Before the last inflation reading we had a choppy week with the market waiting for the numbers to react. As we saw the inflation increasing we had a huge selloff leading to the FOMC.
Is this movie playing again this week until the next reading?
If so, I see the possible scenarios:
- If the inflation increases the market should drop until 3500 in SPX and price-in the next rate hike, which converges with the middle of the main uptrend channel in green and where the current downtrend channel has its floor.
- If the inflation diminishes the market might start rallying into the FOMC in anticipation of a dovish hike and, if confirmed, test the upper bound of the main descending channel and/or the 200 weekly MA with the H&S formation complete.