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$SPX (S&P 500) vs $RSP (S&P 500 Equal Weight) Market Technicals (Rally Cycle Count: Day 4 of 25) $SPX (S&P 500) vs $RSP (S&P 500 Equal Weight) – (Net High/Low +70) $SPX posted a solid gain of +2.28% (+105.13 points), erasing the losses experienced in the earlier week. With $SPX closing at 4,725 level, it remains below its all time high level that have tested four times over the past 8 weeks. $RSP broke out of its downtrend line with a pop on the last trading session, minimising the divergence reflected in both the indexes that was highlighted in the previous week. With both $SPX and $RSP also breaking out of its Anchored VWAP (AVWAP) resistance at 4,640 level, below average trading volume is observed on the subsequent two trading session during the course of the week; as market activity thinned towards the Christmas Holiday. The immediate support to watch for $SPX this week remains at 4,600 level, creating a box range support beneath the confluence of major Moving Averages (10D, 20D and 50D).
AMEX:RSPLong
by jfsrevg
The Big Picture: Renewed pandemic fear, S&P 500, Oil demand outlThe big story on the emergence of a new strain of COVID-19 in South Africa caused Wall Street’s three main indices ($SPX, $NDX, $RUT) to tumbled on Friday as they re-opened after Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday with energy, financial and travel-related stocks bearing the brunt of the selloff. The renewal or pandemic fear has outlined as the biggest risk to today’s market, and it is likely to inject volatility to the market for the remaining of the year. Major indices dropped more than 2.0% on Friday, as investors sold risk assets. The $SPX fell 2.3%, the $NDX fell 2.2%, and the $DJI fell 2.5%. The $RUT 2000 underperformed with a 3.7% decline. WTI Crude Futures also fell -12.3% on Friday on worries of a supply glut. With Equal-Weighted $RSP sitting at its 50DMA confluence with resistance turned support at $156 range, there is a significant representation of $SPX stalling its sell off for this week. Last week’s leading sectors: $XLU (Utilities) +3.76% $XLP (Consumer Staples) +2.39% $XLV (Healthcare) +0.98% $SPX -2.20% This week’s watchlist: $MF, $PXD, $AA, $AMD and 55 more names. The new variant strain may also raise doubts over how quickly the Federal Reserve can move to unwind stimulus to tackle spiraling inflation. Eyes will be turned to the US jobs report due Friday, which will probably point to a continued recovery in the labor market. Elsewhere, Federal Reserve Chair Powell testifies before Congress, while a highly anticipated OPEC+ meeting is expected to offer guidance into the coalition’s crude output plans. Here’s what you need to know to start your week. Market Technicals $SPX (S&P 500) vs $RSP (S&P 500 Equal Weight) $SPX declined -2.20% (-103.34 points). Similarly, Equal Weighted $RSP declined -2.00% (-3.19 points). As the week’s Omicron driven selloff happened on a shortened trading session on Friday, it is worth to note that the transactional volume of that shortened session have far exceeded an recent full average day’s trading volume (50D Average Volume) in all major indexes. With $RSP sitting at its 50DMA confluence with resistance turned support at $156 range, there is a significant representation of $SPX stalling its current sell off for the week. The key index and level to watch for the week will be $RSP at $155.75 for further confirmation of market weakness. The immediate support to watch for $SPX this week is at 4,585 level, a further break of the low of Friday’s lowest price action. New pandemic wave? Wall Street’s three main indices tumbled on Friday as they re-opened after Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday with energy, financial and travel-related stocks bearing the brunt of the selloff, sparked by the discovery of the new coronavirus strain. While little is yet known of the new variant first detected in South Africa, scientists said it has a high number of mutations that may make it vaccine-resistant and more easily transmissible than the Delta variant. Before Friday, investors had been upbeat about the strength of the economic recovery amid broad vaccine availability and advances in treatments, despite fears over steadily rising inflation. Jobs report A robust November jobs report could underline the case for the Fed to speed up unwinding its $120 billion-a-month stimulus program at its next meeting in mid-December. But a fresh wave of the pandemic could throw those plans into doubt. Concerns over spiraling inflation, coupled with signs of an accelerating economic recovery had prompted investors to begin pricing in a faster taper and earlier interest rate hikes. Friday’s non-farm payrolls report for November is expected to show that the economy added 550,000 jobs, bringing the unemployment rate down slightly to 4.5%. Powell and Yellen testimony Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, fresh from his nomination for a second term by President Joe Biden, is due to testify on the CARES Act, the central bank’s pandemic-era stimulus program, before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington on Tuesday. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is also due to testify. A similar hearing will be held before the House Financial Committee on Wednesday. Investors will be looking for fresh insights on the outlook for the economic recovery amid renewed pandemic uncertainty. Oil demand outlook Oil prices plunged $10 a barrel on Friday, their largest one-day decline since April 2020, as news of the new Omicron variant saw countries rush to restrict travel, adding to concerns that a supply glut could swell in the first quarter. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) is due to meet on Thursday, after last week’s decision by the U.S. and other governments to release oil from strategic reserves in a bid to lower gasoline prices. For its part, OPEC+ has stuck to monthly output increases of 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) since August, despite calls to increase output to drive down oil prices.
