Monday, August 25, 2014

Monday Morning Chartology

The Morning Call

8/25/14

The Market
           
    Technical

       Monday Morning Chartology

            On Friday, the S&P traded back below the upper boundary of its short term trading range.  That negates Thursday’s break and leaves the short term trend in a trading range.  Intermediate term and long term it remains within uptrends.  It is also well above its 50 day moving average.



            The long Treasury continues to perform well.  It closed Friday in a short term uptrend, and intermediate term trading range and above its 50 day moving average.  The bond guys don’t seem worried about the Fed tightening sooner than has been expected.



            GLD rose fractionally on Friday, bouncing off the lower boundary of the developing pennant---a glimmer of hope.  It remained within a short term trading range, an intermediate term downtrend and below its 50 day moving average.



            VIX fell, unusual for a day when stocks are down.  It remains within short and intermediate term downtrends and below its 50 day moving average.



    Fundamental

            The latest from John Hussman (medium):
 
      News on Stocks in Our Portfolios
  
Economics

   This Week’s Data

            The July Chicago Fed National Activity Index came in at .39 versus expectations of .20 and the June reading of .12.

   Other

            What retiring boomers mean to jobs, growth, inflation and the Markets (medium, a bit wonky but a must read):

            The second lien scramble is back (medium):

Politics

  Domestic

  International

            The failures of the war on terror (medium and a must read):








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