Fed Links

In addition to the links below, I intend to have an in-depth analysis of the VIX on Fed Days for the next FOMC meeting on May 9th.

General Fed links:

• Calculate the probability of a rate cut with the guidance of the Cleveland Fed
• Keep track of the latest from Ben Bernanke and other breaking news at the Fed's main site
• Get FOMC minutes, a meeting calendar, etc. (even bios of your favorite hawks) on the FOMC page

If you want links to speeches from any of the FOMC members, unfortunately it gets a little messy, as you have to go to the individual site for each regional Fed branch:

• Atlanta
• Boston
• Chicago
• Cleveland
• Dallas
• Kansas City
• Minneapolis
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Richmond
• San Francisco
• St. Louis

(FWIW, the slow market pre-announcement period is a good time to get caught up on your reading...)

Now for the good stuff:

• A database of 5 minute charts of the E-Mini S&P 500 futures for each Fed Day going back to May 1998 courtesy of MyPivots.com
• TickerSense looks at SPX performance on Fed Days and in the week that followed since the beginning of the tightening cycle in June 2004 in this handy chart
• The crack research staff at VIX and More takes an initial look at VIX price movement around Fed Days