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Trading Sentiment
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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Dollar Drops on Yellen Comments, China Shares Rise: Markets Wrap
The dollar weakened after Janet Yellen said it’s prudent for the Federal Reserve to gradually adjust policy over time, while Chinese equities extended gains as the world’s second-largest economy grew faster than forecast. Gold climbed for a second day. [more...]
Bloomberg: Soros Says Markets to Slump With Trump, EU Faces Disintegration
America has elected a would-be dictator as president, the European Union is disintegrating, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May won’t last long as her nation prepares to secede from the EU, and China is poised to become an even more repressive society, George Soros told Bloomberg Television’s Francine Lacqua from the World Economic Forum in Davos. [more...]
Bloomberg: Dimon Says Euro Zone May Not Survive If Concerns Are Ignored
The euro region could break up if political leaders don’t get to grips with the discontent that’s spurring support for populist leaders across the continent, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said. [more...]

Reuters: Trumponomics may be wrong medicine for U.S. economy today
Tax cuts, deregulation and more federal spending advocated by the incoming Trump administration are a classic remedy for economic stagnation and long unemployment lines. But that medicine may be too strong for an economy that has grown for eight years, with wages now rising and the jobless rate near what many economists consider "full" employment. [more...]
CNBC: China’s Q4 GDP up 6.8% on-year, beating expectation for 6.7%
China's economy finished a tumultuous 2016 on a positive note as consumers stepped up spending and the property market rebounded. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.8 percent on-year in the fourth quarter, slightly beating expectations and signalling growth was stabilizing. [more...]
Reuters: Executive actions ready to go as Trump prepares to take office
Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to take the opening steps to crack down on immigration, build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and roll back outgoing President Barack Obama's policies. [more...]

Reuters: Asian stocks, dollar drop as Trump caution outweighs China GDP
Caution prevailed in financial markets on Friday ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, even as China's economic growth beat expectations and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen toned down her earlier hawkish policy stance. [more...]
Currency Strength Indicators
The currency strength meter gives you a quick visual guide to which currencies are currently strong, and which ones are weak. The meter measures the strength of all forex cross pairs and applies calculations on them to determine the overall strength for each individual currency. For example, if EUR is strong and USD is weak, it could mean that the currency pair EURUSD could be going up. If both currencies are strong or weak it is better to avoid since it will probably means there is no clear direction for the specific pair. To get the latest Currency Strength Indicator please click here
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Reuters: Asian shares down, dollar jumps on Yellen's rate hike signal
Asian shares slipped on Thursday and the dollar rebounded after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled that the U.S. central bank is poised to pursue a path of interest rate hikes. [more...]
Bloomberg: Japan Shares Advance as Dollar Holds Yellen Boost: Markets Wrap
The dollar maintained gains after Janet Yellen said the American economy is strong enough to warrant higher interest rates. Japanese stocks climbed the most in two weeks while the yen fluctuated, and oil resumed gains after the biggest drop in more than a week. [more...]

Bloomberg: Yellen Says Economy Near Goals Warrants Gradual Rate Hikes
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. economy is “close” to the central bank’s objectives of full employment and stable prices and she’s confident it will continue to improve. [more...]
Reuters: China says can resolve trade disputes with new U.S. government
China and the United States can resolve any trade disputes through talks, the government said on Thursday, as a Chinese newspaper warned U.S. business could be targets for retaliation in any trade war ushered in by President-elect Donald Trump. [more...]
CNBC: Total CEO warns of world riddled with uncertainties that could hold back investment
The chief executive of French oil giant Total has warned on a world full of uncertainty that is bad for businesses and could threaten new investments in the industry. [more...]
CNBC: Oil’s rebound above $50 in Q1 based on ‘faith than fact’
Benchmark crude oil prices will likely average $54 a barrel in the first quarter, but the rally may stall if producers don't deliver on pledged supply cuts, a CNBC survey of strategists and forecasters showed. [more...]
Currency Strength Indicators
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S&P Trading Levels (NOT Range Targets)

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R3  2278.75     R2  2274.67     R1  2270.58
DP  2264.42
S1  2260.33     S2  2254.17     S3  2250.08		    Hi    2271.63   2275.54
Low  2261.38   2257.46

Keep Your Eye On These S&P Levels Later On Today

Futures Symbols

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Futures Symbols

Futures and Futures Options can be obtained from the following exchanges: CME, CBOT, COMEX, KCBT, MGEX, ICE, NYMEX, and DME. Trade the Currencies, Energies, Financials, Grains, Indices, Meats, Metals, and Softs. Press CTRL-F on the keyboard to search down through the symbols

Futures Commodity symbols are created in three parts:
the root symbol, the month code, and the year code.

