Sunday, February 17, 2019

Weekend Stock Market Outlook

The uptrend rolls on; no change in the technical picture, ADX, or price and volume. Next up, the resistance level just above 2,800.

Tony Caldaro, the proprietor of OEW, passed away early last week. He will be missed. It's unclear what will happen with the OEW blog; for now, I'll use the sign off from Tony's public blog posts as the signal and send prayers to his family.

Fun fact: In 19 of 19 post-war instances of a 15% uninterrupted decline (excluding the current one), the stock market ended up testing the waterfall low in some fashion - Bryce Coward

There's a first time for everything, but we're not out of the woods just yet.

Stock Market Outlook - Week of February 17th = Uptrend
-- $SPX $COMPQ $RUT $DJIA --
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Sunday, February 10, 2019

Weekend Stock Market Outlook

Stock Market Outlook For The Week of
February 10th = Uptrend

INDICATORS

ADX Directional Indicators: Uptrend
Price & Volume Action: Uptrend
Objective Elliott Wave Analysis: Uptrend

COMMENTARY

The stock markets took a breather last week. Earnings season has been a mixed bag. In some cases, future guidance was more important than beating expectations.

The 2018 performance review posted during the week; you can check it out here. The biggest change, from a weekly post perspective, is the switch from 50-day moving averages to the ADX directional indicator.

In the weekly view, the S&P ($SPX) basically ended where it started after running into resistance at the 200-day / 40-week moving average. Even though it didn't close at the highs for the first time in several weeks, there still isn't a higher "low" to use for drawing the new uptrend.

2019-02-10 - $SPX Trendline Analysis - Weekly

2019-02-10 - SPX Trendline Analysis - Weekly

Switching to a daily view, the bounce lower from the 200-day moving average broke the tentative uptrend I had drawn. Now we wait for signs of support...I'd guess the mid-2600's...or the 50-day moving average by the time prices get there.

2019-02-10 - $SPX Trendline Analysis - Daily

2019-02-10 - SPX Trendline Analysis - Daily

The DI+ / DI- continues to show a bullish environment. In support of the signal adjustments made in the 2018 performance review, the DI cross-overs (uptrend/downtrend signals) are now overlaid on the daily chart.

No change in price/volume; still in rally mode (above the 50 day moving average, limited institutional selling). OEW also remains in uptrend mode.

Price charts for $SPX,$COMPQ,$INDU,$NYA,$RUT,$VIX

2018-02-10 - US Stock Market Averages

The U.S. stock markets have made an impressive bounce off the late December low, so a brief pause / consolidation is a good thing...fingers crossed this uptrend/rally isn't just a big bull trap!

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Once a year, I review the market outlook signals as if they were a mechanical trading system, while pointing out issues and making adjustments. The goal is to give you to give you an example of how to analyze and continuously improve your own systems.


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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Weekend Stock Market Outlook

Stock Market Outlook For The Week of
February 3rd = Uptrend

INDICATORS

20/50 Day Moving Averages: Uptrend
Price & Volume Action: Uptrend
Objective Elliott Wave Analysis: Uptrend

COMMENTARY

Positive action last week keeps the outlook in an uptrend as we start the month of February. Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow, so we don't' get 6 more weeks of a bear market...that's how it works, right?

In the weekly view, we see another close at the highs...that's 5 straight weeks. Three of them on higher than average trading volume. The 2018 Q4 downtrend we've been following is finished and prices ended the week above the 40-week moving average. We still don't have a "low" to use for the new uptrend. But we can say that when we do see that low, it represents a good buying opportunity in the near future, rather than a continuation of the downtrend.

2019-02-03 - $SPX Trendline Analysis - Weekly

2019-02-03 - SPX Trendline Analysis - Weekly

Switching to a daily view, the S&P ($SPX) found support at the 50-day moving average, broke the 2018 Q4 downtrend, and closed above the 200-day moving average (with volume). Mirroring the weekly view, the SPX still needs to put in a higher "low" price of some kind. For now, we'll use what we have to estimate the trendline.

2019-02-03 - $SPX Trendline Analysis - Daily

2019-02-03 - SPX Trendline Analysis - Daily

The DI+ / DI- continues to show a bullish environment. Price and volume was bullish last week, courtesy of high volume accumulation days. The latest OEW analysis also puts us back in an uptrend, with the probability of a new bull market 80%.

Price charts for $SPX,$COMPQ,$INDU,$NYA,$RUT,$VIX

2018-02-03 - US Stock Market Averages

More broadly speaking, all the indexes start the week above their 50 day moving averages. The VIX is back around 16...is that an indication we'll see a spike in volatility? Asking for a friend...

So what investing "lessons learned" can we take away from January? Don't fight the Fed. It's amazing what a few dovish speeches will do in today's trading environment, considering nothing has changed in the past few weeks (underlying fundamentals, etc.).



If you find this research helpful, please tell a friend. If you don't find it helpful, tell an enemy. I share articles and other news of interest via Twitter; you can follow me @investsafely. The weekly market outlook is also posted on Facebook and Linkedin.

Once a year, I review the market outlook signals as if they were a mechanical trading system, while pointing out issues and making adjustments. The goal is to provide an example of how to analyze and continuously improve a trading system.

For the detailed Elliott Wave Analysis, go to the ELLIOTT WAVE lives on by Tony Caldaro. Charts provided courtesy of stockcharts.com.

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