Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning August 29

 

Indicator	Weekly Level / Change	Implication for S & P 500	Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500	4058, - 4.04%	Bearish	Bearish
Nifty	17559, - 1.12%	Neutral **	Bearish
China Shanghai Index	3236, - 0.67%	Bearish	Bearish
Gold	1751, - 0.69%	Bearish	Bearish
WTIC Crude	92.97, 2.42%	Bullish	Bullish
Copper	3.70, 1.09%	Bullish	Bullish
Baltic Dry Index	1082, - 15.40%	Bearish	Bearish
Euro	0.9964, - 0.70%	Bearish	Bullish
Dollar/Yen	137.54, 0.45%	Neutral	Neutral
Dow Transports	14380, - 2.65%	Bearish	Bearish
Corporate Bonds (ETF)	111.11, - 0.44%	Neutral	Neutral
High Yield Bonds (ETF)	93.59, - 1.57%	Bearish	Bearish
US 10-year Bond Yield	3.03%, 1.45%	Bearish	Bearish
NYSE Summation Index	611, - 26%	Bearish	Neutral
US Vix	25.56, 24.08%	Bearish	Bearish
Skew	125	Neutral	Neutral
CNN Fear & Greed	Fear	Bullish	Bullish
20 DMA, S & P 500	4184, Below	Bearish	Neutral
50 DMA, S & P 500	3996, Above	Bullish	Neutral
200 DMA, S & P 500	4307, Below	Bearish	Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty	17530, Above	Neutral	Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty	16607, Above	Neutral	Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty	16979, Above	Neutral	Bullish
S & P 500 P/E	20.50	Bearish	Neutral
Nifty P/E	20.96	Neutral	Bearish
India Vix	18.22, -0.38%	Neutral	Neutral
Dollar/Rupee	79.96, 0.05%	Neutral	Neutral
Overall	S & P 500	Nifty
Bullish Indications	4	7
Bearish Indications	13	10
Outlook	Bearish	Bearish
Observation	The S and P and the Nifty fell last week. Indicators are bearish for the week. The markets are failing at resistance. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon	US – Employment data,  Eurozone – German Employment data, CPI
*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 and the Nifty fell last week. Indicators are bearish for the week. We have hit resistance near the 200 DMA on the S & P and the sell-off is likely to continue. The past week saw a strong sell-off in global markets, following a rise in the dollar which is close to its yearly highs. The Baltic dry index has absolutely cratered the last few weeks. Interest rates continue to rise. Volatility spiked. Copper and oil rebounded in a largely counter-trend move.

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 below the 200 DMA and just failed at this important mark, after spending a very long time above it, and its 200 DMA is declining. Monthly MACDs on most global markets are still negative. This spells trouble and opens up significant downside risk ahead.

We have got bounces without capitulation. This 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 Dollar, commodities, and bond yields are continuing to flash major warning signs despite the recent counter-trend move up. 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 4070 (up) and 4045 (down) on the S & P 500 and 17650 (up) and 17450 (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 will get 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.