The month code is represented with a single letter as displayed below:
F - January
G - February
H - March
J - April
K - May
M - June
N - July
Q - August
U - September
V - October
X - November
Z - December

The year code is displayed as one digit:
2015 would be displayed as 5
2016 would be displayed as 6
2017 would be displayed as 7

For example, the E-mini S&P 500, December 2015 contract, would be -ESZ5
-ES is the root symbol
Z is the month of December
5 is for the year 2015

  • Sample Futures Symbols
  • -ESZ5     E-mini S&P 500, December 2015 contract
  • -NQH7     E-mini Nasdaq, March 2017 contract
  • -YMH6     E-mini Dow Jones, March 2016 contract
  • -ZCK6     Corn, May 2016 contract
  • -ZSX5     Soybeans, November 2015 contract
  • -ZWH6     Wheat, March 2016 contract
  • Root Symbols for several Futures Markets and Exchanges
  • CME E-mini Package (Globex)
  • -E7       E-Mini Euro FX
  • -E8       E-Mini Eurodollar 5-Year Bundle
  • -EA       E-Mini MSCI EAFE
  • -EB       E-Mini Eurodollar
  • -EO       E-Mini S&P 500 EUR
  • -ER       E-Mini MSCI EMI
  • -ES       E-Mini S&P 500
  • -EW       E-Mini S&P Midcap
  • -FN       E-Mini Xinhua 25
  • -J7       E-Mini Japanese Yen
  • -NB       E-Mini Nasdaq Bio
  • -NC       E-Mini Nasdaq Comp
  • -NQ       E-Mini Nasdaq 100
  • -PC       E-Mini S&P SmallCap
  • -SO       E-Mini S&P Asia 50
  • CBOT Mini Package
  • -YM       Mid-Sized ($5) Dow Industrials
  • -YC       Mini-Sized Corn
  • -XN       Mini-Sized Corn
  • -XW       Mini-Sized Wheat
  • -XK       Mini-Sized Soybeans
  • Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT Streaming)
  • -ZC       Corn
  • -ZO       Oats
  • -ZW       Wheat
  • -ZS       Soybeans
  • -ZR       Rough Rice
  • -ZM       Soybean Meal
  • -ZL       Soybean Oil
  • -ZA       Soybean South American
  • -ZK       Ethanol
  • -FZ       Ethanol OTC Swaps
  • -EG       Ethanol Gulf Coast
  • -EN       Ethanol Los Angeles
  • -EH       Ethanol New York
  • -CS       Soybean Crush
  • -CM       Southern Minnesota Corn Basis Swap
  • -CN       Eastern Nebraska Corn Basis Swap
  • -CO       Eastern South Dakota Corn Basis Swap
  • -CY       Northeastern Iowa Corn Basis Swap
  • -DO       Southern Iowa Corn Basis Swap
  • -FQ       Corn Calendar Swap
  • -FR       Soybean Calendar Swap
  • -FU       Wheat Calendar Swap
  • -ZB       30 Year T-Bond
  • -ZN       10 Year T-Note
  • -ZF       5 Year T-Note
  • -ZT       2 Year T-Note
  • -QS       30 Year Interest Rate Swap
  • -SR       10 Year Interest Rate Swap
  • -J8       7 Year Interest Rate Swap
  • -SA       5 Year Interest Rate Swap
  • -ZQ       30 Day Fed Funds
  • -F2       Fed Funds Binary Options
  • -ZD       Dow Industrials (E)
  • -DD       Big-Sized ($25) Dow Industrials
  • -AH       Dow Jones AIG Excess Return Index
  • -DH       Dow Jones Real Estate Index
  • -CX       Liquid 50 Swap Index
  • -DC       Dow Composite
  • -DT       Dow Transports
  • -DU       Dow Utilities
  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange (IMM)
  • -A6       Australian Dollar
  • -B6       British Pound
  • -D6       Canadian Dollar
  • -J6       Japanese Yen
  • -E6       Euro FX
  • -S6       Swiss Franc
  • -M6       Mexican Peso
  • -L6       Brazilian Real
  • -N6       New Zealand Dollar
  • -R6       Russian Ruble
  • -T6       South African Rand
  • -RP       Euro/Pound
  • -RY       Euro/Yen
  • -RF       Euro/Swiss
  • -SK       Swedish Krona
  • -NR       Norwegian Krone
  • -UA       Euro/Krona
