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

 

Indicator	Weekly Level / Change	Implication for S & P 500	Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500	4229, - 1.21%	Bearish	Bearish
Nifty	17758, 0.34%	Neutral **	Neutral
China Shanghai Index	3258, - 0.57%	Bearish	Bearish
Gold	1760, - 3.04%	Bearish	Bearish
WTIC Crude	89.97, - 2.30%	Bearish	Bearish
Copper	3.67, 0.27%	Neutral	Neutral
Baltic Dry Index	1279, - 13.41%	Bearish	Bearish
Euro	1.0037, - 2.15%	Bearish	Bullish
Dollar/Yen	136.93, 2.58%	Bullish	Bullish
Dow Transports	14772, - 2.48%	Bearish	Bearish
Corporate Bonds (ETF)	111.60, - 2.31%	Bearish	Bearish
High Yield Bonds (ETF)	95.08, - 2.55%	Bearish	Bearish
US 10-year Bond Yield	2.98%, 4.71%	Bearish	Bearish
NYSE Summation Index	830, 14%	Bullish	Neutral
US Vix	20.60, 5.48%	Bearish	Bearish
Skew	124	Neutral	Neutral
CNN Fear & Greed	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
20 DMA, S & P 500	4156, Above	Bullish	Neutral
50 DMA, S & P 500	3967, Above	Bullish	Neutral
200 DMA, S & P 500	4321, Below	Bearish	Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty	17296, Above	Neutral	Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty	16450, Above	Neutral	Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty	16987, Above	Neutral	Bullish
S & P 500 P/E	21.37	Bearish	Neutral
Nifty P/E	21.20	Neutral	Bearish
India Vix	18.29, 3.85%	Neutral	Bearish
Dollar/Rupee	79.92, 0.35%	Neutral	Neutral
Overall	S & P 500	Nifty
Bullish Indications	3	5
Bearish Indications	13	12
Outlook	Bearish	Bearish
Observation	The S and P fell and the Nifty was unchanged last week. Indicators are bearish for the week. The markets are pushing resistance. Watch those stops.
On the Horizon	US – GDP, Jackson Hole Symposium,  Eurozone – German GDP, China – PBOC 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

 

The S and P fell and the Nifty was unchanged last week. Indicators are bearish for the week. We have likely hit resistance near the 200 DMA on the S & P. The upcoming currency crisis should push risky assets to new lows across the board. Deflation is in the air despite the recent inflationary spike and the Chinese Yuan, Euro, government bonds, and commodities are telegraphing just that. Feels like a 2000-style recession trade has begun, with a decline in risk assets across the board. (My views don’t matter, kindly pay attention to the levels).

The S&P 500 is below the 200 DMA, after spending a very long time above it, and its 200 DMA is declining. Monthly MACDs on most global markets are still negative. This spells trouble and opens up significant downside risk ahead.

We have got bounces without capitulation. This suggests the lows may not be in and the regime is changing from buying the dip to selling the rip. We may get a final flush down soon. Risky assets are breaking to the downside across the board. Downward earnings revisions are likely soon.

The Fed is aggressively tightening into a recession. Tail risk while moderating is still high.  Deflationary busts often begin after major inflationary scares. The market has corrected significantly and more is left on the downside.

The Dollar, commodities, and bond yields are continuing to flash major warning signs despite the recent counter-trend moves. The epic correction signal occurred with retail, hedge funds, and speculators all in, in the recent melt-up in January, suggesting a major top is in. The moment of reckoning is here.  Technicals are tracking fundamentals and have recently turned bearish. With extremely high valuations, a crash is on the menu. Extremely low volatility suggests complacency and downside ahead.

We rallied 46% right after the Great Depression (the 1930s) first collapse and we have rallied over 120% in our most recent rally of the lows in the last 2-year period. After extreme euphoria for the indices, a highly probable selloff to the 3500 area is emerging on the S and P, and 14000 should arrive on the Nifty in the next few months. The FED is repeating the Japan experiment and the 3 lost decades in Japan (1989-2019) are set to repeat across the globe. 

The trend has changed from bullish to bearish and the markets are getting a reality check and getting smashed by rising rates and a strong dollar. Looking for significant underperformance in the Nifty going forward on rapidly deteriorating macros. Yield curves are about to invert yet again reflecting a major upcoming recession. 

The critical levels to watch for the week are 4240 (up) and 4215 (down) on the S & P 500 and 17850 (up) and 17650 (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 in the upcoming decade despite the recent selloff. You can check out last week’s report for a comparison. Love your thoughts and feedback.