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Sunday, 11 November 2018

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning November 12

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2781, 2.13%
Bullish
Bullish
Nifty
10585, 0.31%
Neutral **
Neutral
China Shanghai Index
2599, -2.90%
Bearish
Bearish
Gold
1209, -2.00%
Bearish
Bearish
WTIC Crude
60.19, -4.67%
Bearish
Bearish
Copper
2.68, -4.36%
Bearish
Bearish
Baltic Dry Index
1147, -21.28%
Bearish
Bearish
Euro
1.1338, -0.45%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
113.78, 0.52%
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Transports
10517, 1.46%
Bullish
Bullish
High Yield (ETF)
35.14, 0.00%
Neutral
Neutral
US 10 year Bond Yield
3.19%, -0.78%
Bullish
Bullish
Nyse Summation Index
-451, 36.10%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
17.36, -11.02%
Bullish
Bullish
Skew
120
Neutral
Neutral
20 DMA, S and P 500
2741, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2829, Below
Bearish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2763, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
10360, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
10880, Below
Neutral
Bearish
200 DMA, Nifty
10760, Below
Neutral
Bearish
India Vix
17.76, -2.55%
Neutral
Bullish
Dollar/Rupee
72.62, -0.33%
Neutral
Neutral


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
8
7
Bearish Indications
6
7
Outlook
Bullish
Neutral
Observation
The S and P 500 and the Nifty were up last week. Indicators are mixed for the week.
The markets are indicating a major trend change. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
Australia – Employment data, Japan – GDP, US CPI, UK – Employment data, CPI, Euro Zone – German GDP, CPI
*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 november 12


The S and P 500 and the Nifty were up last week. Indicators are mixed for the upcoming week. The oversold bounce in global markets has likely stalled out near the declining 200 DMA’s and the trend is changing from bullish to bearish. Looking for significant under performance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. A major top has been established in key asset classes like the Euro, stocks and commodities amidst a number of bearish divergences and Hindenburg omens. This is going to be followed by a massive selloff and most likely a deflationary collapse. 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. Tail risk has been very high off late. The critical levels to watch for the week are 2790 (up) and 2770 (down) on the S & P 500 and 10700 (up) and 10500 (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.

Saturday, 3 November 2018

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning November 05

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2723, 2.42%
Bullish
Bullish
Nifty
10553, 5.21%
Neutral **
Bullish
China Shanghai Index
2677, 2.99%
Bullish
Bullish
Gold
1233, -0.20%
Neutral
Neutral
WTIC Crude
63.14, -6.58%
Bearish
Bearish
Copper
2.81, 2.41%
Bullish
Bullish
Baltic Dry Index
1470, -3.23%
Bearish
Bearish
Euro
1.1388, -0.30%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
113.19, 1.23%
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Transports
10366, 4.02%
Bullish
Bullish
High Yield (ETF)
35.14, 0.63%
Bullish
Bullish
US 10 year Bond Yield
3.21%, 4.45%
Bearish
Bearish
Nyse Summation Index
-706, 1.22%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
19.51, -19.25%
Bullish
Bullish
Skew
116
Neutral
Neutral
20 DMA, S and P 500
2748, Below
Bearish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2841, Below
Bearish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2765, Below
Bearish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
10326, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
10941, Below
Neutral
Bearish
200 DMA, Nifty
10762, Below
Neutral
Bearish
India Vix
18.23, -5.21%
Neutral
Bullish
Dollar/Rupee
72.86, -0.31%
Neutral
Neutral


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
8
9
Bearish Indications
6
5
Outlook
Bullish
Bullish
Observation
The S and P 500 and the Nifty rebounded last week. Indicators are bullish for the week.
The markets are indicating a major trend change. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
Australia – RBA rate decision, New Zealand – RBNZ rate decision, Employment data, US Midterm elections, FOMC rate decision, PPI, UK – GDP
*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 november 05


The S and P 500 and the Nifty rebounded last week. Indicators are bullish for the upcoming week. The oversold bounce in global markets will likely stall out near the declining 200 DMA’s and the trend is changing from bullish to bearish. Looking for significant under performance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. A major top has been established in key asset classes like the Euro, stocks and commodities amidst a number of bearish divergences and Hindenburg omens. This is going to be followed by a massive selloff and most likely a deflationary collapse. 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. Tail risk has been very high off late. The critical levels to watch for the week are 2735 (up) and 2710 (down) on the S & P 500 and 10650 (up) and 10450 (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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