{"id":16841,"date":"2018-08-17T07:14:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T07:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=16841"},"modified":"2018-08-17T07:14:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T07:14:10","slug":"asx-200-breakout-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/17\/asx-200-breakout-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ASX 200 breakout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Strong earnings reports and continued interest in major banks lifted the ASX 200. Rising Trend Index troughs signal buying pressure. Breakout above 6300 offers a short-term target of 6500.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-08-17-xjo.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ASX 300 Banks index followed through above 8100, indicating another rally with a medium-term target of 8500 (long-term 8750).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-08-17-xbak.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 300 Banks Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But the ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining index broke support at 3750, warning of a test of primary support at 3400. Fears of a US-China trade war are likely to undermine commodity prices.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-08-17-xmm.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am also wary of banks because of <a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/05\/australia-the-good-news-and-the-bad-news\/\">higher funding costs, falling credit growth and rising default risk<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>So the primary trend on the ASX 200 is up but I remain cautious, holding over 30% cash in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/03\/australian-growth-portfolio\/\">Australian Growth<\/a> portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong earnings reports and continued interest in major banks lifted the ASX 200. Rising Trend Index troughs signal buying pressure. Breakout above 6300 offers a short-term target of 6500. The ASX 300 Banks index followed through above 8100, indicating another rally with a medium-term target of 8500 (long-term 8750). But the ASX 300 Metals &amp; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/17\/asx-200-breakout-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ASX 200 breakout&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,41,57],"tags":[251,261,263],"class_list":["post-16841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia-nz-countries-regions","category-china-hk","category-stock-markets","tag-asx-200","tag-asx-300-banks-index","tag-asx-300-metals-mining-index"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ASX 200 breakout - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ASX 200 breakout - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Strong earnings reports and continued interest in major banks lifted the ASX 200. 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Breach of support and the rising trendline would warn of a correction to 3400. The ASX 300 Banks index recovered above 8000, the false break suggesting another rally, targeting 8500. I remain wary of banks, however, because\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Australia &amp; NZ&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Australia &amp; NZ","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/australia-nz-countries-regions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19606,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/11\/asx-200-breakout-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":16841,"position":1},"title":"ASX 200 breakout","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"January 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The ASX 200 broke resistance at 6800, signaling a fresh advance. Expect retracement to test the new support level; respect would strengthen the bull signal. Primary driver of the advance is resources. Talk of an imminent phase 1 US-China trade deal lifted iron ore, which is now testing resistance at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Aussie dollar&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Aussie dollar","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/forex\/aussie-dollar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15263,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/12\/asx-200-bearish-consolidation\/","url_meta":{"origin":16841,"position":2},"title":"ASX 200 bearish consolidation","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"May 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The big banks fell sharply on news of a new levy on bank liabilities in the latest budget. At this stage the ASX 300 Banks Index merely shows a secondary reaction. Breach of 8500, however, would signal a primary trend reversal, offering a medium-term target of 8000*. * Target: 8500\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Aussie dollar&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Aussie dollar","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/forex\/aussie-dollar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16313,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/26\/banks-hurt-the-asx\/","url_meta":{"origin":16841,"position":3},"title":"Banks hurt the ASX","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"May 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Banks face continued selling pressure as the Royal Commission progresses. The ASX 300 Banks Index broke medium-term support at 7700, confirming the primary down-trend and a target of the 2016 low at 7200. Financials are the largest sector in the ASX 200. 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