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Monday 17 April 2023

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning April 17

 

Asset Class

Weekly Level / Change

Implication for S & P 500

Implication for Nifty*

S & P 500

4138, 0.79%

Bullish

Bullish

Nifty

17828, 1.30%

Neutral **

Bullish

China Shanghai Index

3338, 0.32%

Neutral

Neutral

Gold

2018, -0.39%

Neutral

Neutral

WTIC Crude

82.43, 2.14%

Bullish

Bullish

Copper

4.12, 2.55%

Bullish

Bullish

CRB Index

276, 1.55%

Bullish

Bullish

Baltic Dry Index

1435, -4.78%

Bearish

Bearish

Euro

1.0995, 0.90%

Bullish

Bullish

Dollar/Yen

133.79, 1.26%

Bullish

Bullish

Dow Transports

14247, 2.01%

Bullish

Bullish

Corporate Bonds (ETF)

109.39, -0.85%

Bearish

Bearish

High Yield Bonds (ETF)

92.38, 0.53%

Bullish

Bullish

US 10-year Bond Yield

3.52%, 2.99%

Bearish

Bearish

NYSE Summation Index

216, 1394%

Bullish

Neutral

US Vix

17.07, -7.23%

Bullish

Bullish

Skew

135

Neutral

Neutral

CNN Fear & Greed Index

Greed

Bearish

Bearish

20 DMA, S & P 500

4044, Above

Bullish

Neutral

50 DMA, S & P 500

4034, Above

Bullish

Neutral

200 DMA, S & P 500

3950, Above

Bullish

Neutral

20 DMA, Nifty

17265, Above

Neutral

Bullish

50 DMA, Nifty

17508, Above

Neutral

Bullish

200 DMA, Nifty

17546, Above

Neutral

Bullish

S & P 500 P/E

22.12

Bearish

Neutral

Nifty P/E

20.99

Neutral

Bearish

India Vix

11.91, 0.93%

Neutral

Bearish

Dollar/Rupee

81.85, -0.02%

Neutral

Neutral

 

 

Overall

 

 

S & P 500

 

 

Nifty

 

Bullish Indications

13

13

Bearish Indications

5

6

Outlook

Bullish

Bullish

Observation

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

The markets are back at resistance. Watch those stops.

On the Horizon

Eurozone – CPI, UK – Employment data, CPI, China – GDP, PBOC rate decision

*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&P 500 and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish for the week. We are back above resistance near the 50 and 200 DMAs on the S&P 500, as we transition from an inflationary regime to a deflationary collapse. The Nifty is above resistance near its 20 WMA near 17800. The current market is tracking closely the 1973/2008 moves down in the S&P 500, implying a panic low right ahead in the upcoming months (My views do not matter, kindly pay attention to the levels). A dollar rebound from major support is a likely catalyst.

The past week saw a rally in US equity markets. Most emerging markets were up, despite a rise in interest rates. Transports rallied. The Baltic dry index fell. The dollar fell. Commodities rose. Valuations are quite expensive, market breadth improved, and the sentiment is now bullish. Fear has cooled off again, despite possible contagion risk from bank failures. The sudden steepening of the yield curve, with rates falling, is a precursor to the next recession, and most risky assets will underperform going forward under such conditions.

The recent currency crisis should resume and push risky assets to new lows across the board. Deflation is in the air despite the recent inflationary spike and bonds are telegraphing just that. Feels like a 2008-style recession trade has begun, with a potential decline in risk assets across the board.

The S&P 500 is encountering resistance near its recent highs. Monthly MACDs on most global markets are still negative. This spells trouble and opens significant downside risk ahead. We have got bounces from recent lows without capitulation. This suggests the lows may not be in and the regime has changed from buying the dip to selling the rip. We may get a final flush down soon. Risky assets should continue breaking to the downside across the board, as downward earnings revisions are underway.

The Fed is aggressively tightening into a recession. 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 recent countertrend moves.

The epic correction signal occurred with retail, hedge funds, and speculators all in, in January 2022, suggesting a major top is in. The moment of reckoning is here. With extremely high valuations, a crash is on the menu. Low volatility suggests complacency and downside ahead.

We rallied 46% right after the Great Depression (the 1930s) first collapse and we rallied over 120% in our most recent rally of the COVID-19 lows. After extreme euphoria for the indices, a highly probable selloff to the 3300 area is emerging on the S&P 500, and 15000 should arrive on the Nifty in the next few months. The Nifty which is catching up with other assets on the downside.

The trend has changed from bullish to bearish and markets risk getting a reality check, and smashed by contagion risk from an economic slowdown and a strong dollar. Global yield curves have inverted significantly reflecting a major upcoming recession. Looking for significant underperformance in the Nifty going forward on challenging macros.

The critical levels to watch for the week are 4150 (up) and 4125 (down) on the S&P 500 and 17900 (up) and 17750 (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 (though technically overbought in the short term) is increasingly looking like the asset class to own in the upcoming decade. You can check out last week’s report for a comparison. Love your thoughts and feedback.

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