The market has exploded to the upside this week. Some overbought conditions are beginning to appear, but all the indicators are on buy signals right now.
The move above 1950 completed a "W" bottoming formation on the $SPX chart, very similar to the one that existed last October. It should now be able o advance to the downtrend line of this bear market.
Equity-only put-call ratios continue to be bullish. They are declining from lofty (oversold) levels and are solidly on buy signals.
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The bulls scored a major victory this week, by engineering a breakout and close above 1950 on Thursday. That completes the "W" bottoming formation. So for now, the near-term outlook is bullish.
Put-call ratios remain bullish. All three of the put-call ratios gave buy signals right at the February 11th bottom -- an excellent bit of timing, especially considering that these are 21-day moving averages.
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In the past week, the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) had a huge rally. Specifically, it rose by more than 1% for three consecutive days – for the first since October, 2011. On the surface, it seems that this is a powerful move that should inspire further gains. But I prefer to see hard facts, and so we ran the data on these types of moves.
The rally has been powerful, but is it just another oversold affair? At this point, we can't really tell. The next resistance area is at 1940-1950, and that's a more crucial point. If $SPX can rise above that level, then it will have formed a "W" on its chart, and that would be quite bullish.
On the other hand, if the 1950 resistance holds, or is quickly retraced, then a much more bearish scenario unfolds.
We have written about the Total put-call ratio many times in the past, so I am not going to get too involved with the explanation of the system, but I did want to show a recent chart and summarize the most recent signals.
The market broke down through support this week. $SPX retraced all the way to 1810, the January intraday lows. The $SPX chart remains negative, with a downtrend in place and heavy overhead resistance.
Conversely, the put-call ratios are becoming bullish. The computer analysis is calling these buy signals, and with the naked eye, one would have to agree.
Market breadth continues to be a problem. Both breadth oscillators remain on sell signals, but they are in oversold territory.
