Monday, December 15, 2014

Monday Morning Chartology

The Morning Call

12/15/14

The Market
           
    Technical

        Monday Morning Chartology

            The S&P closed Friday within uptrends across all timeframes.  That said, the pin action suggests that we should be looking for support levels.  The three most visible for the S&P right now is the 50 day moving average (wiggly red line)---which the S&P basically closed right on Friday.  The purple line is at circa 1902.  The 200 day moving average is circa 1944.  Of course, these all exist within the confines of all the uptrends; so the break of any of them would not be catastrophic a technical development.



            The long Treasury finished above the upper boundary of its intermediate term trading range for the third day.  A close above it today would reset that trend to an uptrend.  Meanwhile, TLT is within very short term and short term uptrends and above its 50 day moving average.  The bond guys are telling us that either an economic slowdown is coming or that a crisis is coming overseas.



            GLD rose Friday, ending within a very short term uptrend, a short term trading range, an intermediate term downtrend, a long term trading range and above its 50 day moving average.  GLD buyers are also suggesting that there could be trouble in River City.



            The VIX was up big again on Friday, finishing within a short term trading range and intermediate term downtrend and above its 50 day moving average.  It is now near the top end of a trading range going back more than a year.  That argues that stocks are near a bottom.



    Fundamental

            Abe won the elections by a landslide---so QEInfinity rolls on and I now officially have no sympathy for the Japanese workingman.  The Fed meets this week with rumors of a change in language to indicate an early move to raise interest rates.
 
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