Written by Gary
Midday Market Commentary For 08-19-2014
Noontime averages seem to have leveled off on volume falling to anemic levels. Trading is spotty at best with an occasional green burst from the BTFDers.
By noon the investors have all taken a very long lunch and not expected back until 3:55 today.
The medium term indicators are leaning towards the hold side at the midday. The all important signs of reversal, up or down, have not been observed so we are mostly, at best, neutral and conservatively holding. The important DMA’s, volume and a host of other studies have not turned and that is not enough for me to start shorting. The SP500 MACD has turned up, but remains above zero at 0.42. I would advise caution in taking any position during this uncertain period although some technical indicators have started to turn bearish.
Investing.com members’ sentiments are 48 % bearish and when it switches over to bullish, as it did on Tuesday 8-5, watch for the market bottom to fall out some are saying as the markets usually go against ‘Sheeple’ buying high and selling low.
Investors Intelligence sets the breath at 58.7 % bullish with the status at Bear Confirmed. (Chart Here )
StockChart.com NYSE Bullish Percent Index ($BPNYA) is at 63.30. (Chart Here) Very close to support, but rising.
StockChart.com S&P 500 Bullish Percent Index ($BPSPX) is at 72.00. (Chart Here) Remains below support, now resistance.
StockChart.com Overbought / Oversold Index ($NYMO) is at 52.97. (Chart Here) (Need to type in $NYMO) It is now around the area where it turns and start to descend, but any thing below -30 / -40 is a concern. Oversold conditions on the NYSE McClellan Oscillator usually bounce back at anything over -50 and reverse after reaching +40 oversold. Today’s 52.97 might mean a reversal in our near future.
StockChart.com Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) is at 68.26. (Chart Here)
Chris Ciovacco says, “As long as the consumer discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:XLY) holds above 67.06, all things being equal, it is a good sign for stocks and the U.S. economy.” (Actually the support looks to be in the 66.88 range) We have entered an area that concerns me should the XLY drops any further. This chart clearly shows that dropping below 65.50 should be of a great concern to bullish investors. Today it gaped up to 66.04 and that is another notch in the gun signaling that we might have another reversal very soon – at least to cover the gap. Protect thyself!
The DOW at 12:15 is at 16904 up 65 or 0.38%.
The SP500 is at 1979 up 7 or 0.38%.
SPY is at 198.16 up 0.82 or 0.42%.
The $RUT is at 1163 up 5 or 0.40%.
NASDAQ is at 4519 up 11 or 0.24%.
NASDAQ 100 is at 4030 up 10 or 0.24%.
$VIX ‘Fear Index’ is at 11.99 down 0.33 or -2.68%. Neutral Movement
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The longer trend is up, the past months trend is net positive, the past 5 sessions have been positive and the current bias is positive.
WTI oil is trading between 94.36 (resistance) and 93.21 (support) today. The session bias is negative and is currently trading down at 93.28. (Chart Here) There is a very large gap at 97.06 and these types of gaps are usually filled sooner rather than later. It would not surprise me to see the oils move back up in the very near future. (Chart Here) (Look at the 60 minute time scale.)
Brent Crude is trading between 102.07 (resistance) and 101.08 (support) today. The session bias is neutral and volatile and is currently trading up at 101.58. (Chart Here)
Why Gold Will Rise When The Dollar Falls
Gold fell from 1303.33 earlier to 1295.06 and is currently trading down at 1296.50. The current intra-session trend is negative and volatile. (Chart Here)
Dr. Copper is at 3.089 falling from 3.122 earlier. (Chart Here)
The US dollar is trading between 81.93 and 81.61 and is currently trading down at 81.93, the bias is currently positive, but quiet. (Chart Here)
The markets are still susceptible to climbing on ‘Bernankellen’ vapor, use caution!
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