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The Nasdaq-100 $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ and S&P500 $Spenda Ltd (SPX.AU)$ had a choppy session. Some investors were a little spooked by the Fed’s Mary Daly implying that US rates will sta...

In the video, Joel Hawthorne gives updates on Friday's trading action, today's most active $CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$ and $Spenda Ltd (SPX.AU)$ options, and economic data to look out for this week.

Joel Hawthorne fills us in on this week's economic data, Friday's trading action (options volume was ~17% above recent ADV), and today's most active $CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$ and $Spenda Ltd (SPX.AU)$ options.

Joel Hawthorne recaps Friday's trading action (option volume was ~22% above recent ADV), today's most active $CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$ and $Spenda Ltd (SPX.AU)$ options, and this week's economic data.

Here are the levels to watch on SPX going into tomorrows session.
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Shares of Pentair PLC $Pantoro Ltd (PNR.AU)$ slid 1.73% to $80.61 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ $Spenda Ltd (SPX.AU)$ falling 0.29% to 5,150.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.35% falling 0.35% to 38,905.66.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Pentair PLC closed $1.96 below its 52-week high ($82...

The market has overcome the first hurdle of the week. Next up, PPI and Fed’s decision on their monetary campaign.
The market is widely expecting a pause. The focus is likely to be on Powell’s speech. Investors will look for clues on his messaging, as to whether is there any sign of the first rate cut.
Additionally, Fed will also issue its dot plot. Again, the market will be looking for indications on the expected period of rate cut.
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Big job report coming up today. Market will be assessing the report to see if the labour market can be eased, while not causing the economy to go into recession.
Investors and the Fed all want a soft landing. Prior to today, we did receive data points that show a softer job market. If today’s report is in line with that, it will be icing on the cake
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I think the market isn’t interested in the pause of interest rate in December and January anymore. To many investors, it’s almost like a certain pause, which goes without saying.
The market could be more interested in knowing when is the first rate cut.
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