Coach Mark here.

We are heading into a shortened trading week with both the bonds and equity markets closed on Friday to celebrate Good Friday. Shortened trading weeks are always a mixed bag for me as on the one hand, it is always good to have extra time to spend with the family but as a trader I do love the markets being open! I am sure a few of you out there can relate.

The big events of the week happen on Friday while the market is closed. Inflationary data comes out on Friday with the PCE Index and after all the drama with inflation in 2024 (January and February hot, Powell totally dismissing it last week) every piece of inflationary data will have extra eyes on it. The market will have to wait to digest the news until Monday on this one.

My brother Matt and I broke down Powell’s press conference where he dismissed the data in the Trading Justice podcast over the weekend. That and a great interview with Guy Cohen is on tap for you so be sure to check it out and can listen to it here.

There is not a big economic or earnings event outside of the inflationary data this week but we will have numerous Fed speeches. It will be interesting to see if they try and walk back what Powell said last week.

Other than that, it is just price action, trading, and doing our best to get make it one step closer to financial freedom. Have a fantastic start to your week and let us know if you need anything at all.

Chart of the Day: Bitcoin Futures (/BTC)

Nice bounce from Bitcoin over the weekend. It will be interesting to see if we get some stability here after a touch of volatility in the last couple of weeks. Stability after volatility can produce interesting patterns for the bulls.

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