US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Feb 18)

Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:27 am

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Last week saw the small caps really struggle with the GOP tax reform ineptitude and impotence. The big names that just broke out of bases tested their moves but are holding up very well.

Chips tested as well, coming back to near support. Software is still solid, oil is making some good moves and more are set up to make good moves.

There is plenty of potential for the upside to resume. As noted earlier, there are calls that the selling has just started or is about to start.

It may, but from the action last week and the leaders that are still out in the market, I am not seeing imminent failure.

There can ALWAYS be events that appear to upset even the best setups. Plenty of geopolitics, growing threats in the Middle East, continuing threats from Korea. The continued playing politics in our cesspool of a federal government, playing with our lives and our finances as they play power politics.

The market, however, has shown strength through it all. For now, at least, there is still the notion that the upside potential outweighs the downside given the status of the Fed and the chairman transition, the regulation rollback, a more business friendly climate (for all but certain groups it would appear), and still the outside hope of a meeting of the minds and votes on tax reform.

Therefore with the setups we see, we are still looking mostly upside. Oil, semiconductors, big industrials, retail, FAANG still sport solid setups we want to ride higher if they show the moves higher.

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Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:27 am

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NASDAQ: Moved higher through Wednesday as the mega caps continued their moves, then faded through Friday, testing the 20 day EMA intraday Thursday and recovering, and holding the 10 day EMA in a narrow range Friday. Still a very solid uptrend, making a test of the 20 day EMA as it did in late October.

This makes the second test of the 20 day after rising off a 50 day MA test in September. MACD broke out to a higher high with price, upside volume on the break higher from late October is great, big names are leading upside. This does not look to be an index that is in the throes of a rollover.


SOX: Similar to NASDAQ, SOX gapped higher Monday and rallied to a higher post-2000 high Wednesday. Thursday was rougher, gapping lower, selling through the 10 day EMA, but recovering to hold that near support Friday. A bit more extended than NASDAQ as SOX has not tasted the 50 day MA since late August, trending up the 10 day EMA in a steady rise.


RUTX: Much is being made about the small caps, and that is understandable after its scintillating move from mid-August to October on the pass-through rates -- rates that now are showing ZERO change in the Senate plan. The easy test turned volatile and that continued last week as a move higher through Monday collapsed Tuesday and RUTX fell to the 50 day MA to end the week. Still 24 points above the 38% Fibonacci retracement and the July high.

SP400: The midcaps shook off the tax issues. Lower on the week, but a very modest test to the 20 day EMA, holding that level Thursday and Friday with doji. Not powerful, but holding its move higher at near support.

SP500: SP500 and SP500 are very similar right now. SP500 put in a new high Wednesday then tested it Thursday and Friday, closing just below the 10 day EMA for the week. Still a very nice trend upside.

DJ30: Finally tested after the 9 week move. Thursday DJ30 tapped the 20 day EMA on the low, the first touch of this level since early September when DJ30 rose off the 50 day EMA. Pretty normal test.

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Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:58 pm

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Earnings are for the most part in the bank. The indices performed well through the season, keeping the October/November move working. Expiration saw some hiccups just as a consolidation in NASDAQ, SOX and some of the big names in each broke higher but then suffered some selling on expiration.

How those stocks handle that action this coming week tells an important story: was money starting to move out, or was it just a quick expiration move?

Is there rotation starting to other areas at the expense of some leaders, or will money continue to move to the market versus just move around the market? Or, for that matter, leave the market?

Overall the patterns remain fine, but whenever you have the market logging 5 weeks or more of
high confidence, bonds rallying when they should be fading, gold jumping, you have to start paying very close attention to the leading stocks. A LOT of these just came out of consolidations of prior moves, looking ready to break higher.

The big names are capable of driving the market higher on their own. If they lose their bids and
other parts of the market do not improve significantly, the rally has lost its legs.

We still see some upside possibilities, and some we passed on Friday due to strong moves that were a bit too strong for a Friday or that rallied then faded off the highs could still look good Monday. If so, we go where the money goes.

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Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:18 pm

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NASDAQ: After a gap and rally to a new closing high Thursday, NASDAQ backed down some and volume faded. Okay, price/volume action was more or less in line. NASDAQ 100, where much of the NASDAQ selling occurred, was not bad either, easily holding over the 10 day EMA. Big rip, modest selling. At a new high, however, the volume was quiet Thursday, and you want to see the
modest Friday expiration indecision return to buying next week.

RUTX: Unlike NASDAQ, RUTX continued the Thursday break higher. While it is not at a new high, it is looking much better after going ahead with a test closer to the 38% Fibonacci retracement and the July peak. Buyers entered off that intraday test Wednesday, and buyers have been active since.

SP400: No new closing high here either, but getting close. SP400 also continued the Thursday rally and is within spitting distance of a new high.

SP500: SP500 also gapped and rallied Thursday off a doji, the Wednesday doji below the 20 day EMA. SP500 moved back up through the 10 day EMA but not to a new high. Friday a test that held near both the 10 and 20 day EMA. Not a rollover, but as with NASDAQ, not a lot of volume on the move that tests the recent high that didn't show a ton of volume either.

DJ30: Similar action, falling to the 20 day EMA after the Thursday gap above the 20 day and rally. DJ30 volume less than constructive of late and even though the Thursday move looked promising to avoid a 50 day MA test, DJ30 remains flirting with that larger dip after such a good rally higher.

