You might notice I am (mostly) no longer starting downtrend lines from the January 2022 peak. That is because in the next few weeks they will fall off the 1 yr charts & give us a new view. Consider this a preview!
Merry Christmas!
DJIA. This will be the last week with these lines.
Transports.
Utes. Watch them since they have diverged from bonds this week.
SPX. That big downtrend line gonna look a tad different by mid January.
Naz
IWM. The blue line will become the dominant line in a few weeks.
SOX
Bank Index. Still hovering around 100, same place it was when the hysteria started in early December.
QQQ
QQQJ. Juniors act better than seniors.
IGV
XLI
XLB
XME
XLP
XLV
XBI
ITB
GLD
EEM
XLE. That low from a year ago will fall off the chart in the next few weeks.
OIH.
McClellan Summation Index.
Bondaleros. Yield on 10 yr.
DXY.
Insiders.
Citi Panic/Euphoria hovering right over the Panic level.
I do believe sentiment shifted in a big way this week but we haven't yet seen it in the indicators. All that Santa Rally talk is gone.
Instead of starting with the DJIA as I always do I am going to begin with the Barron's cover this week. Because if 'down in H1'23 and up in H2'23' is not consensus I don't know what is.
Feel like I should cc @IvanTheK on this one.
DJIA. I've gone back to the black (channel) lines this week.
The only theme this week is the CPI and the FOMC. Because the charts are doing what they have done all year: stop at resistance and find support when things get oversold & too bearish.
The theme this week had nothing to do with the charts. It's whether or not you are in Team Recession that is bad for stocks or Team Recession means lower rates and that's good for stocks.
We've got a lot of groups that did not make higher highs last week, yet the S&P did. The oddest part is that defensive groups made higher highs (XLP, XLV, XLU) and so did XLI. Weird.
They tell me Thanksgiving week has positive seasonality. FYI if I ever trade on positive seasonality, do yourself a favor and take the other side of my trade. That's how bad I am at seasonality.
DJIA. I drew a new line (for the first time in months!)