  • -UB       Euro/Krone
  • -UC       Euro/Australian
  • -UE       Euro/Canadian
  • -UF       Canadian/Yen
  • -UG       Australian/Canadian
  • -UI       Australian/New Zealand
  • -UK       Australian/Yen
  • -UN       British Pound/Swiss Franc
  • -UR       British Pound/Yen
  • -UP       Swiss Franc/Yen
  • -WC       Czech Koruna
  • -WE       Euro/Czech Koruna
  • -WH       Hungarian Forint
  • -WP       Polish Zloty
  • -WU       Euro/Hungarian Forint
  • -WY       Iraeli Shekel
  • -WZ       Euro/Polosh Zloty
  • -KZ       Korean Won
  • -QR       Renminbi/Yen
  • -QV       Renminbi/Euro
  • -QT       Chinese Renminbi
  • -E4       Turkish Lira
  • -E5       Euro Turkish Lira
  • -MB       E-Micro GBP/USD
  • -MF       E-Micro EUR/USD
  • -MG       E-Micro AUD/USD
  • -MH       E-Micro USD/JPY
  • -MM       E-Micro USD/CAD
  • -MN       E-Micro USD/CHF
  • -CZ       CME $ Index
  • -GE       Eurodollar
  • -GP       Eurodollar Cal Spread
  • -F1       SPX Synth ED Cal SPD
  • -GJ       Euroyen Tibor
  • -EL       Euroyen Libor
  • -GH       1-Month Libor
  • -C7       Eurozone CPI Index
  • -JB       Japanese Bond
  • -FD       3-Month (OIS) Swaps
  • -S2       2-Yr Swap Rate
  • -S5       5-Yr Swap Rate
  • -S0       10-Yr Swap Rate
  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange (IOM)
  • -SP       S&P 500 Index
  • -ND       Nasdaq 100
  • -MD       S&P Midcap 400
  • -SG       S&P 500/Barra Growth
  • -SU       S&P 500/Barra Value
  • -PH       S&P SmallCap 600
  • -PP       S&P Depositary SPY
  • -PZ       Nasdaq 100 QQQQ
  • -PR       iShares Rus 2000
  • -LS       TRAKRS II Technology Index
  • -GA       Gold TRAKRS Index
  • -OO       LMC TRAKRS Index
  • -TA       Commodity TRAKRS Index
  • -XY       BXY TRAKRS Index
  • -XZ       PIMCO DJ TRAKRS
  • -YQ       ROGERS TRAKRS
  • -PI       PIMCO StockPLUS TRAKRS
  • -PE       Energy SCPTR
  • -PF       Financial SCPTR
  • -PT       Technology SCPTR
  • -NL       Nikkei 225 Yen
  • -NY       Nikkei 225
  • -GD       GSCI
  • -G7       GSCI Excess Return
  • -G8       GSCI Excess Return Swap Index
  • -C0       S&P GS Natural Gas ER
  • -LD       Lehman Aggregate
  • -F3       NonFarm Payroll
  • -OE       S&P 100 OEX
  • -SQ       S&P 500 Equal Weight
  • -OP       S&P 1000
  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
  • -GF       Feeder Cattle
  • -LE       Live Cattle
  • -HE       Lean Hogs
  • -DB       Butter
  • -BD       Butter Cash-Settled
  • -DL       CME Class III Milk
  • -DF       CME Nonfat Dry Milk
  • -DN       CME Deliverable Nonfat Dry Milk
  • -DK       CME Class IV Milk
  • -JQ       BFP Midsize Options
  • -LS       Lumber
  • -DG       Dry Whey
  • -XP       NBSKP Pulp
  • -LP       Hardwood Pulp
  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Housing)
  • -J0       HPI Composite Index
  • -I0       HPI Boston
  • -I1       HPI Chicago
  • -I2       HPI Denver
  • -I3       HPI Las Vegas
  • -I4       HPI Los Angeles
  • -I5       HPI Miami
  • -I6       HPI New York
  • -I7       HPI San Diego
  • -I8       HPI San Francisco
  • -I9       HPI Washington DC
  • Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT)
  • -KE       Kansas City Wheat
  • -MV       Value Line Futures
  • Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX)
  • -MW       Spring Wheat
  • -IH       HRWI Hard Red Wheat
  • -IC       NCI Futures
  • -IS       NSI Futures
  • -IP       HRSI Spring Wheat Index
  • -IW       SRWI Soft Red Index
  • ICE Canada Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE)
