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Ahead of the Curve provides you with analysis and insight into today's global financial markets. The latest news and views from global stock, bond, commodity and FOREX markets are discussed. Rajveer Rawlin is a PhD and received his MBA in finance from the Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, UK. He is an avid market watcher having followed capital markets in the US and India since 1993. His research interests includes areas of Capital Markets, Banking, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management and has over 20 years of experience in the above areas covering the US and Indian Markets. He has several publications in the above areas. The views expressed here are his own and should not be construed as advice to buy or sell securities.

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Sunday 9 September 2018

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning September 10

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2872, -1.03%
Bearish
Bearish
Nifty
11589, -0.78%
Neutral **
Bearish
China Shanghai Index
2702, -0.84%
Bearish
Bearish
Gold
1200, -0.52%
Bearish
Bearish
WTIC Crude
67.75, -2.94%
Bearish
Bearish
Copper
2.62, -1.82%
Bearish
Bearish
Baltic Dry Index
1490, -5.64%
Bearish
Bearish
Euro
1.1571, -0.36%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
110.96, -0.13%
Neutral
Neutral
Dow Transports
11348, 0.39%
Neutral
Neutral
High Yield (ETF)
35.76, -0.19%
Neutral
Neutral
US 10 year Bond Yield
2.94%, 3.12%
Bearish
Bearish
Nyse Summation Index
525, -17.75%
Bearish
Neutral
US Vix
14.88, 15.71%
Bearish
Bearish
Skew
146
Bearish
Bearish
20 DMA, S and P 500
2868, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2827, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2736, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
11550, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
11246, Above
Neutral
Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty
10709, Above
Neutral
Bullish
India Vix
13.89, 10.26%
Neutral
Bearish
Dollar/Rupee
72.05, 1.79%
Neutral
Bearish


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
3
3
Bearish Indications
10
12
Outlook
Bearish
Bearish
Observation
The S and P 500 and the Nifty were down last week. Indicators are bearish.
The markets are confirming secondary tops. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
Japan – GDP, AustraliaEmployment data, GDP, U.S – PPI, CPI, Euro Zone – ECB rate decision, UK – GDP, Employment data, BOE rate decision, Russia – Rate decision
*Nifty
India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index
Raw Data
Courtesy Google finance, Stock charts, investing.com
**Neutral
Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral


stock market signals september 10


The S and P 500 and the Nifty were down last week. Indicators are bearish for the upcoming week. This rally is close to a major secondary top in key asset classes which has already formed in the Euro and commodities. This is going to be followed by a massive selloff most likely a deflationary collapse. Quantitative tightening by the FED is yet to be priced in fully. The markets are still trading well over 3 standard deviations above their long term averages from which corrections usually result. Tail risk is also very high. The critical levels to watch for the week are 2885 (up) and 2860 (down) on the S & P 500 and 11700 (up) and 11500 (down) on the Nifty. A significant breach of the above levels could trigger the next big move in the above markets. You can check out last week’s report for a comparison. Love your thoughts and feedback.


Sunday 2 September 2018

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning September 03

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2902, 0.93%
Bullish
Bullish
Nifty
11681, 1.07%
Neutral **
Bullish
China Shanghai Index
2725, -0.15%
Neutral
Neutral
Gold
1207, -0.54%
Bearish
Bearish
WTIC Crude
69.80, 1.57%
Bullish
Bullish
Copper
2.67, -1.09%
Bearish
Bearish
Baltic Dry Index
1579, -6.95%
Bearish
Bearish
Euro
1.1612, -0.07%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
111.09, -0.07%
Neutral
Neutral
Dow Transports
11304, 0.17%
Neutral
Neutral
High Yield (ETF)
35.83, -0.03%
Neutral
Neutral
US 10 year Bond Yield
2.85%, 0.96%
Bearish
Bearish
Nyse Summation Index
639, 14.20%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
12.86, 7.26%
Bearish
Bearish
Skew
147
Bearish
Bearish
20 DMA, S and P 500
2863, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2815, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2730, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
11506, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
11167, Above
Neutral
Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty
10676, Above
Neutral
Bullish
India Vix
12.60, 1.53%
Neutral
Bearish
Dollar/Rupee
70.78, 1.48%
Neutral
Bearish


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
6
6
Bearish Indications
6
8
Outlook
Neutral
Bearish
Observation
The S and P 500 was and the Nifty were up last week. Indicators are mixed.
The markets are close to making secondary tops. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
Australia – RBA rate decision, GDP, U.S – Employment data, Canada – BOC rate decision, Employment data
*Nifty
India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index
Raw Data
Courtesy Google finance, Stock charts, investing.com
**Neutral
Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral


stock market signals september 03


The S and P 500 and the Nifty were up last week. Indicators are mixed for the upcoming week. This rally is close to a major secondary top in key asset classes which has already formed in the Euro and commodities. This is going to be followed by a massive selloff most likely a deflationary collapse. Quantitative tightening by the FED is yet to be priced in fully. The markets are still trading well over 3 standard deviations above their long term averages from which corrections usually result. Tail risk is also very high. The critical levels to watch for the week are 2915 (up) and 2890 (down) on the S & P 500 and 11750 (up) and 11600 (down) on the Nifty. A significant breach of the above levels could trigger the next big move in the above markets. You can check out last week’s report for a comparison. Love your thoughts and feedback.


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