AMEX:RSP
by jfsrevg
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US Market Technicals Ahead (22 November – 26 November 2021)US markets will be closed on Thursday and will close early on Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The market will be paying close attention to Wednesday’s FOMC meeting minutes for fresh insights into the impact of soaring inflation on the future path of interest rates. Markets may also reprice the timing of future rate hikes if President Joe Biden were to promote current Fed Governor Lael Brainard to the Fed Chairman position, while the prospects of lower interest rates for longer could see a sell-off in U.S. Treasuries prompted by expectations for higher inflation. With $SPX (S&P 500) gaining +0.32% for the week, the bearish Rising Wedge formation of $RSP (S&P 500 equal weight) played out with a -1.24% loss. The correction in $RSP have reflected signs of fatigue in this market rally. Similar behavior of divergence is also witnessed between $QQQ and $QQQE. Last week’s leading sectors: $XLY (Consumer Discretionary) +3.76% $XLK (Technology) +2.39% $XLU (Utilities) +0.98% $SPX +0.32% This week’s watchlist: $ABNB, $AMAT, $AVTR, $ZIP, $BBW, $KLIC and 42 more names. There will also be a flurry of U.S. economic data on Wednesday ahead of the holiday, while PMI data out of the euro zone, UK and the U.S. during the week will outline the impact of supply chain issues and inflation on business activity. Here’s what you need to know to start your week. Market Technicals $SPX (S&P 500) vs $RSP (S&P 500 Equal Weight) The benchmark index $SPX erased previous week losses, gaining +0.32% (+15.09 points). With $SPX trading just 0.43% away from its all time high, $RSP (S&P 500 Equal Weight) has played out the Bearish Wedge Formation that was highlighted last week, declining -1.24%. The correction in $RSP have reflected signs of fatigue, and downside potential of $SPX towards 4,640 level in near term. The immediate support to watch for $SPX this week is at 4,670 level, a break of its short term uptrend line and 10DMA. Fed minutes On Wednesday, the Fed will publish the minutes of its November meeting, in which policymakers decided the U.S. economy was strong enough to start scaling back its pandemic-era asset purchase program, put in place to bolster the recovery. Since then, the economic recovery has continued to accelerate, with job gains picking up and inflation continuing to soar, leading Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida to call last week for a discussion on a quicker taper to position the Fed to hike rates sooner. Last Thursday, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, known as a policy dove, said he is “more open-minded” to raising interest rates next year than he was six months ago. Separately, Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic has signaled his support for a mid-2022 rate hike. The Fed is due to publish fresh quarterly forecasts following its next meeting in mid-December and these may give a better read on how much policymakers’ views have altered. Biden’s Fed pick The White House said last week that President Joe Biden will likely decide before Thanksgiving whether to keep incumbent Fed Chair Jerome Powell in place for another term or promote current Fed Governor Lael Brainard to the position. Analysts expect some stock market volatility around the announcement, particularly if Brainard is chosen. Powell, whose term is due to end in February next year, was appointed in 2018 by then-President Donald Trump. Brainard, who has been on the Fed board since 2014 is favored by progressive Democrats and is seen as more dovish than Powell. If Brainard is appointed markets may reprice the timing of future rate hikes, while the prospects of lower interest rates for longer could see a sell-off in U.S. Treasuries prompted by expectations for higher inflation. U.S. data dump The U.S. is to release a string of economic data on Wednesday before markets close for Thursday’s holiday. The highlight will be figures on personal income and spending, which includes the core PCE price index, rumored to be the Fed’s favored inflation gauge. The economic calendar also features a revised data on third-quarter GDP, initial jobless claims, durable goods orders, new home sales and consumer sentiment. Reports on existing home sales and November PMI data, which is expected to show only a modest improvement will be released on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. PMIs While November PMI data out of the U.S. is expected to show a modest uptick in business activity, similar surveys from the euro zone and the UK are expected to show activity in the manufacturing and services sectors is slowing. Rising infection numbers are leading to renewed restrictions in some parts of Europe, while spiking gas prices are fueling inflation, compounded by a global supply chain crunch. The European Central Bank is coming under increasing pressure to tighten its ultra-loose monetary policy to offset the hit to households spending power, but ECB President Christine Lagarde has pushed back, arguing that tightening policy now could choke off the economic recovery. Meanwhile, the Bank of England looks set to become the first of the world’s big central banks to raise rates since the onset of the pandemic, with investors and economists expecting a rate hike at its upcoming December 16 meeting.
