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Monday, 28 August 2023

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning August 28

 

Asset Class

Weekly Level / Change

Implication for S & P 500

Implication for Nifty*

S & P 500

4406, 0.82%

Bullish

Bullish

Nifty

19266, -0.23%

Neutral **

Neutral

China Shanghai Index

3064, -2.17%

Bearish

Bearish

Gold

1943, 1.40%

Bullish

Bullish

WTIC Crude

80.05, -1.48%

Bearish

Bearish

Copper

3.78, 2.10%

Bullish

Bullish

CRB Index

278, 0.99%

Bullish

Bullish

Baltic Dry Index

1080, -12.69%

Bearish

Bearish

Euro

1.0796, -0.64%

Bearish

Bearish

Dollar/Yen

146.46, 0.75%

Bullish

Bullish

Dow Transports

15615, -0.55%

Bearish

Bearish

Corporate Bonds (ETF)

104.96, 0.83%

Bullish

Bullish

High Yield Bonds (ETF)

91.51, 0.74%

Bullish

Bullish

US 10-year Bond Yield

4.23%, -0.46%

Neutral

Neutral

NYSE Summation Index

-71, -132%

Bearish

Neutral

US Vix

15.68, -9.36%

Bullish

Bullish

Skew

132

Neutral

Neutral

CNN Fear & Greed Index

Neutral

Neutral

Neutral

20 DMA, S & P 500

4458, Below

Bearish

Neutral

50 DMA, S & P 500

4460, Below

Bearish

Neutral

200 DMA, S & P 500

4145, Above

Bullish

Neutral

20 DMA, Nifty

19490, Below

Neutral

Bearish

50 DMA, Nifty

19375, Below

Neutral

Bearish

200 DMA, Nifty

18346, Above

Neutral

Bullish

S & P 500 P/E

25.15

Bearish

Neutral

Nifty P/E

21.98

Neutral

Bearish

India Vix

12.08, -0.49%

Neutral

Neutral

Dollar/Rupee

82.53, -0.74%

Neutral

Bullish

 

 

Overall

 

 

S & P 500

 

 

Nifty

 

Bullish Indications

9

10

Bearish Indications

9

8

 

Outlook

Neutral

Bullish

Observation

 

The S&P 500 rallied and the Nifty was unchanged week. Indicators are mixed for the week.

Markets are correcting. Watch those stops.

On the Horizon

Eurozone – German CPI, CPI,  US – GDP, Employment data

*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 rose and the Nifty was unchanged last week. Indicators are mixed for the week. Markets are still oversold, so the bounce is likely to continue early this week. We are correcting from recent highs on the S&P 500, as we transition from an inflationary regime to a deflationary collapse. The Nifty is also correcting from its life highs.

The past week saw US equity markets rise. Most emerging markets rose, as interest rates were little changed. Transports fell. The Baltic dry index fell. The dollar rose. Commodities rose. Valuations continue to be quite expensive, market breadth fell, and the sentiment is now neutral. Fear moderated this week, as a possible reality check from a FED Pivot looms.

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 for a decline in risk assets across the board. The current market is tracking closely the 2000 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 S&P 500 is encountering resistance near its recent highs. 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 has aggressively tightened into a recession. Deflationary busts often begin after major inflationary scares. The market has rebounded after correcting significantly, and more is left on the downside. The Dollar, commodities, and bond yields are continuing to flash major warning signs.

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 3800 area is emerging on the S&P 500, and 17000 should arrive on the Nifty in the next few months.

Global yield curves have inverted significantly reflecting a major upcoming recession. The recent steepening of the yield curve, within an inverted context, with rates falling, is a precursor to the next recession, and most risky assets will underperform going forward under such conditions. Looking for significant underperformance in the Nifty going forward on challenging macros.

The critical levels to watch for the week are 4420 (up) and 4395 (down) on the S&P 500 and 19350 (up) and 19200 (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 over the next decade, though the 2000 level could act as short-term resistance. (Gold exploded almost 8 times higher over the decade following the dot-com bust in 2000, just imagine what would happen when this AI bubble bursts? following the recent crypto bubble burst) You can check out last week’s report for a comparison. Love your thoughts and feedback.

 

 

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