Below is the holiday schedule for the markets. The closing for our models will be TODAY, and for the most part, this will be a full normal day.
We are hovering around our year-end numbers in many markets from gold, the pound, to oil and the Dow. If the Dow closes lower than last year (17823.07), then we risk seeing further consolidation in 2016 and the Phase Transition will be far worse pointing to 2017-2020. This will be the year from political hell since the direction of the world is on the brink with political elections, which may prove to be a revolution and generational shift in so many countries including the U.S. elections in November 2016.
Silver is already below its key number which warns that it is weaker than gold. Gold is trying to hold on to 1044 but the day is just starting. The S&P 500 number for the close will be 205890 whereas in the DAX lies at 1036700. In the British pound, the number is 15200, but the main number will be 146.12. Of course in Crude, the key number will be 35.11.
This is just a few markets. Today’s close will signal what is to come for 2016.
Equity and Option Markets
Thursday, Dec 31 Regular Hours
Friday, Jan 1 Closed
Monday, Jan 4 Regular Hours
Spot Forex
Thursday, Dec 31 16:00 CT – regular close
Friday, Jan 1 Closed
Sunday, Jan 3 16:00 CT – reopen
Futures Holiday Schedule Equity Products
Thursday, Dec 31 1600 CT – Regular close
Friday, Jan 1 New Year’s Observed
Sunday, Jan 3 1700 CT – Regular open for trade date Monday, Jan 4
Monday, Jan 4 1600 CT – Regular close
Interest Rate and FX Products
Thursday, Dec 31 1600 CT – Regular close
Friday, Jan 1 New Year’s Observed
Sunday, Jan 3 1700 CT – Regular open for trade date Monday, Jan 4
Monday, Jan 4 1600 CT – Regular close
Energy and Metals Products
Thursday, Dec 31 1600 CT – Regular close
Friday, Jan 1 New Year’s Observed
Sunday, Jan 3 1700 CT – Regular open for trade date Monday, Jan 4
Monday, Jan 4 1600 CT – Regular close
Grain Products
Thursday, Dec 31 Regular close – Per each product schedule
Friday, Jan 1 New Year’s Observed
Sunday, Jan 3 1900 CT – Open for trade date Monday, Jan 4
Monday, Jan 4 Regular close – Per each product schedule
Livestock and Lumber Products
Thursday, Dec 31 1355 CT – Early Close
Friday, Jan 1 New Year’s Observed
Monday, Jan 4 900 CT - Lumber market open 905 CT - Livestock markets open Regular close – Per each product schedule
Russell Equity Index, U.S. Dollar Index, and Mini Metals
Thursday, Dec 31 Regular Hours
Friday, Jan 1 Closed Monday,
Jan 4 Regular Hours
Sugar No. 11, Coffee “C”, Cotton No. 2, Cocoa, and FCOJ Contracts
Thursday, Dec 31 Regular Hours
Friday, Jan 1 Closed
Monday, Jan 4 Regular Hours
VIX Futures
Thursday, Dec 31 Regular Hours
Friday, Jan 1 Closed
Monday, Jan 4 Regular hours (extended hours open at 17:00 CT on Sunday evening)
