Plan D : Cut above 27120.

Plan A : Long if market doesn't retrace much and  supported firm above 3309.25. Targets are 3330.25, 3352.25 and 3380.50.

Plan B : Short if market failed to support above 3309.25. Target are 3280.25, 3261.75 and 3235.50.

Plan C : Long if market retraced but supported firm above 3284.25. Targets are 3305.25, 3328.25 and 3352.50. 

Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes traded flat during the overnight session Wednesday evening just hours after the Nasdaq Composite clinched its 31st record close for 2020.

The after-hours moves Wednesday evening followed a positive regular session on Wednesday, with the major indexes brushing off a weaker-than-expected private payrolls report and the Dow rising some 370 points.

Cyclical sectors including industrials, materials and financials contributed the most to the market’s gains during regular trading on Wednesday and allowed the Dow industrials (up 1.39%) and S&P 500 (up 0.64%) to outpace the Nasdaq Composite (up 0.52%).

Still, the Composite did manage to clinch yet another record close for the year and at one point Wednesday traded above 11,000 for the first time. The major market indexes are having a robust week, up 2.9%, 1.7% and 2.3%, respectively, since Friday’s close.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows also offered to extend a moratorium on evictions from federally backed housing into December. Democrats, meanwhile, cut their request for U.S. Postal Service funding to $10 billion from $25 billion, according to the reports.

The latest iteration of the Labor Department report on weekly jobless claims will be released Thursday morning.

The weekly figures provide Wall Street with critical insight on how many Americans continue to collect unemployment benefits, known as continuing claims.

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Hong Kong shares ended higher on Wednesday, tracking gains in Asia and mainland China, on hopes for more economic stimulus from global policymakers and a gradual recovery in the Chinese economy.

Plan A : Remain buy as long as oil price stays above 41.6

Plan B : Exit below 41.0

Plan C : Consider selling if oil price surges but fails to breach above 42.6

Plan D : Cut above 43.1

Gold prices rocketed to a new record high on Wednesday after smashing past $2,000 for the first time, as a weaker dollar and falling returns on U.S. bonds drove investors to hoard the safe-haven metal.

Plan A : Remain buy as long as gold price stays firm above 2028

Plan B : Exit below 2020

Plan C : Consider selling if gold price falls back below 2028

Plan D : Cut above 2035