  • -RS       Canola
  • -AB       Western Barley
  • Commodities Exchange (COMEX)
  • -AL       Aluminum
  • -HG       High Grade Copper
  • -GC       Gold
  • -SI       Silver
  • -AM       Gold Asian
  • -YN       E-mini Gold Kilo
  • -YS       E-mini Silver 1000oz
  • New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)
  • -CL       Crude Oil
  • -WS       Crude Oil (E)
  • -SC       Crude Oil Brent
  • -RE       Crude Oil REBCO
  • -CP       Crude Oil REBCO (E)
  • -QB       Ethanol Physical
  • -FH       Ethanol Swaps-New York
  • -FL       Ethanol Swaps-Chicago
  • -HO       Heating Oil
  • -BH       Heating Oil (E)
  • -RB       Gasoline RBOB
  • -RT       Gasoline RBOB (E)
  • -LR       Gasoline Gulf Coast
  • -LT       Diesel Gulf (ULSD)
  • -LL       Diesel NY (ULSD)
  • -PN       Propane
  • -NG       Natural Gas
  • -HP       Natural Gas (E)
  • -HH       Natural Gas LDay (E)
  • -QL       Coal
  • -PA       Palladium
  • -PL       Platinum
  • -AN       Platinum Asian
  • -AO       Palladium Asian
  • -JM       PJM Electricity
  • New York Mercantile Exchange - emiNY package (NYMI)
  • -QM       emiNY Crude Oil
  • -QH       emiNY Heating Oil
  • -QU       emiNY Gasoline Unleaded
  • -QG       emiNY Natural Gas
  • -QO       emiNY Gold
  • -QC       emiNY Copper
  • -QI       emiNY Silver
  • Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME)
  • -OQ       Crude Oil Oman
  • ICE New York Board of Trade (CSCE)
  • -KC       Coffee
  • -MK       Mini Coffee
  • -CC       Cocoa
  • -SB       Sugar #11
  • -SE       Sugar #14
  • -SD       Sugar #16
  • -RN       Robusta Coffee
  • ICE New York Board of Trade (NYCE)
  • -CT       Cotton #2
  • -OJ       Orange Juice FCOJ-A
  • -OD       Orange Juice Differential
  • -OB       Orange Juice FCOJ-B
  • ICE New York Board of Trade (NYFE)
  • -CR       CRB Futures Index
  • -CI       Continuous CRB Index
  • -YV       NYSE Composite
  • -RJ       Russell 2000 mini
  • ICE New York Board of Trade (FINEX)
  • -DX       U.S. Dollar Index
  • -EU       Euro Futures
  • -AU       Australian Dollar
  • -ZX       New Zealand Dollar
  •           Plus many other Currency Futures
  • ICE Europe Exchange (ICE)
  • -CB       Brent Crude Oil
  • -WI       Light Crude Oil
  • -LF       Gas Oil
  • -NF       Natural Gas
  • -LG       RBOB Blendstock
  • -LO       Heating Oil
  • -LM       Middle East Sour Crude Oil
  • -LU       Rotterdam Coal
  • -LV       Richard Bay Coal
  • -LQ       NewCastle Coal
  • -CK       ECX Carbon Financial
  • -CQ       ECX Carbon Emissions
  • CBOE Futures Exchange (Chicago Futures Exchange CFE)
  • -VI       Volatility Index VIX
  • -VM       Mini Volatility Index VIX
  • -VN       CBOE Nasdaq 100 VXN
  • -VJ       Russell 2000 RXN
  • -VE       DJIA 30 VXD
  • -VL       S&P 500 3M Variance
  • -VO       S&P 500 12M Variance
  • NYSE Liffe
  • -YG       Mini-sized Gold
  • -YI       Mini-sized Silver
  • -ZG       NYSE 100 oz Gold
  • -ZI       NYSE 5000 oz Silver

 

Note: Each Futures market symbol trades in specific contract months. For example, many of the currency and index symbols trade only in the H,M,U,Z months. Visit each futures exchange for details on a symbol's trading hours and trading months.

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Keep Your Eye On These S&P Levels Later On Today

R3  2283.75     R2  2276.75     R1  2269.75
DP  2263.50
S1  2256.50     S2  2250.25     S3  2243.25		    Hi    2269.38   2274.44
Low  2256.13   2251.06