SP:SPX
by jfsrevg
2
US Market Technicals Ahead (15 November – 19 November 2021)As U.S. inflation has surged to the highest level in over thirty years, inflation is likely to remain in focus in the coming week with investors looking ahead to the latest U.S. monthly retail sales figures along with earnings results from major retailers, including $WMT (Walmart). With $SPX (S&P 500) erasing its weekly losses from Friday’s late week rally, the bearish Rising Wedge formation of $RSP (S&P 500 equal weight) remains in play. Attention has being turned towards small-cap companies after a nine month consolidation breakout on $IWM (Russell 2000), setting a potential new leg of multi month long market rally leading by this companies. It is worth to note that $GLD (Gold) have also broken out of a multi month long trendline resistance, gaining +2.71% as the leading asset class of the week. China will provide an update on the economic recovery via industrial production and retail sales and wide there are expectation for a slowdown in its economic recovery, just as Europe is experiencing a fresh surge in Covid-19 infections. Here’s what you need to know to start your week. Market Technicals $SPX (S&P 500) vs $RSP (S&P 500 Equal Weight) The benchmark index $SPX retraced with a weekly loss of -0.31% (-14.68 points) confirming last week’s highlight on the over-extension of this rally which was 200% ATR away from its short term moving average, the first time since September 2020. With $SPX reducing its intraweek losses with Friday’s +0.72% gain, it is worth to note that $RSP (S&P 500 Equal Weight) has yet to break its Bearish Wedge Formation, which was has already played out in $SPX. The upwards consolidation of $RSP may be reflecting signs of fatigue, signaling downside potential of $SPX in near term. The immediate support to watch for $SPX this week is at 4,645 level, a break of its short term pivotal level. U.S. retail sales The highlight of the week’s economic calendar will be October retail sales data, due out on Tuesday, with economists expecting an increase of 1.1%, after a 0.7% rise in September. U.S. inflation has surged to the highest level in over thirty years amid a global supply chain crunch and data on Friday showed that consumer sentiment fell to its lowest in a decade this month, as higher prices eroded living standards. Investors are betting that the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates sooner than currently indicated to stop inflation spiraling upward. Retail earnings Third quarter earnings season is continuing to wind down, but investors will get an additional update on the strength of consumer spending this week with results from major retailers, including Home Depot ($HD), Walmart ($WMT), Target ($TGT), and Macy’s ($M). The earnings reports will face extra scrutiny ahead of the start of the holiday shopping season, with investors looking at guidance from retailers to determine whether inflation will eat into profits or be passed on to consumers. Third quarter earnings season has largely been upbeat. 459 of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported with 80% of earnings results beating analysts’ forecasts. China slowdown The recovery in the world’s number two economy is weakening and data on Monday, which includes reports on retail sales, fixed asset investment and industrial production is expected to confirm this. The loss of momentum in China, a key driver of global growth, is casting a shadow over the uneven global economic recovery from the pandemic. The recovery in China has been hit by an aggressive approach to containing Covid-19 outbreaks, a massive debt crisis in the country’s real estate sector and an energy crunch that has weighed on manufacturing activity. Analysts think the country’s central bank is likely to take a cautious approach to loosening monetary policy to bolster the economy as slowing growth combined with soaring inflation fuel concerns over stagflation. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden is to hold a virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday, amid rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Pandemic resurgence hits Europe Europe is seeing a resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic, adding to headwinds for the region’s already fragile economic recovery. Europe accounts for more than half of the average 7-day infections globally and about half of latest deaths, according to data compiled by Reuters, the highest levels since April last year when the virus was at its initial peak in Italy. Several countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic are implementing restrictions or planning fresh measures to slow the spread. Holland entered a three-week partial lockdown on Saturday, the first in Western Europe since the summer. Germany reintroduced free Covid-19 tests on Saturday and Austria is to decide on Sunday whether to impose a lockdown on people who are not vaccinated.
