The Morning Call
4/1/16
The
Market
Technical
The indices
(DJIA 17685, S&P 2059) slipped a bit on a quarter end window dressing day though
both remained within very short term uptrends.
Volume rose but remained low, while breadth weakened but remained mixed. The VIX bounced 3.5%, but stayed within a very
short term downtrend. While it remains
well below its 100 day moving average and within a short term trading range, it
is still close to the 10-12 attractive price range.
The Dow closed
[a] above its 100 day moving average, now support, [b] above its 200 day moving
average, now support, [c] in a short term a trading range {15431-17758}, [c] in
an intermediate term trading range {15842-18295} and [d] in a long term uptrend
{5471-19343}.
The S&P
finished [a] above its 100 day moving average, now support, [b] above its 200
day moving average, now support, [c] within a short term trading range {1867-2081},
[d] in an intermediate term trading range {1867-2134} and [e] in a long term
uptrend {800-2161}.
The long
Treasury rose, finishing above a Fibonacci support level and continuing to form
a very short term uptrend.
GLD rebounded, ending
above its 100 day moving average, in a short term uptrend but is developing a
very short term downtrend.
Bottom line: yesterday’s dip did little to damage the bull
case. Still volume and breadth may not
be as strong as investors would like. However,
until proven otherwise, the assumption, at this point, is that there is a
strong probability that the Averages will successfully challenge the upper
boundaries of their current consolidation range which would, in turn, clear the
way for a run at their all-time highs.
Nevertheless, I do not believe those highs or the upper boundaries of
the indices long term uptrends will be breached.
NYSE
margin debt and the S&P (medium):
Fundamental
Headlines
Two
economic indicators were released yesterday: weekly jobless claims rose more
than anticipated while the March Chicago PMI was much stronger than
expected. That extends the recent positive
trend set by the regional Fed bank manufacturing indices. As you know, manufacturing has been the weakest
segment in the economy over the last year.
We get the ISM manufacturing index today; and if that is a plus, then we
could be seeing a turn in this important part of the economy.
Overseas,
March EU inflation fell, German unemployment was unchanged from February and
S&P put China on its credit watch list.
No help here.
***overnight,
March Chinese manufacturing and services PMI’s were up versus February’s
reading, Japanese business sentiment fell as did the Markit flash manufacturing
PMI, South Korean trade data stunk, the March EU flash manufacturing PMI rose
slightly while the UK PMI declined, March EU consumer prices dropped, Italian
unemployment rose and, drumroll please, Saudi Arabia said that it will only
freeze oil production if Iran joins the effort.
Bottom line: it was a quiet day as institutional investors
wrapped up their end of quarter window dressing. Of course, that means that earnings season
can’t be far away. At the moment, it
seems everyone knows that the numbers aren’t going to be pretty, though I am
not sure if that is just a generalized notion that profits will be
disappointing---but not for ‘my’ stocks.
It does seem a bit inconsistent for earnings to be dropping and the
S&P only three to four percent off its all-time high.
In my opinion,
the current rally represents an excellent opportunity to raise cash reserves by
selling either a portion of your profitable investments and/or sell your
losers.
Fed
confusion (medium):
Is the Fed now
outsourcing policy to the Market? (medium):
Bank
of China now buying stocks. What could
possibly go wrong? (medium):
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The
March Chicago PMI came in at 53.6 versus expectations of 50.3.
March
nonfarm payrolls fell 30,000 versus estimates of a 32,000 decline; unemployment
ticked up to 5.0% from 4.9%.
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