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Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:13 pm

NEW HIGHS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

Churchill Downs (CHDN)... horse racing and gambling
Wynn Resorts (WYNN)... casinos
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)... concerts
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)... sports media
Planet Fitness (PLNT)... low-cost gyms
Estée Lauder (EL)... cosmetics
Coca-Cola (KO)... soft drinks
Monster Beverage (MNST)... energy drinks
Constellation Brands (STZ)... beer and wine
Grubhub (GRUB)... on-demand food delivery
PayPal (PYPL)... mobile payments
Square (SQ)... mobile payments
Salesforce.com (CRM)... software for businesses
Lam Research (LRCX)... chipmaker equipment
Cisco (CSCO)... Internet "plumbing"
Verisign (VRSN)... Internet domain provider
Amazon (AMZN)... online-retail giant
Wal-Mart (WMT)... retail behemoth
Dollar General (DG)... discount retailer
Five Below (FIVE)... discount retailer
D.R. Horton (DHI)... homebuilder
PulteGroup (PHM)... homebuilder
Home Depot (HD)... home improvement
Owens Corning (OC)... roofing and insulation
Mohawk Industries (MHK)... carpet, tile, hardwood
Honeywell (HON)... manufacturing
Consolidated Edison (ED)... utilities
Exelon (EXC)... utilities
Franco-Nevada (FNV)... precious metals royalties

NEW LOWS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)... burritos
AMC Entertainment (AMC)... movie theaters
Viacom (VIAB)... TV stations
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMHC)... textbooks, teaching materials
Sears Holdings (SHLD)... retail "old guard"
Whirlpool (WHR)... appliances

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Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Mon Nov 27, 2017 9:09 pm

NEW HIGHS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

Mastercard (MA)... credit cards
PayPal (PYPL)... mobile payments
Square (SQ)... mobile payments
Garmin (GRMN)... GPS devices and smartwatches
Texas Instruments (TXN)... semiconductors
Micron Technology (MU)... semiconductors
Adobe Systems (ADBE)... software
Salesforce.com (CRM)... software for businesses
VMware (VMW)... cloud software
Box (BOX)... cloud storage
GoDaddy (GDDY)... domain names
Verisign (VRSN)... domain names
Universal Display (OLED)... electronics "picks and shovels"
Groupon (GRPN)... e-commerce
Overstock.com (OSTK)... betting on bitcoin
Dolby Laboratories (DLB)... audio technologies
NVR (NVR)... homebuilder
KB Home (KBH)... homebuilder
Home Depot (HD)... home improvement
Owens Corning (OC)... roofing and insulation
Armstrong World Industries (AWI)... walls and ceilings
Mohawk Industries (MHK)... flooring
Honeywell (HON)... manufacturing
Dollar General (DG)... discount retailer
Dollar Tree (DLTR)... discount retailer
VF Corporation (VFC)... The North Face, Victoria's Secret, Wrangler
Marriott (MAR)... hotels
Winnebago Industries (WGO)... road trips
Becton Dickinson (BDX)... needles and syringes
MSCI (MSCI)... index provider

NEW LOWS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

Not many... It's a bull market, you know!

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Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:38 pm

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Thing is, the market can become more and more extended before it breaks. Last week certainly shows volatility, at least in some leadership areas, but others surged. Moreover, this market
has shown that certain groups get sold quickly and then recovery quickly.

Big picture: stocks are extended, but it is a time of year runs are often made. Some of the big names broke out of bases, rallied and tested -- then Wednesday to Friday tested them more.

IF there is a mindset to rally to yearend those tests may make them intriguing to those wanting to play a yearend move. We will see.

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Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:44 pm

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NASDAQ: A lot of headlines on the week because the mega caps and FAANG were down. The chart, however, shows a 20 day EMA test with an intraday undercut, just as it did in late October and mid-November on the first and second tests of that level after the mid-September breakout from its late July to mid-September base.

DJ30: Yes the Dow was off 350 points Friday, but it was up 330+ points Thursday. Moreover, it recovered 310 of the lost points intraday. Huge surge higher on the week, even more extended (11%) over the 200 day SMA. It CAN get to 15% extension before it starts to struggle, but that is rarer. As you can see, it was primed for a pullback Friday with the ease in which it gave up the Thursday gains. Again, however, it did recover.

SP500: New high Thursday, tested almost to the 20 day EMA Friday, recovered to almost flat by the close. Broke out on a new leg higher 8 sessions back, very strong Tuesday to Thursday move, and as with SP400, a test would not be out of the question.

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Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby behappyalways » Sat Dec 09, 2017 9:11 pm

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Re: US - Market Direction 40 (May 17 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:42 pm

NEW HIGHS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)... sports media
Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA)... entertainment
Six Flags Entertainment (SIX)... amusement parks
Monster Beverage (MNST)... energy drinks
Shake Shack (SHAK)... fast food
McDonald's (MCD)... fast food
Dunkin' Brands (DNKN)... coffee and donuts

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN)... chain restaurants
Sysco (SYY)... food products
U.S. Foods (USFD)... food products
Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF)... high-quality pet food
Clorox (CLX)... consumer goods
RH (RH)... home furnishings
Dollar General (DG)... discount retailer
Dollar Tree (DLTR)... discount retailer

Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI)... discount retailer
Five Below (FIVE)... discount retailer
Carter's (CRI)... kids clothing
Etsy (ETSY)... online marketplace
Interactive Brokers (IBKR)... online brokerage
LendingTree (TREE)... online lending
Paychex (PAYX)... payroll processor
Wells Fargo (WFC)... banks
Progressive (PGR)... insurance
United Rentals (URI)... equipment rental
Waste Management (WM)... trash and recycling


NEW LOWS OF NOTE LAST WEEK

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)... pharmaceuticals
Frontline (FRO)... oil shipping
Coeur Mining (CDE)... precious metals
Eldorado Gold (EGO)... precious metals
Hecla Mining (HL)... precious metals

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