The stock market appears to have completed its Bear Market rally from the October lows. Don’t be surprised if those October lows are tested in the coming weeks with either a low-volumn Dow Theory non-confirmation or a climatic high-volume crash to occur. In most cases, this would be a good time to step aside and let the market set itself up for a better opportunity in late December or in the January/February time period. This is a tricky time in the market where a Bear or Bull can easily lose money and/or sleep!
Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:
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NYSE McClellan Summation Index: This index’s oscillator has a current reading of 76 and trending down. This indicator is starting to cluster now after a big run-up since October. The cycle of this indicator would suggest that it is now time for the market to head down for a number to weeks before clustering again to form a stable bottom.
Fear/Greed Index: This popular indicator is in the “Neutral” territory with a reading of 54 and trending down. Having been in the “Greed” range for many weeks, it looks like this indicator is heading back towards the “Extreme Fear” area that is required for a good bottom. The trick here is to be patient enough to see a reading in the “Extreme Fear” range, but on the lookout for the deep bottom move to the under 5 reading of major bottoms. This is always a distinct possibility.
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The stock market had a sharp two-way response to the latest FED meeting. This created both a bull and bear trap for traders. But this latest one-day rally may prove to be a curse in that it relieved downside pressure and opens the way to continued downside action. Prices can certainly continue down rapidly in a short period of time. My guess is that there needs to be a clear sign of capitulation in order for a bottom to take place. This entire decline has been too orderly. The “blood” is still not on the street, even though it should be now. Also,the internal indicators below indicate that there is more room on the downside before the general market becomes short-term “oversold.”
Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:
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NYSE McClellan Summation Index: This indicator is continuing its long downward move. In terms of time, this indicator should be bottoming and even reversing course soon. But first this indicator needs to “cluster” before changing direction. But this indicator suggests that after the cluster is finished, the market to turn to the upside for an extended period.
Fear/Greed Index: This popular indicator is in the “Extreme Fear” territory with a reading of 21. But major bottoms have occurred around the reading of “2-5” so we are far from that. This indicator also confirms to me that this decline has been too orderly and is lacking the signs of “blood on the street” capitulation that is usually needed to reverse course on a down market of this magnitude.
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The stock market had a highly volatile week ending with a strong rally on Friday. Monday appeared to be a climatic low with several retests during the week. Unless you were an experienced day-trader, it would have been a difficult week to trade. It feels like the sentiment is strongly negative with bad news dominating the headlines. Friday’s rally may just be the fact that too many investors were on the negative side of the equation. I would expect there to be continued volatility and not a market for most investors to participate in unless in small amounts for the fun of it.
Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:
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NYSE McClellan Summation Index: This indicator has been declining for some time and usually needs a cluster to dots in the bottoming area before advancing. But when it turns after a cluster, it should be a sustained rally upwards.
Fear/Greed Index: This popular indicator is only in the “Fear” territory with a reading of 36. At the December 2018 bottom, this indicator reached a reading of 3. It is amazing to me that it is this high and did not come close to an “Extreme Fear” reading this week. That makes me very cautious about the current rally that started on Friday and maybe the market needs another leg down to make this indicator have lower readings.
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The stock market spiked down on Monday and then rallied strongly the remaining 4 days of the week. I was looking for a trade set-up on Tuesday morning, the market did not present an opportunity to “fade” the trade . This has happened often in the past and it is often wisest to buy during the last half hour of trading instead of letting the futures market change course and ruin your trading plans. I missed a good trading opportunity by trying to be too perfect in a tricky market. In this case, it’s more important to determine a gradual betting strategy than trying to time a “hot and cold” market too closely.
Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:
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Fear/Greed Index: This popular indicator is in the “Fear” territory with a reading of 32 after being in the “Extreme Fear” zone with a reading of 17 on Monday. So this indicator did flash a clear buy signal of Monday which I saw but didn’t act on.
Note: Friday July 23rd’s, new closing high in the Dow Jone Industrial Average was not confirmed by the Dow Jones Transportation Average. This sets up a classic Dow Theory Sell Signal. Mark this date as a possible intermediate term top.
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The stock market bottomed in early March and has not retested that level since. Right now, all of the internal indicators are mid-range with no pressure to go in either direction. With recent new all-time highs, a correction can be expected especially with earning season having already passed. If a correction starts now, it could be finished by the end of the week or the beginning of next week at the earliest. Then one could expect another run to higher highs in all the major indices.
Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:
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NYSE McClellan Summation Index: This indicator ticked lower on Friday and could suggest the beginning of a downtrend. Overall, this indicator has held up well for the market.
Fear/Greed Index: This popular indicator is in the “Greed” territory which suggests that a bottom won’t materialize until it at least touches the “Extreme Fear” reading. That would take 5 to 7 trading days at the very least.
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The stock market has been hovering near its all-time highs for all of this week. Friday’s action saw a strong advance/decline line and Dow Jones Transportation Index which suggests that there is still strength in the general stock market. At the same time, many stocks appear to have run out of gas and a decline into the end of February looks like a strong possibility. With the recent oversold readings in the McClellan Oscillators, a short term rally could easy materialize during next week.
Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:
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NYSE McClellan Summation Index: This key trend indicator is starting to turn down after the most recent rally. With a cluster and turn down, the next thing that this indicator typically does is start to separate to the downside with greater losses ahead. We shall see in this difficult market to read.
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STOCK MARKET STRATEGY FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2020: The stock market had a fresh break to the downside this past week. Could this be the long-awaited correction that will take us into October? Or will this simply be a “dip” to buy for another rally to new all-time highs. The NYSE McClellan Summation Index reading tells us to be very careful here – things can change quickly in this environment.
Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:
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NYSE McClellan Summation Index: This key trend indicator remains below its 15-day moving average with a chance of expanding to the downside. Because of this indicator, a trader/swing trader should be very careful about waging too much capital on a long-side bet.
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