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Monday 25 July 2022

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning July 25

 

Indicator

Weekly Level / Change

Implication for

S & P 500

Implication for Nifty*

S & P 500

3962, 2.55%

Bullish

Bullish

Nifty

16719, 4.18%

Neutral **

Bullish

China Shanghai Index

3270, 1.30%

Bullish

Bullish

Gold

1725, 1.27%

Bullish

Bullish

WTIC Crude

95.09, - 2.56%

Bearish

Bearish

Copper

3.32, 2.41%

Bullish

Bullish

Baltic Dry Index

2146, - 0.19%

Neutral

Neutral

Euro

1.0213, 1.25%

Bullish

Bullish

Dollar/Yen

136.10, - 1.75%

Bearish

Bearish

Dow Transports

13811, 4.53%

Bullish

Bullish

Corporate Bonds (ETF)

113.63, 1.61%

Bullish

Bullish

High Yield Bonds (ETF)

94.80, 2.02%

Bullish

Bullish

US 10-year Bond Yield

2.75%, - 5.95%

Bullish

Bullish

NYSE Summation Index

-159, 60%

Bullish

Neutral

US Vix

23.03, - 4.95%

Bullish

Bullish

Skew

119

Neutral

Neutral

CNN Fear & Greed

Fear

Bullish

Bullish

20 DMA, S & P 500

3868, Above

Bullish

Neutral

50 DMA, S & P 500

3919, Above

Bullish

Neutral

200 DMA, S & P 500

4355, Below

Bearish

Neutral

20 DMA, Nifty

16085, Above

Neutral

Bullish

50 DMA, Nifty

16070, Above

Neutral

Bullish

200 DMA, Nifty

17050, Below

Neutral

Bearish

S & P 500 P/E

20.02

Bearish

Neutral

Nifty P/E

20.55

Neutral

Bearish

India Vix

16.65, - 5.38%

Neutral

Bullish

Dollar/Rupee

79.88, 0.15%

Neutral

Neutral

 

 

Overall

 

 

S & P 500

 

 

Nifty

 

Bullish Indications

15

15

Bearish Indications

4

4

Outlook

Bullish

Bullish

Observation

The S and P and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish for the week.

The markets are correcting. Watch those stops.

On the Horizon

US – FOMC rate decision, GDP, Eurozone – CPI, German employment data, German GDP

*Nifty

India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index

Raw Data

Courtesy Stock charts, investing.com, multpl.com, NSE

**Neutral

Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral

 


The S and P 500 and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish for the week.  The upcoming currency crisis should push risky assets to new lows across the board. Deflation is in the air despite the recent inflationary spike and the Chinese Yuan, Euro, government bonds, and commodities are telegraphing just that. Feels like a 2000-style recession trade has begun, with a decline in risk assets across the board. (My views don’t matter, kindly pay attention to the levels).

The S&P 500 is well below the 200 DMA, after spending a very long time above it, and its 200 DMA is decliningMonthly MACDs on most global markets have gone negative after a long time. This spells trouble and opens up significant downside risk ahead.

We have got bounces without capitulationThis suggests the lows may not be in and the regime is changing from buying the dip to selling the rip. We may get a final flush down soon. Risky assets are breaking to the downside across the board. Downward earnings revisions are likely soon.

The Fed is aggressively tightening into a recession. Tail risk while moderating is still high.  Deflationary busts often begin after major inflationary scares. The market has corrected significantly and more is left on the downside.

The transports are leading the next decline. The Dollar, market breadth, and bond yields are continuing to flash major warning signs despite the recent counter-trend move. The epic correction signal occurred with retail, hedge funds, and speculators all in, in the recent melt-up in January, suggesting a major top is in. The moment of reckoning is here.  Technicals are tracking fundamentals and have recently turned bearish. With extremely high valuations, a crash is on the menu. Extremely low volatility suggests complacency and downside ahead.

We rallied 46% right after the Great Depression (the 1930s) first collapse and we have rallied over 120% in our most recent rally of the lows in the last 2-year period. After extreme euphoria for the indices, a highly probable selloff to the 3500 area is emerging on the S and P, and 14000 should arrive on the Nifty in the next few months. The FED is repeating the Japan experiment and the 3 lost decades in Japan (1989-2019) are set to repeat across the globe. 

The trend has changed from bullish to bearish and the markets are getting a reality check and getting smashed by rising rates and a strong dollar. Looking for significant underperformance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. Yield curves are about to invert yet again reflecting a major upcoming recession. 

The critical levels to watch for the week are 3975 (up) and 3950 (down) on the S & P 500 and 16800 (up) and 16650 (down) on the Nifty. A significant breach of the above levels could trigger the next big move in the above markets.  High beta / P/E is getting torched yet again and will likely prove to be a sell on every rise. Gold is increasingly looking like the asset class to own in the upcoming decade despite the recent selloff. You can check out last week’s report for a comparison. Love your thoughts and feedback.

 

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My belief is that stocks are relatively overvalued compared to bonds and attractive buying opportunities can come along after 1-2 years. In a deflationary scenario no asset class does well other than U.S bonds, the U.S dollar and the Japanese yen, so better to be safe than sorry with high quality government bonds and fixed deposits. Cash is the king always. Of course this varies with the person's age.