SP:SPX
by jfsrevg
US Market Technicals Ahead (15 November – 19 November 2021)As U.S. inflation has surged to the highest level in over thirty years, inflation is likely to remain in focus in the coming week with investors looking ahead to the latest U.S. monthly retail sales figures along with earnings results from major retailers, including $WMT (Walmart). With $SPX (S&P 500) erasing its weekly losses from Friday’s late week rally, the bearish Rising Wedge formation of $RSP (S&P 500 equal weight) remains in play. Attention has being turned towards small-cap companies after a nine month consolidation breakout on $IWM (Russell 2000), setting a potential new leg of multi month long market rally leading by this companies. It is worth to note that $GLD (Gold) have also broken out of a multi month long trendline resistance, gaining +2.71% as the leading asset class of the week. China will provide an update on the economic recovery via industrial production and retail sales and wide there are expectation for a slowdown in its economic recovery, just as Europe is experiencing a fresh surge in Covid-19 infections. Here’s what you need to know to start your week. Market Technicals $SPX (S&P 500) vs $RSP (S&P 500 Equal Weight) The benchmark index $SPX retraced with a weekly loss of -0.31% (-14.68 points) confirming last week’s highlight on the over-extension of this rally which was 200% ATR away from its short term moving average, the first time since September 2020. With $SPX reducing its intraweek losses with Friday’s +0.72% gain, it is worth to note that $RSP (S&P 500 Equal Weight) has yet to break its Bearish Wedge Formation, which was has already played out in $SPX. The upwards consolidation of $RSP may be reflecting signs of fatigue, signaling downside potential of $SPX in near term. The immediate support to watch for $SPX this week is at 4,645 level, a break of its short term pivotal level. U.S. retail sales The highlight of the week’s economic calendar will be October retail sales data, due out on Tuesday, with economists expecting an increase of 1.1%, after a 0.7% rise in September. U.S. inflation has surged to the highest level in over thirty years amid a global supply chain crunch and data on Friday showed that consumer sentiment fell to its lowest in a decade this month, as higher prices eroded living standards. Investors are betting that the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates sooner than currently indicated to stop inflation spiraling upward. Retail earnings Third quarter earnings season is continuing to wind down, but investors will get an additional update on the strength of consumer spending this week with results from major retailers, including Home Depot ($HD), Walmart ($WMT), Target ($TGT), and Macy’s ($M). The earnings reports will face extra scrutiny ahead of the start of the holiday shopping season, with investors looking at guidance from retailers to determine whether inflation will eat into profits or be passed on to consumers. Third quarter earnings season has largely been upbeat. 459 of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported with 80% of earnings results beating analysts’ forecasts. China slowdown The recovery in the world’s number two economy is weakening and data on Monday, which includes reports on retail sales, fixed asset investment and industrial production is expected to confirm this. The loss of momentum in China, a key driver of global growth, is casting a shadow over the uneven global economic recovery from the pandemic. The recovery in China has been hit by an aggressive approach to containing Covid-19 outbreaks, a massive debt crisis in the country’s real estate sector and an energy crunch that has weighed on manufacturing activity. Analysts think the country’s central bank is likely to take a cautious approach to loosening monetary policy to bolster the economy as slowing growth combined with soaring inflation fuel concerns over stagflation. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden is to hold a virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday, amid rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Pandemic resurgence hits Europe Europe is seeing a resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic, adding to headwinds for the region’s already fragile economic recovery. Europe accounts for more than half of the average 7-day infections globally and about half of latest deaths, according to data compiled by Reuters, the highest levels since April last year when the virus was at its initial peak in Italy. Several countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic are implementing restrictions or planning fresh measures to slow the spread. Holland entered a three-week partial lockdown on Saturday, the first in Western Europe since the summer. Germany reintroduced free Covid-19 tests on Saturday and Austria is to decide on Sunday whether to impose a lockdown on people who are not vaccinated.
AMEX:RSP
by jfsrevg