From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The SPX futures are back above 3,700. That's a level I'd like to see maintained.

And I'd prefer SPX above 3712.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Today was more of a consolidation day for the market. I'd prefer that the SPX hangs onto 3,669, which it did (and hopefully does in...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

I spoke in the live trading room yesterday about how $NFLX earnings, either good or bad, has not really affected the market recently.

The futures did bounce last night, but this...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market gapped up this morning and came back to fill yesterday's high.

The market overall bounced off of that gap-fill and...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

That was a huge move overnight in the futures market. We're currently trading above gap-fill on the SPX at 3,739.

Now, let's see if we back and fill some.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

That was a nice range-bound day for the market overall. The consolidation is healthy.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Overnight, the futures held Friday's lows, and now we're back up against resistance.

Not too many names stand out to me right now, I think maybe because they just keep going back and forth.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

It's like Thursday never happened.

I was looking for a consolidation, with a possibility of $SPY 364 to...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Happy Friday.

That was a nice reversal yesterday in the indices. I wouldn't mind a little consolidation today.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

What a day.

We went from SPX lows at 3,491 to a close at 3,669. It was nice to be up over 2% versus being down 2% for a...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

As I write this morning, the futures are trading higher, with the SPX at 3,600 ahead of the release of September CPI data.

I'd like to see the SPX hold onto 3,600 and trend higher from here, but...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

It was a very uneventful day, even though we had the Fed minutes out at 2:00 p.m. ET.

The $SPY stayed below...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Volatility reigns, and it surely proved itself yesterday with the massive drop in the indices starting around 2:45 p.m. ET.

To me, the S&P 500 would have to get above and stay above 3,667...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Starting at 11:00 a.m. ET, the market started to gain some traction and trended higher from the morning lows.

A little before...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

As of 6:00 a.m. ET $SPY was trading at 356, below the most recent low of 357. We have since bounced.

As we know, this can all change by the time the market opens.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

This market is not for the faint of heart. It'll whipsaw you around, so you must be diligent. Failing that, it's best not to trade...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

We have the Consumer Price Index data for September coming out on Thursday morning, and we have more Fed speakers this week as as well. Expect more tough talk about inflation.

Should the...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Economic data came out this morning, which, in reality, wasn't bad. But the S&P 500 dropped 3% at its low.

As I...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

That was a wild move yesterday. Almost everything reversed lower.

I'd like to think this is simply just a healthy consolidation before a potential move higher for the indices.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

So, we had a decent consolidation day.

We just have to make sure this market hangs on.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Yesterday, the market had a nice comeback from the morning lows. This morning, the futures are pulling in some, and, to me, this is still healthy.

Hopefully, we can trend higher or sideways...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

That was a nice reversal for the indices today.

They held support where they needed to and then trended higher.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

We're seeing a nice pullback in the indices this morning, which is actually healthy after the two-day rally we just had.

For today, I'm watching $SPY support at 372 and...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market continued to rally all day. It was nice to see.

Now, hopefully we do get follow through.