US index futures opened higher following the weekend, with US100 jumping almost 0.7% at futures trade launch. This is a response to US Congress passing a stopgap funding bill over the weekend that will ensure financing for the US government for 45 days. This means that a US government shutdown has been avoided, at least for now. US politicians will now attempt to work out a more enduring agreement before the new deadline passes in mid-November.
While the US government shutdown was never seen as a significant, plausible risk for the markets and discussions dragging close to the deadline were mostly attempts to win as many concessions from the other side as possible, some weakness could be seen on Wall Street on Friday, signaling that some investors positioned for a potential lack of agreement, and today's jump can be viewed as a retracement of that move.
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Open account Try demo Download mobile app Download mobile appTaking a look at the Nasdaq-100 futures chart (US100) at D1 interval, we can see that today's bounce plays well into the overall technical bullish setup. Index continues to climb following a bounce off the lower limit of the Overbalance structure. Bulls are trying to push the index back above the psychological 15,000 pts area today. Should they succeed, the way towards the major near-term resistance ranging below the 15,650 pts would be left open.
Source: xStation5
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