Get ready for the trading week of April 3rd! Q2 begins.

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   bigbear0083 on March 31, 2017 at 11:11 pm

   Get ready for the trading week of April 3rd r/StockMarket! Here is everything you need to know to get you ready for the new trading week, month and quarter ahead!

   # **WEEK AHEAD: For once, the all-important jobs report just isn’t that important** – *[(CNBC.com)](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/31/for-once-the-all-important-jobs-report-just-isnt-that-important.html)*

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   > ###For once, the always important jobs report could be treated just like any other run-of-the-mill economic report in the week ahead.
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   > ###Instead, the flurry of activity in Congress before it takes spring break, and President Donald Trump’s first formal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping top the list of what market pros are watching. There are also minutes from the last Fed meeting, and auto sales, important after a slowdown in consumer spending last month.
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   > ###”Employment is always a focus, but my guess is it’s going to be soft, relative to trend because of the weather, and nobody’s going to care because it’s a weather story if it’s weak,” said Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank. The jobs report is always seen as the single most important data point for the Fed, but the Fed is not expected to raise interest rates again until June, after two more employment reports.
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   > ###Friday’s March employment report is expected to show 180,000 nonfarm payrolls were added, well below the roughly 235,000 in both January and February. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 4.7 percent, and average hourly wages are expected to rise 0.3 percent.
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   > ###LaVorgna said he is instead more concerned about what goes on in Washington, with Congress winding down before its spring break. “It’s more important to me what they say about the continuing resolution. They’ll have about four days to extend it when they return,” he said.
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   > ###The continuing resolution to fund the government is the next big test for Congress after it failed to vote on replacing Obamacare last week. It now needs to reach agreement on a spending package to avert a government shutdown by April 28. “That’s why the rumblings from D.C. are more important than the data,” said LaVorgna.
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   > ###Wells Fargo Investment Institute chief international investment strategist Paul Christopher says the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tops his list.
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   > ###”The China meeting is newer news. The jobs report is still important. We’ve been saying the market will focus on the wage gains,” he said.
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   > ###Christopher said the meeting will be the first real look at the Trump administration’s trade dealings with China, a topic that has concerned but not really affected the market.
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   > ###”It’s going to be an important signal that he comes out of these negotiations or talks [looking like] he’s open minded. If he’s getting ready for a 30 or 40 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, then look out. Then he’s already made up his mind,” said Christopher.
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   > ###Christopher said he doesn’t expect a trade war, but it’s important that Trump shows there could be constructive talks.
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   > ###Economists are also watching Monday’s vehicle sales to see if they hold up above 17 million, especially after Friday’s consumer spending report showed a disappointing 0.1 percent gain in February.
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   ([CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE!](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/31/for-once-the-all-important-jobs-report-just-isnt-that-important.html))

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   # **This past week saw the following moves in the S&P:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL S&P HEAT MAP FOR THE PAST WEEK!](http://i.imgur.com/pXCl1CC.png))

   # **Major Markets snapshot of this past week:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE MAJOR MARKETS SNAPSHOT OF THIS PAST WEEK!](http://i.imgur.com/xzMIb1X.png))

   # **Major Indices for this past week:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE MAJOR INDICES FOR THE PAST WEEK!](http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/03/28/20170331_EOD20.jpg))

   # **Treasuries for this past week:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE TREASURIES FOR THE PAST WEEK!](http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/03/28/20170331_EOD6.jpg))

   # **U.S. Dollar Index for this past week:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE U.S. DOLLAR INDEX FOR THE PAST WEEK!](http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/03/28/20170331_EOD7.jpg))

   # **Commodities for this past week:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE COMMODITIES FOR THE PAST WEEK!](http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/03/28/20170331_EOD13.jpg))

   # **Economic Calendar for the Week Ahead:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ECONOMIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK AHEAD!](http://i.imgur.com/1sFm0sx.png))

