Markets Eye Key Support Amid Selling Pressure—Will NVDA Earnings Spark a Rebound?
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E-mini S&P (March) / E-mini NQ (March)
S&P, yesterday’s close: Settled at 6000.75, down 28.25
NQ, yesterday’s close: Settled at 21,420.25, down 259.00
E-mini S&P and E-mini NQ futures finished Monday’s session on the lows and probed lower overnight. On the bright side, both indices tested a critical trend line from the August lows. Yes, we have remained upbeat, all things considered, it is hard not to when the S&P is still just 2.5% from a record high. At the least, we think the defined support is enough to encourage a consolidation higher ahead of a deluge of tech earnings Wednesday after the bell, headlined by NVDA.
Given Friday’s Michigan survey, which he highlighted here yesterday, we are eager to see today’s Confidence Board Consumer Confidence read at 9:00 am CT.
We must see a shift in the opening bell flow. For three sessions in a row, sellers have hammered the tape immediately upon the open. Our Pivot and point of balance, detailed below, will be critical; we must see price action respond and stay afloat here. Below that is major three-star support at 5982.25-5987.75, and the trendline at 5970-5977.75. If the market can shift for a rebound, key resistance at yesterday’s midday high is crucial at 6044.50-6049.50, but we must see it clear major three-star resistance at yesterday’s opening bell high at…
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