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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 September 2019

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

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
3007, 0.96%
Bullish
Bullish
Nifty
11076, 1.18%
Neutral **
Bullish
China Shanghai Index
3031, 1.05%
Bullish
Bullish
Gold
1496, -1.29%
Bearish
Bearish
WTIC Crude
54.80, -3.04%
Bearish
Bearish
Copper
2.70, 2.66%
Bullish
Bullish
Baltic Dry Index
2312, -6.09%
Bearish
Bearish
Euro
1.1075, 0.42%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
108.09, 1.08%
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Transports
10814, 4.96%
Bullish
Bullish
High Yield (Bond)
108.75, -0.07%
Neutral
Neutral
US 10 year Bond Yield
1.90%, 21.84%
Bearish
Bearish
Nyse Summation Index
696, 52.43%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
13.74, -8.40%
Bullish
Bullish
Skew
118
Neutral
Neutral
20 DMA, S and P 500
2933, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2950, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2819, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
10968, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
11205, Below
Neutral
Bearish
200 DMA, Nifty
11223, Below
Neutral
Bearish
India Vix
14.12, -13.24%
Neutral
Bullish
Dollar/Rupee
70.99, -0.92%
Neutral
Bullish


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
10
10
Bearish Indications
4
6
Outlook
Bullish
Bullish
Observation
The S and P 500 and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish for the week.
The markets are on the verge of a great depression style collapse. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
US – FOMC rate decision, UK - CPI, BOE rate decision, Eurozone – CPI, Japan - BOJ rate decision
*Nifty
India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index
Raw Data
Courtesy Stock charts, investing.com
**Neutral
Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral


stock market signals september 16


The S and P 500 and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish for the upcoming week. QE forever from the FED is about to trigger the deflationary collapse of the century and we have likely made another major top in global equity markets and are failing at resistance. The market has established a major top with non-conformations from the transports, other global indices and commodities and a massive drop in the S and P 500 looks imminent. I don’t buy into the reflation trade for a minute. The trend is about to change from bullish to bearish and the markets are about to get smashed by a strong dollar. Looking for significant under performance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. A 5 year deflationary wave is about to start in key asset classes like the Euro, stocks and commodities amidst a number of bearish divergences and Hindenburg omens. We are on the verge of 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. The critical levels to watch for the week are 3020 (up) and 2995 (down) on the S & P 500 and 11150 (up) and 11000 (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.



Sunday, 8 September 2019

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

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2979, 1.79%
Bullish
Bullish
Nifty
10946, -0.70%
Neutral **
Bearish
China Shanghai Index
3000, 3.93%
Bullish
Bullish
Gold
1515, -1.48%
Bearish
Bearish
WTIC Crude
56.70, 3.47%
Bullish
Bullish
Copper
2.63, 3.10%
Bullish
Bullish
Baltic Dry Index
2462, 3.53%
Bullish
Bullish
Euro
1.1030, 0.35%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
106.92, 0.57%
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Transports
10303, 1.74%
Bullish
Bullish
High Yield (Bond)
108.83, 0.01%
Neutral
Neutral
US 10 year Bond Yield
1.56%, 4.07%
Bearish
Bearish
Nyse Summation Index
457, 46.23%
Bullish
Neutral
US Vix
15.00, -20.97%
Bullish
Bullish
Skew
119
Neutral
Neutral
20 DMA, S and P 500
2905, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2947, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2810, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
10959, Below
Neutral
Bearish
50 DMA, Nifty
11270, Below
Neutral
Bearish
200 DMA, Nifty
11216, Below
Neutral
Bearish
India Vix
16.28, -0.05%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Rupee
71.65, 0.27%
Neutral
Neutral


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
12
8
Bearish Indications
2
6
Outlook
Bullish
Bullish
Observation
The S and P 500 was up and the Nifty fell last week. Indicators are bullish for the week.
The markets are on the verge of a great depression style collapse. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon
US – PPI, CPI, UK-GDP, Employment data, Eurozone – ECB rate decision, Japan - GDP
*Nifty
India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index
Raw Data
Courtesy Stock charts, investing.com
**Neutral
Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral


stock market signals september 09


The S and P 500 was up and the Nifty fell last week. Indicators are bullish for the upcoming week. QE forever from the FED is about to trigger the deflationary collapse of the century and we have likely made another major top in global equity markets and are failing at resistance. The market has established a major top with non-conformations from the transports, other global indices and commodities and a 200 point drop in the S and P 500 looks imminent. The trend is about to change from bullish to bearish and the markets are about to get smashed by a strong dollar. Looking for significant under performance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. A 5 year deflationary wave is about to start in key asset classes like the Euro, stocks and commodities amidst a number of bearish divergences and Hindenburg omens. We are on the verge of 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. The critical levels to watch for the week are 2990 (up) and 2970 (down) on the S & P 500 and 110500 (up) and 10850 (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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