Outlook 09/15: Stock futures tick higher Monday after President Donald Trump said that U.S.-China trade negotiations were going well. Investors also braced for a key Federal Reserve meeting this week. The strong gains come after the latest economic data showing a weakening labor market and tame inflation spurred hopes the Fed will cut interest rates when it concludes its meeting on Wednesday. The market was last pricing in a 96% certainty that the central bank will lower interest rates by a quarter percentage point, with a meager 3.6% likelihood of a steeper half percentage point cut.
ESZ25 (DEC2025): YVAH 6652 YPOC 6645 YVAL 6642 GAP 6644
/ES Plan: Last session market closed balanced, but overnight looks slight bullish, moving few ticks above previous value/range, so these're the opening and initial balance options for current session:
