Outlook 02/13: Stock futures unchanged on Friday, a day after a downbeat session for the U.S. stock market, as a key consumer inflation report failed to ignite a meaningful rally. BLS reported that the consumer price index rose 0.2% in January, reflecting a gain of 2.4% on an annualized basis. When excluding volatile food and energy prices, core CPI came in line with expectations at 0.3% on the month and 2.5% year over year. This inflation report is a relief for investors rattled by AI disruptions in the stock market. It also offsets this week’s strong payrolls report, giving the Fed a little more reason to lean dovish. However it’s still well above the central bank’s target and does little to move the needle near term. Policy expectations are going nowhere in a hurry.
ESH26 (Mar2026): YVAH 6916 YPOC 6887 YVAL 6842 GAP 6856
/ES Plan: Yesterday market closed bimodal bearish, but overnight looks balanced, moving within previous value, so these're the opening and initial balance options for current session:
