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E-mini S&P (December) / E-mini NQ (December)
S&P, yesterday’s close: Settled at 6778.50, down 77.75
NQ, yesterday’s close: Settled at 24,898.75, down 481.50
The AI trade was bludgeoned again yesterday, starting with another tape bomb from ORCL. Blue Owl pulled $10 billion in funding for ORCL’s Michigan data center project. However, the company says the plans are still on schedule without the inclusion of Blue Owl. Also in the news were reports that AMZN could invest $10 billion or more in OpenAI. The market did not welcome another circular financing deal and punished NVDA and AVGO, given that the deal would include the use of AMZN chips. After the bell, a stick save and a beauty from Micron. The company reported a blowout quarter and incredible guidance, driven by AI data center growth and demand for the company’s high-bandwidth memory and storage. The stock is +12% ahead of the bell.
November CPI is due at 7:30 am CT, along with weekly Jobless Claims and fresh December Philly Fed Manufacturing. The Bank of England left rates unchanged this morning, and the ECB is expected to do so as well at 7:15 am CT, with its messaging watched closely.
E-mini S&P and E-mini NQ futures traded lower in a straight line yesterday, with no ebbs and flows. They held a critical support level, the E-mini S&P at 6779.25-6785.50, which has now been divided and detailed below and aligns with the 50% retracement back to the November low. Ultimately, buyers must jump in, and in order to open the door to neutralize yesterday’s damage, the E-mini S&P must move back above resistance at….
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