Closings Today Will Be The Year-End Signals

The Holiday Schedule is below. 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 and the pound to oil and the Dow, which if it closes lower than last year 17823.07, then there is a risk that we will see further consolidation in 2016 and the Phase Transition will be far worse pointing to 2017-2020.  As we move into 2017, this will be the year from Political Hell since the direction of the world is on the brink with political elections which may yet prove to be a revolution and generational shift in so many countries not the least will be the US elections in November 2016.

Silver is already below its key number warning it is weaker than gold. Gold is trying to hold on to 1044, but the day is just starting. The S&P500 number for the close will be 205890 whereas in the DAX it 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 31Regular Hours

Friday, Jan 1Closed

Monday, Jan 4Regular Hours

 

Spot Forex

Thursday, Dec 3116:00 CT – regular close

Friday, Jan 1 Closed

Sunday, Jan 3 16:00 CT – reopen

 

Futures Holiday ScheduleEquity Products

Thursday, Dec 311600 CT – Regular close

Friday, Jan 1New Year’s Observed

Sunday, Jan 31700 CT – Regular open for trade date Monday, Jan 4

Monday, Jan 41600 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 311600 CT – Regular close 

Friday, Jan 1New Year’s Observed 

Sunday, Jan 31700 CT – Regular open for trade date Monday, Jan 4 

Monday, Jan 41600 CT – Regular close

 

Grain Products

Thursday, Dec 31Regular close – Per each product schedule

Friday, Jan 1New Year’s Observed

Sunday, Jan 31900 CT – Open for trade date Monday, Jan 4

Monday, Jan 4Regular close – Per each product schedule

 

Livestock and Lumber Products

Thursday, Dec 311355 CT – Early Close

Friday, Jan 1New Year’s Observed

Monday, Jan 4900 CT - Lumber market open905 CT - Livestock markets openRegular close – Per each product schedule

 

Russell Equity Index, U.S. Dollar Index, and Mini Metals

Thursday, Dec 31Regular Hours

Friday, Jan 1Closed Monday,

Jan 4Regular Hours

 

Sugar No. 11, Coffee “C”, Cotton No. 2, Cocoa, and FCOJ Contracts

Thursday, Dec 31Regular Hours

Friday, Jan 1Closed

Monday, Jan 4Regular Hours

 

VIX Futures

Thursday, Dec 31Regular Hours

Friday, Jan 1Closed

Monday, Jan 4 Regular hours (extended hours open at 17:00 CT on Sunday evening)