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Monday, 15 April 2024

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

 

Asset Class

Weekly Level / Change

Implication for S & P 500

Implication for Nifty*

S & P 500

5123, -1.55%

Bearish

Bearish

Nifty

22519, 0.03%

Neutral **

Neutral

China Shanghai Index

3020, -1.62%

Bearish

Bearish

Gold

2360, 0.63%

Bullish

Bullish

WTIC Crude

85.45, -1.68%

Bearish

Bearish

Copper

4.32, 1.89%

Bullish

Bullish

CRB Index

298, 0.10%

Neutral

Neutral

Baltic Dry Index

1729, 6.20%

Bullish

Bullish

Euro

1.0640, -1.80%

Bearish

Bearish

Dollar/Yen

153.29, 1.11%

Bullish

Bullish

Dow Transports

15498, -2.65%

Bearish

Bearish

Corporate Bonds (ETF)

106.05, -0.92%

Bearish

Bearish

High Yield Bonds (ETF)

93.44, -0.50%

Bearish

Bearish

US 10-year Bond Yield

4.52%, 2.67%

Bearish

Bearish

NYSE Summation Index

585, -25%

Bearish

Neutral

US Vix

17.31, 23.21%

Bearish

Bearish

Skew

142

Bearish

Bearish

CNN Fear & Greed Index

Neutral

Neutral

Neutral

20 DMA, S & P 500

5199, Below

Bearish

Neutral

50 DMA, S & P 500

5111, Above

Bullish

Neutral

200 DMA, S & P 500

4659, Above

Bullish

Neutral

20 DMA, Nifty

22270, Above

Neutral

Bullish

50 DMA, Nifty

22126, Above

Neutral

Bullish

200 DMA, Nifty

20539, Above

Neutral

Bullish

S & P 500 P/E

27.81

Bearish

Neutral

Nifty P/E

23.08

Neutral

Bearish

India Vix

11.53, 1.72%

Neutral

Bearish

Dollar/Rupee

83.61, 0.39%

Neutral

Neutral

 

 

Overall

 

 

S & P 500

 

 

Nifty

 

Bullish Indications

6

7

Bearish Indications

13

12

 

Outlook

Bearish

Bearish

Observation

 

The S&P fell while the Nifty was unchanged last week. Indicators are bearish for the week.

Markets are correcting. Watch those stops.

On the Horizon

Eurozone CPI UK – CPI, China – GDP

*Nifty

 

India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index

Raw Data

Data courtesy stockcharts.com, investing.com, multpl.com, nseindia.com

**Neutral

Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral

 


The S&P 500 fell and the Nifty was unchanged last week. Indicators are bearish for the week. Markets are correcting. We are transitioning from an inflationary regime to a deflationary collapse. We have corrected to the 50 DMA, as we exit bearish seasonality. The Nifty has started to correct and will likely underperform.

The past week saw US equity markets fall. Most emerging markets fell, as interest rates rose. Transports fell. The Baltic dry index rose. The dollar rose. Commodities were unchanged. Valuations continue to be quite expensive, market breadth fell, and the sentiment is now neutral. Fear rose this week, as a possible reality check from an immediate FED Pivot loom.

After this rally, a currency crisis should resume and push risky assets to new lows across the board. Deflation is in the air despite the recent inflationary spike and bonds are telegraphing just that. 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 major support is a likely catalyst.

The S&P 500 is near 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 across the board, as earnings growth peaks.

The Fed has aggressively tightened into a recession. Deflationary busts often begin after major inflationary scares. The market has rebounded after correcting significantly, and more is left on the downside. The Dollar, commodities, and bond yields are continuing to flash major warning signs.

Global yield curves have inverted significantly reflecting a major upcoming recessionThe 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 5135 (up) and 5110 (down) on the S&P 500 and 22600 (up) and 22450 (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 yet again and will likely prove to be a sell on every rise. Gold is increasingly looking like the asset class, (though overextended short-term) to own over the next decade. (Gold exploded almost 8 times higher over the decade following the dot-com bust in 2000, just 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.

