Written by Gary
Closing Market Commentary For 09-29-2014
Interesting session today. Basically Mr. Market came out of the gate because the European counterparts were lower, but recovered somewhat. Mostly noise today, but the Hammer Doji formation left by both the DOW and SP500 are signals for a bullish market IF confirmed tomorrow.
By 4 pm the markets were trading sideways in a narrow zone on low volume. If the ‘signals’ are correct, tomorrow’s session should be in the green.
If this kind of candlestick appears when prices are falling, it is called a Hammer. It indicates that the downtrend may have reached its bottom limit and that prices may be about to reverse upwards. It signals a buying opportunity. The following chart shows how this appears on a chart:
The medium term indicators are leaning towards the hold side at the close and the short-term market direction meter is fractionally bullish. We remain mostly, at best, neutral and conservatively holding. The important DMA’s, volume and a host of other studies have not turned significantly and that is not enough for me to start shorting, but now I am getting very concerned. The SP500 MACD has turned down, but remains above zero at +0.74. I would advise caution in taking any position during this uncertain period although some technical indicators have starting to turn bearish.
Investing.com members’ sentiments are 75 % Bearish and it seems to be a good sign for being bullish. The ‘Sheeples’ always seem to get it wrong.
Investors Intelligence sets the breath at 54.8 % bullish with the status at Bear Confirmed. (Chart Here )
StockChart.com NYSE Bullish Percent Index ($BPNYA) is at 59.15. (Chart Here) Below support zone and apparently going further down. Next stop ~57 and then ~44, below that is where we see the markets crash.
StockChart.com S&P 500 Bullish Percent Index ($BPSPX) is at 68.80. (Chart Here) In support zone and seriously testing.
StockChart.com 10 Year Treasury Note Yield Index ($TNX) is at 24.91. (Chart Here) Treasury Yield Curve Approaches Flattest Since 2009.
StockChart.com Overbought / Oversold Index ($NYMO) is at -43.46. (Chart Here) But anything below -30 / -40 is a concern of going deeper. Oversold conditions on the NYSE McClellan Oscillator usually bounce back at anything over -50 and reverse after reaching +40 oversold.
StockChart.com Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) is at 66.95. (Chart Here)
Chris Ciovacco says, “As long as the consumer discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:XLY) holds above [66.88], all things being equal, it is a good sign for stocks and the U.S. economy.” This chart clearly shows that dropping below 65.50 should be of a great concern to bullish investors.
StockChart.com NYSE % of stocks above 200 DMA Index ($NYA200R) is at 51.49 %. (Chart Here)
The DOW at 4:00 is at 17071 down 42 or -0.25%. (the Dow is only up 2.2% in 2014)
The SP500 is at 1978 down 5 or -0.25%.
SPY is at 197.35 down 0.36 or -0.18%.
The $RUT is at 1118 down 1.42 or -0.13%. (the Russell is now down -5.5% on the month and -4.5% on the year)
NASDAQ is at 4506 down 6 or -0.14%.
NASDAQ 100 is at 4047 down 7 or -0.16%.
How the Popular ‘VIX’ Gauge Works
$VIX ‘Fear Index’ is at 15.98 up 1.13 or 7.61%. Neutral Movement
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The longer trend is up, the past months trend is net neutral, the past 5 sessions have been negative and the current bias is negative.
WTI oil is trading between 94.62 (resistance) and 92.74 (support) today. The session bias is positive and is currently trading up at 94.50. (Chart Here)
Brent Crude is trading between 97.33 (resistance) and 96.27 (support) today. The session bias is positive and is currently trading down at 97.19. (Chart Here)
Why Gold Will Rise When The Dollar Falls
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The general consensus is that gold prices will actually fall in the next twelve months (Sept to Aug. 2015). Goldman Sachs estimates that gold will fall to $1,050 an ounce, a drop of nearly 19%.
Gold fell from 1223.88 earlier to 1215.48 and is currently trading up at 1216.40. The current intra-session trend is negative. (Chart Here)
Currency Corruption Weighs on Copper negative
Dr. Copper is at 3.047 rising from 3.013 earlier. (Chart Here)
The US dollar is trading between 85.92 and 85.58 and is currently trading up at 85.5, the bias is currently sideways and volatile. (Chart Here) Resistance made in Aug., 2013 has been broken.
The markets are still susceptible to climbing on ‘Bernankellen’ vapor, use caution!
“Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies. And if they insist on trying to time their participation inequities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett
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Written by Gary