Monday, June 9, 2014

Monday Morning Chartology


The Morning Call

6/9/14

The Market
           
    Technical

       Monday Morning Chartology

            The S&P continues to drive for the hoop (upper boundary of its long term uptrend).  It is well within uptrends across all timeframes: short (1862-2029), intermediate (1813-2613) and long (754-1966).  Volume is low, divergences are high; but there is no percentages in fighting the tape.

            The probabilities of a reversal in June or July (short):




            The chart of the long Treasury is getting a bit messy.  While it is in a short term uptrend (brown lines) and an intermediate term trading range (purple lines), the question is, was the successful challenge of the upper boundary of the recent intermediate term downtrend (green line) a head fake?  In addition, can TLT hold above its 50 day moving average (red line)?  If TLT price can’t get back above the former upper boundary of the intermediate term downtrend (green line) and breaks the 50 day moving average (red line), it would reinforce the stock market’s view that the economy’s rate of improvement may be picking up.  If not, it would leave bond investors in direct conflict with stock investors.



            GLD remains in very short term, short term and intermediate term downtrends and below its 50 day moving average.  However, it is nearing the lower boundary of its long term trading range.  Further, if the stock market is correct (i.e. the economy is getting better) and perhaps even more important, if the bond market reverses itself and reinforces the stock market’s scenario, gold should cease being the sick sister of these charts.



            The VIX is collapsing.  It is within short and intermediate term downtrends and well below its 50 day moving average.  It is also drawing near the lower boundary of its long term trading range.  Notice the last time it touched that boundary.

            The fear and greed index (short):





            Stock performance in May and what follows (short):

            What lies beneath the bullish stampede (medium):

            Update on ‘the best stock market indicator ever’ (short):

    Fundamental
    
            Do you have too much invested in US stocks? (short):

            Goldman on what is driving this market (medium):

            News on Stocks in Our Portfolios
 
Economics

   This Week’s Data

   Other

            Update on big four economic indicators (short):

            Ten essential economic truths (medium):

            Despite the positive lead in, even this economic bull is starting to worry (medium):

            Morgan Stanley’s bear case on the economy (medium):

            The economic source problem of the EU (medium):

            More on the ECB’s recent decision (short):

            David Stockman on the ECB moves and the likely outcome (medium and today’s must read):

                Why the economy won’t heal (medium):

            Consumer credit has the fifth largest  monthly jump in history (medium):

Politics

  Domestic

  International

            Thoughts on D Day (short):

            Bank of China raises currency peg (medium):

            Japan prints big first quarter GDP increase (medium):






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