 

 

Monday, 8 April 2024

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning April 08

 

Asset Class

Weekly Level / Change

Implication for S & P 500

Implication for Nifty*

S & P 500

5204, -0.95%

Bearish

Bearish

Nifty

22514, 0.84%

Neutral **

Bullish

China Shanghai Index

3069, 0.92%

Bullish

Bullish

Gold

2349, 4.18%

Bullish

Bullish

WTIC Crude

86.73, 4.28%

Bullish

Bullish

Copper

4.24, 5.71%

Bullish

Bullish

CRB Index

298, 2.51%

Bullish

Bullish

Baltic Dry Index

1628, -10.60%

Bearish

Bearish

Euro

1.0838, 0.42%

Neutral

Neutral

Dollar/Yen

151.62, 0.209%

Neutral

Neutral

Dow Transports

15919, -1.80%

Bearish

Bearish

Corporate Bonds (ETF)

107.03, -1.74%

Bearish

Bearish

High Yield Bonds (ETF)

93.92, -1.34%

Bearish

Bearish

US 10-year Bond Yield

4.40%, 4.51%

Bearish

Bearish

NYSE Summation Index

776, -12%

Bearish

Neutral

US Vix

16.03, 23.21%

Bearish

Bearish

Skew

143

Bearish

Bearish

CNN Fear & Greed Index

Greed

Bearish

Bearish

20 DMA, S & P 500

5191, Above

Bullish

Neutral

50 DMA, S & P 500

5083, Above

Bullish

Neutral

200 DMA, S & P 500

4639, Above

Bullish

Neutral

20 DMA, Nifty

22223, Above

Neutral

Bullish

50 DMA, Nifty

22030, Above

Neutral

Bullish

200 DMA, Nifty

20461, Above

Neutral

Bullish

S & P 500 P/E

28.25

Bearish

Neutral

Nifty P/E

23.07

Neutral

Bearish

India Vix

11.34, -11.65%

Neutral

Bullish

Dollar/Rupee

83.32, -0.04%

Neutral

Neutral

 

 

Overall

 

 

S & P 500

 

 

Nifty

 

Bullish Indications

8

10

Bearish Indications

11

10

 

Outlook

Bearish

Neutral

Observation

 

The S&P fell while the Nifty was up last week. Indicators are leaning bearish for the week.

Markets are topping. Watch those stops.

On the Horizon

Eurozone ECB rate decision, UK – GDP, US – CPI, PPI

*Nifty

 

India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index

Raw Data

Data courtesy stockcharts.com, investing.com, multpl.com, nseindia.com

**Neutral

Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral

 


The S&P 500 fell and the Nifty was up last week. Indicators are leaning bearish for the week. Markets are topping. We are transitioning from an inflationary regime to a deflationary collapse. We are way overbought short-term and are overdue a pullback here to as low as the 50 DMA, as we exit bearish seasonality. The Nifty has started to correct and will likely underperform.

The past week saw US equity markets fall. Most emerging markets were unchanged, as interest rates rose. Transports fell. The Baltic dry index fell. The dollar was unchanged. Commodities rose. Valuations continue to be quite expensive, market breadth fell, and the sentiment is now exuberant. Fear rose this week, as a possible reality check from an immediate FED Pivot loom.

After this rally, a currency crisis should resume and push risky assets to new lows across the board. Deflation is in the air despite the recent inflationary spike and bonds are telegraphing just that. 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 major support is a likely catalyst.

The S&P 500 is near 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 across the board, as earnings growth peaks.

The Fed has aggressively tightened into a recession. Deflationary busts often begin after major inflationary scares. The market has rebounded after correcting significantly, and more is left on the downside. The Dollar, commodities, and bond yields are continuing to flash major warning signs.

Global yield curves have inverted significantly reflecting a major upcoming recessionThe 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 5215 (up) and 5190 (down) on the S&P 500 and 22600 (up) and 22450 (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 yet again and will likely prove to be a sell on every rise. Gold is increasingly looking like the asset class to own over the next decade. (Gold exploded almost 8 times higher over the decade following the dot-com bust in 2000, just 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.

 

 

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