SPY options today closed up 1.68% to $741.69 as QQQ jumped 3.30% on GDP and Core PCE data — a day after FOMC selling. Here’s the mechanical lesson.
SPY and QQQ today: SPY +1.68% to $741.69, QQQ +3.30% to $683.55. A hard reversal off yesterday’s FOMC selloff, and what a quiet Friday means next.
The FOMC decision today held rates at 3.50%-3.75%, largely as expected. SPY still fell 1.54% and QQQ fell 2.04%. Here’s the mechanical reason why.
FOMC decision today: Fed holds at 3.50-3.75%, 3 dissents. SPY -1.54%, QQQ -2.04%. Why the headline and the tape didn’t agree, and what tomorrow needs.
SPY and QQQ today: SPY flat at $739.09, QQQ down 0.31% to $682.12. What the split session means heading into tomorrow’s FOMC decision.
SPY options today closed flat at $739.09 while QQQ fell 0.31%. Here’s what that split session means walking into tomorrow’s FOMC decision.
I used to bet ahead of FOMC decisions. Here’s the trade that convinced me predicting the Fed is mostly ego, not edge, and what I do on data days now.
How to trade during a busy economic calendar week: mark levels once, wait more, trade less. A price-action framework for FOMC, GDP, and PCE weeks.
Trading GDP and PCE reports isn’t about guessing the number. It’s about knowing where your lines are before 8:30 AM hits and watching what price does there.
Trading options around GDP and PCE releases means the move at 8:30 AM often resolves in minutes. Here’s why manual reaction is almost always too slow.