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    Yesterday saw both the smart and dumb money leaning bearish for Wednesday. They were right early on, but their bearishness was punished not long after with a significant rally.

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    Price still has not tested the 50 dma, but it covered a lot of ground in approaching that key average today. Momentum on the S&P 500 turned positive. Breadth remains negative, but could flip positive in another day or 2 if the market can continue to move to the upside. The options are neutral for Thursday.

    The 50 dma should get tested soon. As I said yesterday, how that test goes may determine how the market trades in the months ahead. But I should point out that while there are those that want higher prices, there are those that do not. Those that do are still in charge (the bulls), though a more thorough retracement of recent losses is needed to confirm that control.

    I believe a bottom is in at this point. I remain long.

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    The bounced continued Thursday. And 50 dma is now getting tested. Price closed right at that average on the DWCPF, but a little bit above it on the S&P 500. Not only that, but it closed near the highs of the day.

    So the market is at a key area of resistance now, but the action has been bullish, which bodes well moving forward.

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    The options are neutral to bullish for Friday. Breadth flipped positive. Interestingly, NAAIM saw some bears go short in today's poll, but they are in the minority. Maybe we get some short-lived weakness soon, but I don't think we'll see anything of import.

    My feeling is that the market will continue to bias to the upside as it retraces losses from over a week ago, but a pullback here and there along the way is certainly not out of the question.

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    CH,

    I got to agree with your analysis. I think we will see a little downside from here before the next leg up. Fundamentals look good, it’s the technicals that we need to deal with.

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    The bulls had a great week, last week. The rally off the 200 dma has now hit 6 consecutive days. So far, the 50 dma is holding, but I'd be more comfortable if it would decisively clear that key average.

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    You can see that price is is just above the 50 dma on both charts. Momentum is rising. Breadth is positive.

    NAAIM has gotten less bullish the past 2 weeks. I read this sentiment as neutral. TSP Talk got more bullish, which makes me uncomfortable. Bullishness has not been bearish for the most part, in a long while. The options are neutral to modestly bearish for Tuesday.

    I note that TRINQ closed at a very high level on Friday. That's supportive for the bulls heading into Tuesday.

    For next week, we may start getting some chop now that the 50 dma has been retaken. A pullback is not out of the question, though I am not looking for a deep one. Perhaps, it will be just enough to give the bears some hope. It's still a bull market, so I have to give the bull the benefit of the doubt.

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    Today's pullback should not be a surprise. The market has recovered a lot of lost ground. The 50 dma is now a battle line, but one that the bulls should eventually win simply because it is a bull market.

    The options are leaning a bit bearish for Wednesday. Breadth is back to neutral. Price on the DWCPF and S&P 500 is below the 50 dma again.

    On balance, it was a healthy pullback and should help set-up the next push to the upside, though that may still be days away...or not. There may be more selling pressure to deal with, but patience is likely to be rewarded with another upside run sooner or later.

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    Things were going along rather well for the bulls today until the Fed minutes got released. That brought out the sellers as the S&P 500 sold off from some decent gains up to that point to a moderate loss by the close. Small caps help up better, which was perhaps a bit odd and could mean that the selling will not last long.

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    So the 50 dma remains a technical resistance area. The options are looking neutral heading into Thursday. Breadth turned negative, though it held up pretty well given the early strength. Upside momentum stalled.

    Sentiment may be starting to become more of an issue for the market, though it's still too early to really say. The problem with sentiment, and our TSP Talk survey is a good example, is that it really is too bullish, and has been for some time. When sentiment used to mean something, overly bullish readings tended to get punished, but that has not been the case for a long time. Is is changing? As I said, it's still too early to know, but if rates are really going to rise then market character will likely change along with it. Just something to watch for now.

    The bulls obviously need to retake the 50 dma. That's the area to watch right now.


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    Another late day reversal took the market from some nice gains back down to a mixed close. Resistance at the 50 dma is holding so far.

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    NAAIM got modestly more bearish, and while the reading is technically neutral, I note that their longer-term bullish perspective is slowing being sapped. That does not make me comfortable longer term. The OEX is bearish for Friday. Breadth remains negative, but isn't falling much.

    The bulls can still win the battle at the 50 dma, but the chances of a retest of the lows is increasing with every rejection at that key resistance line.

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    Well, Friday's rally was certainly a nice surprise. Not that I was surprised we rallied, but that we rallied as hard as we did. The DWCPF closed just a bit North of its 50 dma, but the S&P 500 powered through it and closed well above its 50 dma.

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    That rally really helped put some of charts into a more bullish posture too. Breadth in particular was strong and is now back in positive territory. That's a big plus for the bulls. Momentum has turned back up.

    On the sentiment side, the options are neutral heading into Monday as is NAAIM. TSP Talk is still pretty bullish. In fact, we've been bullish for months. I have to go all the way back to September to get even get a neutral reading.

    I have a hunch that Friday's pop may have been a warning to the bears. We'll have to see how it plays out now, but the jump in breadth is very bullish.

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    CH,

    i agree with your analysis but you never know. I think based on the fundemaentals, you have to be leaning bullish right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hotwings View Post
    CH,

    i agree with your analysis but you never know. I think based on the fundemaentals, you have to be leaning bullish right now.
    I am leaning bullish. But the market may be in the process of changing character (which can take time). If it is, I don't want to get overly confident (bullish or bearish) unless the indicators are very supportive of either. Fundamentals are being challenged by the CB as they raise rates into an economy that never really recovered from the housing bubble collapse to begin with. I do acknowledge the tax cuts and the cutting of regulations, but the positives are being countered by those who wish to reverse the recovery.

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    Tuesday's selling pressure was not unexpected, given the extent of the rally since bottoming about 2 weeks ago. The 50 dma was not tested, though that could still happen in the short term.

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    Breadth remains positive despite turning down. The OEX P/C is bearish heading into Wednesday. The CBOE is neutral.

    My expectation is that the decline will be short lived. We could see a test of the 50 dma, but the selling pressure was sufficient to trigger at least a short term bounce. This remains a bull market, so I am not inclined to get bearish here.

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    As expected, the 50 dma did indeed get tested on the S&P 500. Obviously, it did not hold and price closed pretty much at the low of the day.

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    I don't think many traders saw that much selling coming. It seemed to occur as a combination of a big drop in oil, a substantial amount of sell orders at the close and a strengthening dollar. Most of that selling occurred in the last hour of trading.

    Momentum has turned down. Breadth is negative again. The options are neutral. My intermediate term system remains positive, but under attack.

    The late day swoon was not bullish, so we can probably expect some selling to carry over into Thursday. I am really not expecting this market to retest the February low, though there are some traders who are. Of course, that would be a much steeper drop from here. I prefer to look at what may be a bull flag on the charts.

    NAAIM reports tomorrow. I remain long.

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