10:03 - 10:04 ES trade: V-drop of 8 pts on massive volume?!?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by tommcginnis, Oct 30, 2019.

  1. tommcginnis

    tommcginnis

    Hey, what did I just miss???

    ES plunked from 31 to 23 and back to 32+, on what might best be termed "opening" volume. No economic data release that I can find; no headline 'dropped' at that moment.
    My usual sources have no explanation.

    Were it only price, I wouldn't give it a second thought, but it was BIG volume down, and bigger volume back up. And since then, just the usual pre-FED be-calming-ment-ness.

    Any help? Did someone raise/lower the wrong window shade were the FOMC is meeting, and wrongly semaphore a signal?? I dunno.

    FWIW, market is currently 3034-ish and still becalmed.......
     
  2. Hi,

    Was wondering exactly the same thing. Though I was short 6 micro contracts at the time, so took full advantage. Happy days.

    TDUK
     
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  4. FSU

    FSU

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  5. schizo

    schizo

    Preamble for what's to come.
     
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  6. RedDuke

    RedDuke

    Look at yen, same shit. We got knocked out. No biggie, one of thousands :)
     
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  7. tommcginnis

    tommcginnis

    Thank you, gentlemen! I think the Chilé cancellation fits the bill -- it sounded like a nail to the chest of China/US trade resolutions, and then some humans stepped in and read what was going on, and concluded "Nooooo, no animosity here -- nothing at all to do with the parties directly -- "we're good." (Followed by "BUY! BUY! BUY!!!!")

    Thanks all! :thumbsup::thumbsup:
     
  8. interdim

    interdim

    What was interesting for me is that it hit an intraday resistance level on a certain chart I use and then went right down to a Daily support level and bounced right back up. After that I thought well nothing to do now until the report comes out. So now if it breaks 37.50 or 28.50 it should be a good ride. I have more of a bias to the upside today and pull back tomorrow. I never risk more than 1.3 % on any given trade so no big deal what it does. By the way Tom I lived in Carmel and Zionsville for many years.
     
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  9. tommcginnis

    tommcginnis

    Yes! It popped from 35 right through to 40, and shortly thereafter, 3045 for a while. Nice call.

    [Heya, former nearly neighbor!]