Vlad Karpel

After CPI data was released and showed a modest decline in prices, alleviating pressure on the Federal Reserve, equities closed at their highest level since May. All three major U.S. indices closed in the green, with the Nasdaq returning to bull territory. In the latest CPI report, the Labor Department said the consumer price index stayed level in July, compared to a 1.3% rise in June. Inflation slowed to 8.5% in the 12 months ended July 31st, down from 9.1 percent in June and a 41-year high of 9.1%. This will come into consideration when the Federal Reserve meets on September 20-21 for its latest policy meeting, where it is anticipated to raise interest rates. After the release of July inflation data, the odds that the Fed will raise interest rates by 50 basis points in September have increased significantly. Long-term note yields fell at the mid-point of the week while crude oil rose. Gold and the dollar, traditionally trading inversely, both fell as well.

Look out for the July Import Price Index to release on Friday; next week we are watching July retail sales, due Wednesday, and Industrial Production, due Tuesday. The $VIX is trading near the 20 level and we are still monitoring the market’s reaction following The $AIG, $DIS, and $EMR earnings and the CPI/PPI numbers. We are watching the overhead resistance levels in the SPY, which are presently at $420 and then $430. The $SPY support is at $406 and then $401. We expect the market to continue the short-term rally for the next few weeks. We’d be a seller in any further rallies, and we advise subscribers not to chase the market at these prices. Globally, European markets traded impressively higher while Asian markets traded closed in the red. We encourage all market commentary readers to maintain clearly defined stop levels for all positions. For reference, the SPY Seasonal Chart is shown below:

Click Here To Subscribe To Our Youtube Channel So You Don’t Miss Out!


For reference, the S&P 10-Day Forecast is shown below:

Using the “^GSPC” symbol to analyze the S&P 500 our 10-day prediction window shows a near-term mixed outlook. Prediction data is uploaded after the market closes at 6 p.m. CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.


Vlad’s Portfolio Lifetime Membership!

DO AS I DO… AS I DO IT WATCH LIVE AS I WORK THE MARKETS! TRY IT NOW RISK-FREE!

Click Here to Sign Up


Thursday Morning Featured Symbol

Our featured symbol for Thursday is QQQ Short ETF (PSQ). PSQ is showing a steady vector in our Stock Forecast Toolbox’s 10-day forecast.

The symbol is trading at $12.67 with a vector of +0.44% at the time of publication.

10-Day Prediction data is uploaded after the market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.

Note: The Vector column calculates the change of the Forecasted Average Price for the next trading session relative to the average of actual prices for the last trading session. The column shows the expected average price movement “Up or Down”, in percent. Trend traders should trade along the predicted direction of the Vector. The higher the value of the Vector the higher its momentum.

*Please note: At the time of publication Vlad Karpel does have a position in the featured symbol, PSQ. Our featured symbol is part of your free subscription service. It is not included in any paid Tradespoon subscription service. Vlad Karpel only trades his money in paid subscription services.  If you are a paid subscriber, please review your Premium Member Picks, ActiveTrader, or MonthlyTrader recommendations. If you are interested in receiving Vlad’s picks, please click here.


Click Here To Subscribe To Our Youtube Channel So You Don’t Miss Out!


Oil

West Texas Intermediate for Crude Oil delivery (CL.1) is priced at $91.57 per barrel, up 1.18%, at the time of publication.

Looking at USO, a crude oil tracker, our 10-day prediction model shows mixed signals. The fund is trading at $73.45 at the time of publication. Prediction data is uploaded after the market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.


Gold

The price for the Gold Continuous Contract (GC00) is down 0.24% at $1808.00 at the time of publication.

Using SPDR GOLD TRUST (GLD) as a tracker in our Stock Forecast Tool, the 10-day prediction window shows mixed signals. The gold proxy is trading at $167.2 at the time of publication. Vector signals show -0.05% for today. Prediction data is uploaded after the market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.


Treasuries

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is up, at 2.788% at the time of publication.

The yield on the 30-year Treasury note is up, at 3.035% at the time of publication.

Using the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) as a proxy for bond prices in our Stock Forecast Tool, we see mixed signals in our 10-day prediction window. Prediction data is uploaded after the market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.


Volatility

The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) is $19.74 at the time of publication, and our 10-day prediction window shows mixed signals. Prediction data is uploaded after the market close at 6 p.m., CST. Today’s data is based on market signals from the previous trading session.


ROBOINVESTOR SPECIAL:

Breakthrough, high-tech Artificial Intelligence platform available to Tradespoon’s individual investors:

Click Here – To See Where AI Places My Money


Comments Off on


Find Winning Trades
in Minutes

Tradespoon Tools make finding winning trades in minute as easy as 1-2-3.

Our simple 3 step approach has resulted in an average return of almost 20% per trade!

Start Free 7-Day Trial


Latest Tweets

Archive