The stock market has experienced huge moves so far this year far greater than have been seen since the fall of 2011. There has been a lot of back forth action, but the bears seem to be gradually getting the upper hand. Yet, the indicators are mixed and it could be that the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) is just in a wide and volatile trading range.
The market has been on a rather wild ride for over a month now. With the action of the last two days, our indicators have swung back to a bullish status, for the most part.
The fact that $SPX has now risen back above its 20-day moving average and has closed above 2060 is positive. A second day's close above 2060 would be confirmation of the recovery in the $SPX chart.
Equity-only put-call ratios have rolled over to buy signals.
Stocks stumbled into year end, with a couple of down days, the second of which was downright nasty. But was this just illiquid, year-end manipulation (as the bulls suggest) or is it something more serious? It's a little early to tell at this point, but if things don't improve quickly, then the bears have a chance to engineer a correction.
The reversal off the December lows was sharp, powerful, and even record-setting. The chart of the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) has returned to a bullish status, now that new all-time intraday and closing highs have been registered.
In nearly 45 years of trading, I don't think I've ever seen a market as wild as the one has been this month. Let's review the entire technical picture. First of all, the chart of $SPX has not yet returned to a bullish state. $SPX would have to trade at new highs (above 2080) in order to turn the chart bullish again.
Various indicators have been turning bearish since mid- November. But until this week, $SPX itself had not broken down, and since price is "king," that was quite important. However, now $SPX has broken down, as it has fallen below support at 2050. This completes a bearish pattern, and a full-fledged correction is underway. This could be sharp and short-lived, and since it is taking place late in the calendar year (when seasonal bullishness occurs), that is probably the case.
The stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX), sold off for a couple of days and then rebounded quickly to new all-time intraday and closing highs. However, sell signals and overbought conditions abound, so all is not bullish.
With $SPX making new all-time highs, its chart is bullish, and the trend of the market is higher. Price is the most important indicator. That has not changed.
The stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) continues to march upward at a dizzying pace. The market is overbought, and if $SPX violates support at 2060, we could finally see a correction.
Equity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. You can see from Figures 2 and 3 that the ratios are still trending downward. That is bullish.
Both of the breadth indicators remain on buy signals, and they are modestly in overbought territory.
The stock market advance is relentless. It has refused to correct for more than a day since bottoming over a month ago and over 230 points lower., but it is up another 12 points in overnight trading as I write this. The chart of $SPX is bullish because it remains in an uptrend.
Equity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals, as they continue to drop sharply almost daily.
It has been a great stock market rally, with $SPX advancing 200 points in about a month. But the advance is slowing, and sell signals are setting up (although none has actually been confirmed yet).
$SPX has minor support at 2030 and also below there, at 2000.
Equity-only put-call ratios have remained solidly on buy signals for nearly a month. They are dropping rapidly on their charts, and it's bullish for stocks as long as they continue to decline.