   # **Sector Performance WTD, MTD, YTD:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR FRIDAY’S PERFORMANCE!](http://elite.finviz.com/grp_image.ashx?bar_sector_t.png&rev=636115211971930604))
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEK-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE!](http://elite.finviz.com/grp_image.ashx?bar_sector_w.png&rev=636115211971930604))
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE MONTH-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE!](http://elite.finviz.com/grp_image.ashx?bar_sector_m.png&rev=636115211971930604))
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE YEAR-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE!](http://elite.finviz.com/grp_image.ashx?bar_sector_ytd.png&rev=636115211971930604))
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE 52-WEEK PERFORMANCE!](http://elite.finviz.com/grp_image.ashx?bar_sector_y.png&rev=636115211971930604))
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE 3-MONTH PERFORMANCE!](http://elite.finviz.com/grp_image.ashx?bar_sector_q.png&rev=636115211971930604))

   # **Percentage Changes for the Major Indices, WTD, MTD, QTD, YTD:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE CHART!](http://i.imgur.com/sNL7lbz.png))

   # **S&P Sectors for the Past Week:**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE CHART!](http://i.imgur.com/43s1AEQ.png))

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   # **STOCK TRADER’S ALMANAC: April is DJIA’s Best Month of the Year–Up 11 Straight**

   > April marks the end of our “Best Six Months” for DJIA and the S&P 500. On April 3rd, we will begin looking for our Seasonal MACD Sell Signal and corresponding early signs of seasonal weakness. We will use this signal to begin to take a more defensive posture in the Almanac Investor Stock and ETF Portfolios.

   > April 1999 was the first month to gain 1000 DJIA points. However, from 2000 to 2005, “Tax” month was hit, declining in four of six years. Since 2006, April has been up eleven years in a row with an average gain of 2.6% to reclaim its position as the best DJIA month since 1950. April is second best for S&P and fourth best for NASDAQ (since 1971).

   > Typical post-election blues have done little to damper April’s performance since 1953. April is DJIA’s second best month in post-election years, gaining 1.9% on average. April is fourth best for S&P 500 and NASDAQ. Although post-election year 2005 did suffer a 3% DJIA decline.

   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE CHART!](http://68.media.tumblr.com/3d03e3a8fa88dff70c255ee7676368fe/tumblr_inline_onjomcXoBc1spdppr_400.jpg))

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   # **STOCK TRADER’S ALMANAC: First Trading Day of April DJIA and S&P 500 Advance 77.3% of the Time**

   > According to the Stock Trader’s Almanac 2017 (50Th Anniversary Edition), the first trading day of April is DJIA’s second best first trading day of months based upon total points gained. Only May’s first trading day is stronger. Looking back at the last 22 years, in the tables below, we can see DJIA and S&P 500 have both advanced 77.3% of the time with average gains in excess of 0.5%. NASDAQ and Russell 2000 have slightly weaker track records and smaller average gains, but are both still up more frequently then down with modest average gains.

   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE CHART!](http://68.media.tumblr.com/341f7600935bb050ecf9e8a90a21d9ed/tumblr_inline_onp0ssAyk71spdppr_1280.jpg))
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE CHART!](http://68.media.tumblr.com/341f7600935bb050ecf9e8a90a21d9ed/tumblr_inline_onp0ssAyk71spdppr_1280.jpg))

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   # **STOCK MARKET VIDEO: ShadowTrader Video Weekly 4.2.17 – How to Avoid Shake-outs in the Market**
   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THE YOUTUBE VIDEO!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OPK5hHtoJI))

   # **Earnings Releases due out in this upcoming week ahead:**
   > *T.B.A.*

   ###### ([CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK’S EARNINGS CALENDAR!]())

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   # DISCUSS!

   What are you guys watching this weekend? And what is on everyone’s radar as we head into the new trading week? Good trading to everyone in here in this new week, month and quarter ahead! 🙂

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   Have a fantastic weekend r/StockMarket! 🙂

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