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Ahead of the Curve provides 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 include capital markets, banking, investment analysis, and portfolio management, and he has over 20 years of experience in the above areas, covering the US and Indian markets. He has several publications in the above areas. He currently teaches business and management students at CHRIST University. The views expressed here are his own and should not be construed as advice to buy or sell securities.

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Sunday, 15 July 2018

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning July 16

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2801, 1.50%
Bullish
Bullish
Nifty
11019, 2.29%
Neutral **
Bullish
China Shanghai Index
2831, 3.06%
Bullish
Bullish
Gold
1241, -1.16%
Bearish
Bearish
WTIC Crude
71.01, -3.78%
Bearish
Bearish
Copper
2.78, -1.72%
Bearish
Bearish
Baltic Dry Index
1632, 1.24%
Bullish
Bullish
Euro
1.1693, -0.49%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
112.33, 1.75%
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Transports
10546, 0.69%
Bullish
Bullish
High Yield (ETF)
35.69, 0.37%
Neutral
Neutral
US 10 year Bond Yield
2.83%, 0.00%
Neutral
Neutral
Nyse Summation Index
676, 17.25%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
12.18, -8.90%
Bullish
Bullish
Skew
143
Bearish
Bearish
20 DMA, S and P 500
2753, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2737, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2681, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
10790, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
10733, Above
Neutral
Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty
10478, Above
Neutral
Bullish
India Vix
12.30, -1.13%
Neutral
Bullish
Dollar/Rupee
68.48, -0.39%
Neutral
Neutral


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
10
11
Bearish Indications
4
4
Outlook
Bullish
Bullish
Observation
The S and P 500 and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish.
The markets are close to making secondary tops. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
China – GDP, Australia – Employment data, New Zealand – CPI, Europe - CPI, U.K – Employment data, CPI, Retail sales, U.S – Retail sales, Canada – CPI, Retail sales
*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 july 16


The S and P 500 and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish for the upcoming week. This rally is close to a major secondary top in key asset classes near 2830 on the S and P, 1.20 on the Euro and 11,100 on the Nifty. 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. The critical levels to watch for the week are 2810 (up) and 2790 (down) on the S & P and 11100 (up) and 10900 (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.


Wednesday, 11 July 2018

Mid Week Market Insight

Trump fires yet another salvo in the trade war with China, which should guarantee a recession down the line given all the curve flattening of late. Turkish bonds, lira and stock market still in free fall. A massive collapse in base metals like copper adding to the recessionary case down the line.These and other stories from some of the best asset managers, market commentators, financial analysts and CMT's of today:

Sunday, 8 July 2018

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning July 09

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2760, 1.52%
Bullish
Bullish
Nifty
10773, 0.54%
Neutral **
Bullish
China Shanghai Index
2747, -3.52%
Bearish
Bearish
Gold
1256, 0.10%
Neutral
Neutral
WTIC Crude
73.80, -0.47%
Neutral
Neutral
Copper
2.82, -4.79%
Bearish
Bearish
Baltic Dry Index
1612, 21.29%
Bullish
Bullish
Euro
1.1750, 0.47%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
110.41, -0.18%
Neutral
Neutral
Dow Transports
10474, 1.25%
Bullish
Bullish
High Yield (ETF)
35.56, 0.70%
Bullish
Bullish
US 10 year Bond Yield
2.83%, -0.63%
Bullish
Bullish
Nyse Summation Index
577, 6.62%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
13.37, -16.90%
Bullish
Bullish
Skew
141
Bearish
Bearish
20 DMA, S and P 500
2750, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2724, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2674, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
10756, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
10706, Above
Neutral
Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty
10456, Above
Neutral
Bullish
India Vix
12.44, -3.83%
Neutral
Bullish
Dollar/Rupee
68.75, 0.45%
Neutral
Neutral


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
10
11
Bearish Indications
3
3
Outlook
Bullish
Bullish
Observation
The S and P 500 and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish.
The markets are about to make secondary tops.
On the Horizon
U.S – PPI, CPI, Canada – BOC 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 july 09


The S and P 500 and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish for the upcoming week. This rally should lead to a major secondary top in key asset classes near 2830 on the S and P, 1.20 on the Euro and 11, 100 on the Nifty. 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. The critical levels to watch for the week are 2770 (up) and 2750 (down) on the S & P and 10900 (up) and 10700 (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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