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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, 21 June 2020

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning June 22

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
3098, 1.86%
Bullish
Bullish
Nifty
10244, 2.72%
Neutral **
Bullish
China Shanghai Index
2968, 1.64%
Bullish
Bullish
Gold
1757, 1.11%
Bullish
Bullish
WTIC Crude
39.83, 9.85%
Bullish
Bullish
Copper
2.61, 0.27%
Neutral
Neutral
Baltic Dry Index
1527, 65.44%
Bullish
Bullish
Euro
1.1177, -0.70%
Bearish
Bearish
Dollar/Yen
106.89, -0.43%
Neutral
Neutral
Dow Transports
9078, -0.05%
Neutral
Neutral
High Yield (Bond ETF)
103.06, 0.76%
Bullish
Bullish
US 10 year Bond Yield
0.69%, -2.25%
Bullish
Bullish
Nyse Summation Index
1038, 1.74%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
35.12, -2.69%
Bullish
Bullish
Skew
125
Neutral
Neutral
20 DMA, S and P 500
3091, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2952, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
3019, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
9832, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
9433, Above
Neutral
Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty
10910, Below
Neutral
Bearish
S & P 500 P/E
22.21
Bearish
Neutral
Nifty P/E
25.49
Neutral
Bearish
India Vix
29.97, -2.78%
Neutral
Bullish
Dollar/Rupee
76.26, 0.28%
Neutral
Neutral


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
12
12
Bearish Indications
2
3
Outlook
Bullish
Bullish
Observation
The S and P and the Nifty fell rallied week. Indicators are bullish for the week.
The markets have begun a great depression style collapse. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
US – GDP, China – POBC 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


stock market signals june 22


The S and P 500 and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators have flipped bullish for the coming week, but the recent rally is coming to an end. After extreme euphoria for the indices a highly probable selloff to the 2700 area is emerging on the S and P, and 8500 should arrive on the Nifty in the next two weeks. The markets are very close to an epic melt down and the SPX is headed to 1800 in the long term. The markets are overvalued, overbought and out of touch with economic realities. Long term, the epic meltdown is set to continue resulting in a 5 year plus bear market with lot lower levels maybe as low as 800 on the S and P. QE forever from the FED is about to trigger the deflationary collapse of the century and we have made a major top in global equity markets. The market is looking like the short of a life time with non-conformations from the transports, other global indices and commodities. High valuations continue. The breakdown in Crude and the Euro is a precursor to yet another massive drop in the S and P 500. The recent global virus epidemic (black swan) is likely to dent global GDP significantly and usher in a depression much faster than most think. The trend has changed from bullish to bearish and the markets are getting smashed by a strong dollar. Looking for significant under performance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. A 5 year deflationary wave has started in key asset classes like the Euro, stocks and commodities amidst a number of bearish divergences and over stretched valuations. We are entering a multi-year great depression. 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 as the yield curve inverts into a recession. The critical levels to watch for the week are 3110 (up) and 3085 (down) on the S & P 500 and 10300 (up) and 10150 (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. Here's the outlook from@JoeFriday_714:

Sunday, 14 June 2020

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning June 15

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
3041, -4.78%
Bearish
Bearish
Nifty
9973, -1.67%
Neutral **
Bearish
China Shanghai Index
2920, -0.38%
Neutral
Neutral
Gold
1738, 3.24%
Bullish
Bullish
WTIC Crude
36.48, -7.76%
Bearish
Bearish
Copper
2.62, 2.37%
Bullish
Bullish
Baltic Dry Index
839, 23.56%
Bullish
Bullish
Euro
1.1256, -0.27%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
107.36, -2.03%
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Transports
9082, -8.01%
Bearish
Bearish
High Yield (Bond ETF)
102.28, -2.23%
Bearish
Bearish
US 10 year Bond Yield
0.71%, -21.13%
Bullish
Bullish
Nyse Summation Index
1020, 19.30%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
36.09, 47.19%
Bearish
Bearish
Skew
134
Neutral
Neutral
20 DMA, S and P 500
3048, Below
Bearish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2903, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
3014, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
9585, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
8284, Above
Neutral
Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty
10934, Below
Neutral
Bearish
S & P 500 P/E
21.81
Bearish
Neutral
Nifty P/E
24.08
Neutral
Bearish
India Vix
30.82, 7.47%
Neutral
Bearish
Dollar/Rupee
76.05, 0.65%
Neutral
Bearish


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
7
6
Bearish Indications
8
11
Outlook
Bearish
Bearish
Observation
The S and P and the Nifty fell last week. Indicators are bearish for the week.
The markets have begun a great depression style collapse. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
Eurozone – CPI, UK – Employment data, CPI, BOE rate decision, US – CPI, Japan – BOJ 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


stock market signals june 15


The S and P 500 and the Nifty fell last week. Indicators are bearish for the coming week. After extreme euphoria for the indices a highly probable selloff to the 2700 area is emerging on the S and P, and 8500 should arrive on the Nifty the next two weeks. The markets are very close to an epic melt down and the SPX is headed to 1800 in the long term. The markets are overvalued, overbought and out of touch with economic realities. Long term, the epic meltdown is set to continue resulting in a 5 year plus bear market with lot lower levels maybe as low as 800 on the S and P. QE forever from the FED is about to trigger the deflationary collapse of the century and we have made a major top in global equity markets. The market is looking like the short of a life time with non-conformations from the transports, other global indices and commodities. High valuations continue. The breakdown in Crude and the Euro is a precursor to yet another massive drop in the S and P 500. The recent global virus epidemic (black swan) is likely to dent global GDP significantly and usher in a depression much faster than most think. The trend has changed from bullish to bearish and the markets are getting smashed by a strong dollar. Looking for significant under performance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. A 5 year deflationary wave has started in key asset classes like the Euro, stocks and commodities amidst a number of bearish divergences and over stretched valuations. We are entering a multi-year great depression. 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 as the yield curve inverts into a recession. The critical levels to watch for the week are 3055 (up) and 3030 (down) on the S & P 500 and 10050 (up) and 9900 (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. Finally a technical outlook from @JoeFriday714:




Saturday, 6 June 2020

Markets - A look ahead

This week I am not doing my regular post. Instead I am sharing a video that takes a look at some key asset classes. The S & P is likely making an euphoric top near its broadening top at 3240, the bottom of that channel is 2200. So the in between level of 2700 may come very fast. The Nifty is likely to find resistance at its 200 WMA near 10350.  Let me know your thoughts:

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