{"id":17202,"date":"2018-10-20T02:11:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T02:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=17202"},"modified":"2018-10-20T02:49:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T02:49:15","slug":"east-to-west-europe-faces-a-stern-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/20\/east-to-west-europe-faces-a-stern-test\/","title":{"rendered":"East to West: Europe faces a stern test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Shanghai Composite Index broke primary support at 2650 but rising troughs on the Trend Index indicate buying pressure. Expect retracement to test the new resistance level at 2700.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-10-19-ssecm.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shanghai Composite Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s Nifty is testing primary support at 10,000. Descending peaks on the Trend Index warn of selling pressure. Breach of support at 10,000 would indicate weakness but we need a lower peak to confirm a down-trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-10-19-nsx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nifty Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>European stocks are under the pump, with threats from the Asian contagion, Brexit, Italy and recent US volatility. Breach of support at 365 warns of a primary down-trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-10-19-sxxp.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DJ Euro Stoxx 600 Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The DAX also breached primary support (11,800). Retracement respected the new resistance level and descending Trend Index peaks warn of growing selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-10-19-dax.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DAX Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s CAC-40 index is testing primary support at 5000.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-10-19-cac40.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CAC-40 Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Footsie is testing primary support at 7000, with descending Trend Index peaks again warning of selling pressure. Breach would signal a primary down-trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-10-19-ftse.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FTSE Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A down-turn in Europe would add to uncertainty in US markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Shanghai Composite Index broke primary support at 2650 but rising troughs on the Trend Index indicate buying pressure. Expect retracement to test the new resistance level at 2700. India&#8217;s Nifty is testing primary support at 10,000. Descending peaks on the Trend Index warn of selling pressure. 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Respect of 320 is likely but a bottom is forming and a higher trough would suggest an inverted head-and-shoulders formation. 13-Week Twiggs Momentum recovery above zero is bullish but another low\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":"Dow Jones Global Index","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2016\/2016-04-28-djw.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2016\/2016-04-28-djw.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2016\/2016-04-28-djw.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7803,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/27\/shanghai-rising-but-nikkei-asx-selling-pressure\/","url_meta":{"origin":17202,"position":4},"title":"Shanghai rising but Nikkei, ASX selling pressure","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"May 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Germany's DAX is retracing to test the new support level at 8000. Respect would confirm a primary advance, but bearish divergence on 13-week Twiggs Money Flow warns of selling pressure -- a fall below zero would warn of a reversal. Breach of 8000 would test the rising trendline around 7500.\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":13802,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/18\/one-swallow-does-not-a-summer-make\/","url_meta":{"origin":17202,"position":5},"title":"One swallow does not a summer make","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"February 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\"One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.\" ~ Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) Similarly, one brief rally does not make a bull market. 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