|
Asset Class |
Weekly Level / Change |
Implication for S & P 500 |
Implication for Nifty* |
|
S & P
500 |
5969, 1.68% |
Bullish |
Bullish |
|
Nifty |
23907, 1.59% |
Neutral ** |
Bullish |
|
China
Shanghai Index |
3267, -1.91% |
Bearish |
Bearish |
|
Gold |
2737, 6.50% |
Bullish |
Bullish |
|
WTIC Crude |
70.70, 5.65% |
Bullish |
Bullish |
|
Copper |
4.13, 1.69% |
Bullish |
Bullish |
|
CRB Index |
290, 3.64% |
Bullish |
Bullish |
|
Baltic Dry
Index |
1537, -13.89% |
Bearish |
Bearish |
|
Euro |
1.0417, -1.18% |
Bearish |
Bearish |
|
Dollar/Yen |
154.74, 0.26% |
Neutral |
Neutral |
|
Dow Transports |
17367, 0.81% |
Bullish |
Neutral |
|
Corporate
Bonds (ETF) |
108.40, 0.13% |
Neutral |
Neutral |
|
High Yield
Bonds (ETF) |
96.65, 0.30% |
Neutral |
Neutral |
|
US 10-year
Bond Yield |
4.41%, -0.75% |
Bullish |
Bullish |
|
NYSE
Summation Index |
217, -22% |
Bearish |
Neutral |
|
US Vix |
15.24, -5.58% |
Bullish |
Neutral |
|
S & P
500 Skew |
162 |
Bearish |
Neutral |
|
CNN Fear
& Greed Index |
Greed |
Bearish |
Neutral |
|
Nifty MMI
Index |
Extreme Fear |
Neutral |
Bullish |
|
20 DMA, S
& P 500 |
5887, Above |
Bullish |
Neutral |
|
50 DMA, S
& P 500 |
5810, Above |
Bullish |
Neutral |
|
200 DMA, S
& P 500 |
5435,
Above |
Bullish |
Neutral |
|
20 DMA,
Nifty |
24038, Below |
Neutral |
Bearish |
|
50 DMA,
Nifty |
24795, Below |
Neutral |
Bearish |
|
200 DMA,
Nifty |
23573,
Above |
Neutral |
Bullish |
|
S & P
500 P/E |
30.52 |
Bearish |
Neutral |
|
Nifty P/E |
22.01 |
Neutral |
Bearish |
|
India Vix |
16.10, 8.95% |
Neutral |
Bearish |
|
Dollar/Rupee |
84.43, 0.00% |
Neutral |
Neutral |
|
Overall |
S
& P 500 |
Nifty |
|
|
Bullish
Indications |
11 |
9 |
|
|
Bearish
Indications |
7 |
7 |
|
|
Outlook |
Bullish |
Bullish |
|
|
Observation |
The
S&P and the Nifty rose last week. Indicators are bullish for the week. Markets
are topping. Watch those stops. |
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|
On
the Horizon |
Eurozone – CPI, US – GDP |
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|
*Nifty |
India’s
Benchmark Stock Market Index |
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|
Raw Data |
Data courtesy
stockcharts.com, investing.com, multpl.com, nseindia.com, tickertape.in |
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**Neutral |
Changes
less than 0.5% are considered neutral |
The S&P and the
Nifty rose last week. Indicators are bullish for the week. Markets
are topping. We are transitioning from an inflationary regime to a deflationary
one. The sentiment is greedy, and risk-reward is poor at these levels.
Carry trade liquidation may resume even as we enter a seasonally strong period.
The Nifty has corrected from recent highs and will likely underperform after an
oversold bounce.
The past week saw US equity markets rise.
Most emerging markets rose as interest rates fell. Transports rose. The Baltic
dry index fell. The dollar rose. Commodities rose. Valuations are expensive,
market breadth fell, and the sentiment is greedy. Fear (S&P 500) abated as
the reality of the FED pivot kicked in.
After this rally, a currency crisis
should resume and push risky assets to new lows. Despite the recent
inflationary spike, deflation is in the air, and bonds are telegraphing just
that. It 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 significant support is
a likely catalyst.
The S&P 500 is at 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 as earnings growth peaks. The Fed has aggressively tightened into a recession. Deflationary
busts often begin after major inflationary scares. After correcting
significantly, the market has made new highs, and more is left on the downside.
The Dollar, commodities, and bond yields are flashing significant warning
signs.
Global yield curves have steepened after
inverting significantly, reflecting a major economic slowdown. The
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 5980 (up) and 5955 (down) on the S&P 500 and 24000 (up) and 23850
(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 again and likely be a sell on every
rise. Gold increasingly looks like the asset class to own over the next
decade. (Gold exploded almost eight times higher over the decade following the
dot-com bust in 2000. 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.
