Good morning. Happy Wednesday.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, India and South Korea each dropped more than 1%. Malaysia, New Zealand and Taiwan were also weak. Europe currently leans to the downside. The Czech Republic is down more than 2%; Turkey more than 1%; France, Sweden and Denmark are also weak. Belgium is doing well. Futures in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market.
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The dollar is up. Oil is up; copper is down. Gold and silver are flat. Bonds are down.
The S&P finally moved out of its historically tight range yesterday, but after a little follow through, the index bounced 10 points off its low. This likely really pissed off the bears, who were hoping a break of support would lead to some momentum selling as the market let out a bunch of pent of pressure.
I see nothing to do right now. Gold and silver stocks are too far gone to chase. Oil stocks aren’t good for anything but a small bounce. Other stocks have randomly moved up or down after releasing earnings. There are no trades that “jump off the screen” at me.
The market needs to digest its gains and chop around and perhaps correct to allow the charts to reset.
from Jason leavitt