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Sunday, 29 September 2019

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning September 30

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2962, -1.01%
Bearish
Bearish
Nifty
11512, 2.11%
Neutral **
Bullish
China Shanghai Index
2932, -2.47%
Bearish
Bearish
Gold
1503, -0.77%
Bearish
Bearish
WTIC Crude
56.17, -3.31%
Bearish
Bearish
Copper
2.60, -0.31%
Neutral
Neutral
Baltic Dry Index
1857, -12.86%
Bearish
Bearish
Euro
1.0940, -0.71%
Bearish
Bearish
Dollar/Yen
107.96, 0.36%
Neutral
Neutral
Dow Transports
10341, -1.08%
Bearish
Bearish
High Yield (Bond)
108.68, -0.40%
Neutral
Neutral
US 10 year Bond Yield
1.69%, -2.00%
Bullish
Bullish
Nyse Summation Index
735, -6.07%
Bearish
Neutral
US Vix
17.22, 12.40%
Bearish
Bearish
Skew
117
Neutral
Neutral
20 DMA, S and P 500
2980, Below
Bearish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2949, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2833, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
11093, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
11113, Above
Neutral
Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty
11247, Above
Neutral
Bullish
India Vix
16.12, 4.64%
Neutral
Bearish
Dollar/Rupee
70.51, -0.80%
Neutral
Bullish


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
3
6
Bearish Indications
10
9
Outlook
Bearish
Bearish
Observation
The S and P 500 fell and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bearish for the week.
The markets are on the verge of a great depression style collapse. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
US – Employment data, UK – GDP, Eurozone – German employment data, CPI, India – RBI rate decision
*Nifty
India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index
Raw Data
Courtesy Stock charts, investing.com
**Neutral
Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral


stock market signals september 30


The S and P 500 fell and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bearish for the upcoming week. QE forever from the FED is about to trigger the deflationary collapse of the century and we have likely made another major top in global equity markets and are failing at resistance. The market has established a major top with non-conformations from the transports, other global indices and commodities and a massive drop in the S and P 500 looks imminent. The trend is about to change from bullish to bearish and the markets are about to get smashed by a strong dollar. Looking for significant under performance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. A 5 year deflationary wave is about to start in key asset classes like the Euro, stocks and commodities amidst a number of bearish divergences and Hindenburg omens. We are on the verge of a multi-year great depression. The markets are still trading well over 3 standard deviations above their long term averages from which corrections usually result. Tail risk has been very high off late as the yield curve inverts. The critical levels to watch for the week are 2975 (up) and 2950 (down) on the S & P 500 and 11600 (up) and 11450 (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, 22 September 2019

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning September 23

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2992, -0.51%
Bearish
Bearish
Nifty
11274, 1.79%
Neutral **
Bullish
China Shanghai Index
3007, -0.82%
Bearish
Bearish
Gold
1524, 1.64%
Bullish
Bullish
WTIC Crude
58.41, 6.49%
Bullish
Bullish
Copper
2.59, -4.04%
Bearish
Bearish
Baltic Dry Index
2131, -7.83%
Bearish
Bearish
Euro
1.1017, -0.52%
Bearish
Bearish
Dollar/Yen
107.57, -0.48%
Neutral
Neutral
Dow Transports
10454, -3.32%
Bearish
Bearish
High Yield (Bond)
109.12, 0.33%
Neutral
Neutral
US 10 year Bond Yield
1.72%, -9.42%
Bullish
Bullish
Nyse Summation Index
782, 12.40%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
15.32, 11.50%
Bearish
Bearish
Skew
118
Neutral
Neutral
20 DMA, S and P 500
2956, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2951, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2825, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
10946, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
11115, Above
Neutral
Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty
11230, Above
Neutral
Bullish
India Vix
15.40, 9.07%
Neutral
Bearish
Dollar/Rupee
71.08, 0.13%
Neutral
Neutral


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
7
7
Bearish Indications
7
8
Outlook
Neutral
Bearish
Observation
The S and P 500 fell and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are mixed for the week.
The markets are on the verge of a great depression style collapse. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
US – GDP
*Nifty
India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index
Raw Data
Courtesy Stock charts, investing.com
**Neutral
Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral


stock market signals september 23


The S and P 500 fell and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are mixed for the upcoming week. QE forever from the FED is about to trigger the deflationary collapse of the century and we have likely made another major top in global equity markets and are failing at resistance. The market has established a major top with non-conformations from the transports, other global indices and commodities and a massive drop in the S and P 500 looks imminent. I don’t buy into the reflation trade for a minute. The trend is about to change from bullish to bearish and the markets are about to get smashed by a strong dollar. Looking for significant under performance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. A 5 year deflationary wave is about to start in key asset classes like the Euro, stocks and commodities amidst a number of bearish divergences and Hindenburg omens. We are on the verge of a multi-year great depression. The markets are still trading well over 3 standard deviations above their long term averages from which corrections usually result. Tail risk has been very high off late as the yield curve inverts. The critical levels to watch for the week are 3005 (up) and 2980 (down) on the S & P 500 and 11350 (up) and 11200 (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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