Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning December 02

 

Asset Class	Weekly Level / Change	Implication for S & P 500	Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500	6032, 1.06%	Bullish	Bullish
Nifty	24131, 0.94%	Neutral **	Bullish
China Shanghai Index	3327, 1.81%	Bullish	Bullish
Gold	2681, -1.61%	Bearish	Bearish
WTIC Crude	68, -4.55%	Bearish	Bearish
Copper	4.14, 0.51%	Bullish	Bullish
CRB Index	287, -1.02%	Bearish	Bearish
Baltic Dry Index	1354, -11.91%	Bearish	Bearish
Euro	1.0575, 1.52%	Bullish	Bullish
Dollar/Yen	149.75, -3.22%	Bearish	Bearish
Dow Transports	17619, 1.45%	Bullish	Neutral
Corporate Bonds (ETF)	110.55, 1.98%	Bullish	Bullish
High Yield Bonds (ETF)	97.36, 0.73%	Bullish	Bullish
US 10-year Bond Yield	4.18%, -5.30%	Bullish	Bullish
NYSE Summation Index	353, 63%	Bullish	Neutral
US Vix	13.51, -11.35%	Bullish	Neutral
S & P 500 Skew	168	Bearish	Neutral
CNN Fear & Greed Index	Greed	Bearish	Neutral
Nifty MMI Index	Fear	Neutral	Bullish
20 DMA, S & P 500	5930, Above	Bullish	Neutral
50 DMA, S & P 500	5838, Above	Bullish	Neutral
200 DMA, S & P 500	5455, Above	Bullish	Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty	23983, Above	Neutral	Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty	24688, Below	Neutral	Bearish
200 DMA, Nifty	23633, Above	Neutral	Bullish
S & P 500 P/E	30.89	Bearish	Neutral
Nifty P/E	22.20	Neutral	Bearish
India Vix	14.43, -10.39%	Neutral	Bullish
Dollar/Rupee	84.56, 0.16%	Neutral	Neutral
Overall	S & P 500	Nifty
Bullish Indications	13	12
Bearish Indications	8	7
Outlook	Bullish	Bullish
Observation	The S&P and the Nifty rose last week. Indicators are bullish for the week. Markets are topping. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon	India – RBI rate decision, US – Employment data
*Nifty	India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index
Raw Data	Data courtesy stockcharts.com, investing.com, multpl.com, nseindia.com, tickertape.in
**Neutral	Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral

 

The S&P and the Nifty rose last week. Indicators are bullish for the week. Markets are topping. We are transitioning from an inflationary regime to a deflationary one. The sentiment is greedy, and risk-reward is poor at these levels. Carry trade liquidation may resume even as we enter a seasonally strong period. The Nifty has corrected from recent highs and will likely underperform.

The past week saw US equity markets rise. Most emerging markets were unchanged even as interest rates fell. Transports rose. The Baltic dry index fell. The dollar fell. Commodities fell. Valuations are expensive, market breadth rebounded, and the sentiment is greedy. Fear (S&P 500) abated.

After this rally, a currency crisis should resume and push risky assets to new lows. Despite the recent inflationary spike, deflation is in the air, and bonds are telegraphing just that. It 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 significant support is a likely catalyst.

The S&P 500 is at all-time highs. We have bounced 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 as earnings growth peaks. The Fed has aggressively tightened into a recession. Deflationary busts often begin after major inflationary scares. After correcting significantly, the market has made new highs, and more is left on the downside. The Dollar, commodities, and bond yields are flashing significant warning signs.

Global yield curves have steepened after inverting significantly, reflecting a major economic slowdown. The recent steepening of the yield curve, within an inverted context, with rates falling, is a precursor to the next recession, and the riskiest assets will underperform going forward under such conditions. 

The critical levels to watch for the week are 6045 (up) and 6020 (down) on the S&P 500 and 24250 (up) and 24000 (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 again and likely be a sell on every rise. Gold increasingly looks like the asset class to own over the next decade. (Gold exploded almost eight times higher over the decade following the dot-com bust in 2000. 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.