Written by Gary
Midday Market Commentary For 12-19-2014
Markets have maintained a bullish stance since this mornings opening, trading sideways on falling volume indicating a consolidation phase.
By noon there appears to be some weakness and a trending down which could be nothing more than session ‘softness’.
Indicators are still pointing that market direction can go either way at this point and would call for caution.
Our medium term indicators are leaning towards sell portfolio of non-performers at the midday and the short-term market direction meter is very bullish and steady from this morning. We remain mostly conservatively bullish, neutral in other words. Right now now I am getting very concerned any downtrend could get very aggressive in the short-term and any volatility may also promote sudden reversals. The SP500 MACD has turned up, but remains above zero at +1.14. I would advise caution in taking any position during this uncertain period and I hope you have returned your ‘dogs’ to the pound.
Having some cash on hand now is not a bad strategy as market changes are happening everyday. As of now, I do not see any leading indicators that are warnings of a ‘long-term’ reversal in the near-term. There may be one later in 2015, but any market fluctuations we see now are more of a internal market rectification than a bear market.
Investing.com members’ sentiments are 67 % Bearish.
Investors Intelligence sets the breath at 51.4 % bullish with the status at Bear Confirmed. (Chart Here ) I expect a market reversal at or before ~25.0 should the markets start to descend.
StockChart.com Overbought / Oversold Index ($NYMO) is at +3.64. (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.
This $NYA200R chart below is the percentage of stocks above the 200 DMA and is always a good statistic to follow. It can depict a trend of declining equities which is always troubling, especially when it drops below 60% – 55%. Dropping below 40%-35% signals serious continuing weakness and falling averages.
StockChart.com NYSE % of stocks above 200 DMA Index ($NYA200R) is at 50.99 %. (Chart Here) The next support is ~37.00, ~25.00 and ~15.00 below that. December, 2011 was the last time we saw numbers in the 20’s.
Many indicators are showing markets leveling off or rounding indicating market softness that could lead to lower values and investor’s should watch carefully. The SP500 MACD, $BPNYA, $BPSPX, $TNX and the $NYA all show rounding off the tops which in the past has lead to a downturn.
Also, the SP500 10 DMA has crossed over the 20 DMA (12-11-14) always indicating a ‘correction’ underway. The 50,100, 145 and 200 DMA are all going flat which is never a good omen for a continuing bull run. Watch for the 50 DMA to cross over the 100,145 and 200 DMA to indicate how deep the correction will be.
These are not ‘leading’ indicators as such, but depicting ‘trends’ in the making showing data accumulated over the past several months, but needs to be watched.
StockChart.com NYSE Bullish Percent Index ($BPNYA) is at 56.80. (Chart Here) Next stop down is ~57, then ~44, below that is where we will most likely see the markets crash.
StockChart.com S&P 500 Bullish Percent Index ($BPSPX) is at 72.20. (Chart Here) In support zone and rising. ~62, ~57, ~45 at which the markets are in a full-blown correction.
StockChart.com 10 Year Treasury Note Yield Index ($TNX) is at 21.72. (Chart Here) Flattening Yield Curve Signaling Slowing Economic Growth?
StockChart.com Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) is at 70.61. (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 65.00 / 62.75 (and staying there) should be of a great concern to bullish investors.
StockChart.com NYSE Composite (Liquidity) Index ($NYA) is at 10,856. (Chart Here) Markets move inverse to institutional selling. We are above the resistance (10,301) but is this a test of the next resistance (triple top) at ~11,109, watch to see if these numbers decline back down. Next stop down is 10600, 9750, then 9250, and 8500.
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The DOW at 12:15 is at 17764 down 9 or -0.05%. (Historical High 17,991.19)
The SP500 is at 2064 up 3 or 0.16%. (Historical High 2,079.47)
SPY is at 206.01 up 0.36 or 0.18%.
The $RUT is at 1191 down 1.44 or -0.12%.
NASDAQ is at 4752 up 3 or 0.07%. (Historical High 5132.52)
NASDAQ 100 is at 4278 up 9 or 0.22%.
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$VIX ‘Fear Index’ is at 16.52 down 0.29 or -1.73%. Neutral Movement
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The longer trend is up, the past months trend is net positive, the past 5 sessions have been net positive and the current bias is elevated and trading sideways.
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WTI oil is trading between 56.52 (resistance) and 54.41 (support) today. The session bias is Trending up and is currently trading down at 56.05. (Chart Here)
Brent Crude is trading between 60.97 (resistance) and 59.08 (support) today. The session bias is Trending up and is currently trading down at 60.44. (Chart Here)
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 1201.42 earlier to 1194.39 and is currently trading down at 1196.80. The current intra-session trend is consolidating. (Chart Here)
Dr. Copper is at 2.888 rising from 2.852 earlier. (Chart Here)
The Consequences Of A Strengthening U.S. Dollar
The US dollar is trading between 89.86 (highest since 2009) and 89.40 and is currently trading up at 89.83, the bias is currently consolidating and very volatile. (Chart Here) Resistance made in Aug., 2013 (~85.00) has been broken and now is support. This support has gotten much stronger since August, 2014 and isn’t likely to fall easily. The next resistance/support ??? is at ~88.72 set in June, 2010.
The markets are still susceptible to climbing on ‘Bernankellen’ vapor, use caution!
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