Actionable levels to manage the data dump on the last day of the month and before the Fed policy decision, in the E-mini S&P, E-mini NQ, Crude Oil, Gold, and Silver (futures)

- U.S. Employment Cost Index for Q3 came in at +1.1% q/q versus +1.0% expected.
- Eurozone CPI for October came in below expectations earlier this morning at +2.9% y/y versus +3.1% expected and +0.1% m/m versus +0.3%.
- China Manufacturing PMI for October surprisingly contracted last night at 49.5 versus 50.2 expected, while Services PMI also missed at 50.6 versus 51.8.
- Case Shiller Home Price data is due at 8:00 am CT.
- Chicago PMI at 8:45 am CT.
- The closely watched CB Consumer Confidence is due at 9:00 am CT.
E-mini S&P (December) / E-mini NQ (December)
S&P, yesterday’s close: Settled at 4185.75, up 48.00
NQ, yesterday’s close: Settled at 14,416.50, up 151.25
Bias: Neutral/Bullish
Resistance: 4195-4197.50**, 4202-4205***, 4209.75-4213.25****, 4223.25-4224.25**, 4240**, 4248.50-4253.25***, 4271.25-4276.25****
Pivot: 4184-4185.75
Support: 4173-4175.75**, 4165.50**, 4152-4156.50**, 4137.75-4143.50****, 4122.25-4126***, 4100**, 4062-4075.75***
NQ (Dec)
Resistance: 14,444-14,478****, 14,514-14,534**, 14,586-14,648****, 14,725-14,749***, 14,804-14,847****
Pivot: 14,385-14,407
Support: 14,294-14,311***, 14,265***, 14,194-14,210***, 14,140-14,178***, 14,000**, 13,931-13,968****
Crude Oil (December)
Yesterday’s close: Settled at 82.31, down 3.23
Bias: Neutral/Bullish
Resistance: 83.48-83.71***, 84.15-84.37**, 85.54-85.90****, 86.16-86.39***, 86.77-86.90**, 87.21-87.53***
Pivot: 82.90
Support: 82.31**, 81.80-82.08****, 81.28-81.31***, 80.20-80.57**
Gold (December) / Silver (December)
Gold, yesterday’s close: Settled at 2005.5, up 7.1
Silver, yesterday’s close: Settled at 23.396, up 0.509
Bias: Neutral/Bullish
Resistance: 2009.2-2012.7****, 2019-2022.1**, 2028.6**, 2049.6-2057.4***
Pivot: 2005.5
Support: 1999.7-1999.9**, 1995.6-1996.2***, 1986.4-1988.4***, 1981.5-1984.1***, 1976.6-1978**, 1971-1973.6***, 1863.8-1865.1***, 1946.2-1950.6*** 1935.7-1938.3****
Silver (December)
Resistance: 23.46-23.51**, 23.80-23.88****, 24.05-24.24**, 24.56-24.63***
Pivot: 23.39
Support: 23.22-23.30**, 23.11-23.14**, 22.77-22.89****