US Markets 29 Aug 26

The US market closed higher, except for the Russell, which closed lower. Nasdaq daily trend turned neutral.

The dollar index tested the 98.7 support level, rebounded, broke the previous week's high and closed higher.

BDI, Harpex, CCFI, and CDFI closed higher.

Watch out for

• Interest rate decision by New Zealand and Canada
• China and US PMI
• US NFP

Instruments that show buying interest (3) from Dealer/Intermediary (sell-side participants)

UT 

• Russell

Neutral 

• None

DT 

• None

Instruments that show selling interest at extreme (2) by Dealer/Intermediary (sell-side participants)
UT 

• None

Neutral 

• None

DT 

• None

Note

(1) COT Index >= 90, Buying interest at extreme
(2) COT Index <= 10, Selling interest at extreme
(3) COT Index >= 70, rising COT Index, monitor for trend reversal

Down Trend and Up Trend are based on 50 Simple Moving Averages

Dow
Daily UT, Weekly UT

Potential resistance around 54,662, 56,792

Potential support around 52,533, 50,403, 48,273

S&P
Daily UT, Weekly UT

Potential resistance around 7,929

Potential support around 7,693, 7,458, 7,222

Nasdaq
Daily Neutral, Weekly UT

Potential resistance around 30,100, 30,822, 31,545

Potential support around 29,378, 28,655, 27,933

Russell
Daily UT, Weekly UT

Potential resistance around 3,081, 3,212

Potential support around 2,951,  2,821, 2,691

Key event to watch out for (SG Time, GMT+8)

31 Aug, Mon

• UK on holiday
• 0930 China Manufacturing PMI (Aug)
• 2000 German CPI (MoM) (Aug) ^P
• 2145 US Chicago PMI  (Aug)

01 Sep, Tue

• 1700 Europe CPI (YoY) (Aug) ^P
• 2145 US S&P Global Manufacturing PMI  (Aug)
• 2200 US ISM Manufacturing PMI  (Aug)
• 2200 US JOLTS Job Openings  (Jul)

02 Sep, Wed

• 0930 Australia GDP (QoQ) (Q2)
• 1000 New Zealand RBNZ Interest Rate Decision
• 2015 US ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Aug)
• 2145 Canada BoC Interest Rate Decision
• 2230 US Crude Oil Inventories

03 Sep, Thu

• 2030 US Initial Jobless Claims
• 2145 US S&P Global Services PMI (Aug)
• 2200 US ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Aug)

04 Sep, Fri

• 2030 US Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (Aug)
• 2030 US Nonfarm Payrolls (Aug)
• 2030 US Unemployment Rate (Aug)
• 2030 Canada Unemployment Rate (Aug)
• 2200 Canada Ivey PMI (Aug)

^P: Preliminary Release