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The S&P 500 broke through resistance at 1700/1710, indicating a primary advance to 1790/1800*. Troughs close to zero on 21-day Twiggs Money Flow suggest buying pressure. Reversal below 1675 is unlikely at present, but would warn of a test of primary support at 1630.
* Target calculation: 1710 + ( 1710 – 1630 ) = 1790
India’s Sensex is retracing to test its new support level after breaking resistance at 20500 Friday, signaling a primary advance to 22000*. A 13-week Twiggs Money Flow trough above zero indicates buying pressure. Reversal below 19500 is unlikely, but would warn of another test of primary support at 18000.
* Target calculation: 20000 + ( 20000 – 18000 ) = 22000
Japan’s Nikkei 225 is testing the rising trendline on its weekly chart. Penetration would warn that momentum is slowing, while breach of 13000 would signal a primary down-trend. Breakout above 15000 is as likely, despite the earlier bearish divergence on 13-week Twiggs Money Flow, and would signal an advance to 17500*.
* Target calculation: 15000 + ( 15000 – 12500 ) = 17500
China’s Shanghai Composite is rallying to test resistance — and the upper trend channel — at 2330. The 21-day Twiggs Money Flow trough above zero indicates growing buying pressure. Reversal below 2150 is unlikely, but would indicate another test of primary support at 1950.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is testing resistance at 23500 on the weekly chart. Breakout would signal a primary advance to 25500*; follow-through above 24000 would confirm. Rising 13-week Twiggs Money Flow indicates medium-term buying pressure. Respect of 23000 is unlikely, but would suggest another test of support at 21500.
* Target calculation: 23500 + ( 23500 – 21500 ) = 25500
Singapore’s Straits Times Index appears to be preparing for another test of long-term resistance at 3300. Breakout would signal a primary advance to 3600*. A 13-week Twiggs Momentum peak below zero would warn of a primary down-trend, but sentiment is bullish across a wide range of markets and upward breakout is as likely.
* Target calculation: 3300 + ( 3300 – 3000 ) = 3600
The ASX 200 recovered above resistance at the May high of 5250, the false break suggesting a bear trap. Follow-through above 5300 would confirm an advance to 5850*. Reversal below 5100 is unlikely, but would warn of a correction.
* Target calculation: 5250 + ( 5250 – 4650 ) = 5850
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 — representing 50 leading stocks in the Eurozone — is advancing strongly, with a 13-week Twiggs Momentum trough above zero suggesting a healthy up-trend. Breakout above 2800 offers a target of 3200*. Reversal below 2850 is unlikely, but would warn of a correction to the long-term rising trendline.
* Target calculation: 2850 + ( 2850 – 2500 ) = 3200
The FTSE 100 threatened a primary down-trend after breaching primary support at 6400, but this proved a false break and recovery above 6400 now suggests a rally to 6650/6700. Rising 13-week Twiggs Money Flow indicates medium-term buying pressure. Breakout above 6700 would indicate an advance to 7000*, but reversal below support at 6400, while less likely, would warn of a correction to 6000.
* Target calculation: 6700 + ( 6700 – 6400 ) = 7000
Canada’s TSX 60 continues to test resistance at 740. Follow-through above 745 would indicate a long-term advance to 800*. A trough above zero on 13-week Twiggs Money Flow would signal strong buying pressure. Reversal below 725 is unlikely, but would warn of another correction.
* Target calculation: 740 + ( 740 – 680 ) = 800
TSX 60 VIX below 15 remains in bull territory.
The September quarter-end often heralds a correction as fund managers re-balance their portfolios and shed under-performing stocks. Congressional gridlock raised the probability even higher, but the market has brushed this aside, reflecting bullish long-term sentiment.
The S&P 500 rallied sharply off support at 1650. Follow-through above 1710 would indicate an advance to 1790/1800*. A 21-day Twiggs Money Flow trough close to zero indicates buying pressure. Reversal below 1675 is unlikely at present, but would warn of a test of primary support at 1630.
* Target calculation: 1710 + ( 1710 – 1630 ) = 1790
VIX retreated below 20, signaling low/moderate market risk.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 300 points, ending its test of primary support at 14750. One swallow doesn’t make a summer, but this is a good start. S&P 500 breakout above 1710 would signal a fresh primary advance.
Dow Jones UK index reversed above the former primary support level at 282, warning of a bear trap.
All this mishigas is happening in part because the United States is in fact very secure, which leads many people to think it doesn\’t need a strong central state. They are therefore willing to countenance steps that they would not consider if the country were really facing a serious external danger.
~ Stephen M. Walt
Read more at The Surest Cure for America's Political Insanity | Stephen M. Walt.
The Euro continues to test its new support level at $1.34/$1.3450. Respect is likely and would signal a test of the February high at $1.37. Breakout above $1.37 would offer a long-term target of $1.47*. A trough above zero on 13-week Twiggs Momentum indicates a healthy up-trend. Failure of support — and penetration of the rising trendline — is unlikely, but would warn of another correction.
* Target calculation: 1.37 + ( 1.37 – 1.27 ) = 1.47
Sterling faltered after breaking resistance at €1.19. Reversal below €1.18 would warn of another test of primary support at €1.14. Follow-through above €1.20 is less likely, but would signal an advance to €1.24*.
* Target calculation: 1.19 + ( 1.19 – 1.14 ) = 1.24
The greenback is testing primary support at ¥96 against the Yen. Reversal of 13-week Twiggs Momentum below zero would warn of a primary down-trend. Follow-through below ¥94 would confirm. Recovery above ¥101 is less likely, but would indicate another advance.
* Target calculation: 96 – ( 100 – 96 ) = 92
Canada’s Loonie respected its descending trendline and is testing support at $0.96. Failure (of support) would signal another test of the primary level at $0.9450. Bullish divergence on 13-week Twiggs Momentum continues to favor a primary up-trend. Breakout above $0.9750 is presently unlikely, but would complete a double-bottom reversal with a target of parity*.
* Target calculation: 97.5 + ( 97.5 – 94.5 ) = 100.5
The Aussie Dollar is retracing to test its new support level at $0.94 against the greenback. Respect would indicate a test of resistance at $0.95, but failure is as likely and would warn of another test of medium-term support at $0.93. Breach of $0.93 would be more serious, warning of a correction to primary support at $0.89.
* Target calculations: 0.95 + ( 0.95 – 0.93 ) = 0.97
The Aussie continues to test primary support at $1.12 against its Kiwi neighbour. Recovery above $1.14 — and the descending trendline — would indicate a test of primary resistance at $1.16. Breakout above $1.16 would complete a double-bottom reversal with a target of $1.20*. Breach of primary support remains as likely, however, and would offer a target of $1.08*.
* Target calculations: 1.12 – ( 1.16 – 1.12 ) = 1.08
Barry Ritholz highlights the alarming debt to income ratio for Canada compared to the USA:
How does Australia compare?
Australian household debt to income is similar to Canada’s. There has been discussion recently about whether Australia is in a housing bubble. As Anna Schwartz (joint author of A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 with Milton Friedman) pointed out: there is only one kind of bubble and that is a debt bubble. It may manifest through rising real estate, stock or other asset prices, but the underlying driver is the same: a rapid expansion of the money supply through easy credit.