FOMC day

Outlook 04/29: Stock futures are relatively unchanged on Wednesday, while oil prices continued their rally amid a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. Traders also awaited the conclusion of what could be Jerome Powell’s final policy meeting as Federal Reserve chair as well as quarterly earnings from four of the “Mag 7”. Investors will be watching for any commentary from the Federal Reserve on inflation amid the conflict in the Middle East This FOMC will mark the conclusion of the April Fed policy meeting which will likely be Powell’s last at the helm before his term as chair ends in May. Later Wednesday, tech titans are on the docket to report their earnings after the closing bell: Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Microsoft. 

ESM26 (Jun2026): YVAH 7175 YPOC 7170 YVAL 7154 GAP 7173 

/ES Plan: Yesterday market closed balanced, and overnight continues on that way, moving within previous value, so these're the opening and initial balance options for current session:

A) If market moves above YPOC 7170 with bullish internals/delta, buy towards GAP 7204 and ATH-ON 7224 magnets.

B) If market moves below YPOC 7170 with bearish internals/delta, sell towards YVAL 7154 and GAP 7134 magnet.

Note:  Keep in mind that FOMC days are two separate sessions. The AM session tends to involve a tightening range and lower activity. Trade setups that work well in the AM, may fail completely in the afternoon, resulting in significant losses. Today is NOT the day to trade aggressively.

Market Movers

10:30 EIA Crude Oil Inventories
14:00 US Interest Rate Decision
14:30 FOMC Press Conference
16:00 META Q1 2026 Earnings
16:00 GOOGL Q1 2026 Earnings
16:00 AMZN Q1 2026 Earnings
16:00 QCOM Q2 2026 Earnings
16:05 MSFT Q3 2026 Earnings

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