WALL STREET CRAPS STOCK MARKET STRATEGY FEBRUARY 26, 2022
The stock market had an extremely memorable shorten week with the invasion of Ukraine news backdrop. After a climatic bottom on Thursday’s opening, the market rallied strongly during the remainder of the day and on the following Friday. It was a classic bad news bottom and many are wondering if that was THE BOTTOM or whether there will be a retest in the coming weeks. These are turbulent times and for those with a weak stock market stomach, this may be a time to sit on the sidelines. Another good time to go long could be on a retest of last week’s low.
Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:
- NYSE McClellan Oscillator – Ultimate Indicator – 52 (neutral)
- Nasdaq McClellan Oscillator – Ultimate Indicator – 44 (neutral)
- Volatility Indicator – Ultimate Indicator – 41 (neutral)
- NYSE Advance/Decline Oscillator – Ultimate Indicator – 88 (neutral)
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NYSE McClellan Summation Index: This indicator has been bottoming after a long decline for many weeks now. It is hard to see any reliable signal here as it may still fall off the cliff and go to a lower bottoming level. But overall, it says that the risk is in trying to short this market as strange as that may seen.
Fear/Greed Index: This popular indicator is only in the “Fear” territory with a reading of 31. At the December 2018 bottom, this indicator reached a reading of 3. This week it reach an “Extreme Fear” reading of 25 which is just barely in this territory. I would expect a much lower reading if this is to be the final bottom and gives me the strong conviction that we still have more downside to go.