{"id":17528,"date":"2018-12-01T01:46:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T01:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=17528"},"modified":"2018-12-01T01:46:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T01:46:21","slug":"east-to-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/01\/east-to-west\/","title":{"rendered":"East to West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The S&amp;P 500 put in a strong blue candle this week but <em>one swallow doesn&#8217;t make a summer<\/em>. Follow-through above 2800 would signal a test of 2950. Small bullish divergence on Twiggs Money Flow looks promising but is secondary in nature and may not alter the larger trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-30-spx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"S&amp;P 500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Nasdaq 100 shows a similar W-shaped bottom but weaker divergence.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-30-ndx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nasdaq 100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bellwether transport stock Fedex recovered above the former primary support level at 225 but still looks weak. Reversal below 220 would warn of another decline.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-30-fdx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fedex\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Asia<\/h3>\n<p>The Shanghai Composite Index rally ran out of steam. Respect of 2700 warns of another decline, with a target of 2300.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-30-ssec.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shanghai Composite Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s Nifty is headed for a test of 11,000. Respect would be bearish, warning of another test of primary support at 10,000. Declining peaks on the Trend Index warn of long-term selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-30-nsx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NSX Nifty\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Australia<\/h3>\n<p>The ASX 200 is testing primary support at 5650 following a down-turn on the mining index. Bullish divergence on Twiggs Money Flow has now rolled over, with penetration of the rising trendline. Breach of primary support would warn of a decline, with a target of 5000.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-30-xjo.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Europe<\/h3>\n<p>Dow Jones Euro Stoxx warns of a bear market. Breach of primary support at 365, and respect of the new resistance level on the subsequent retracement, warn of a decline to test 305\/310.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-30-stoxx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DJ Euro Stoxx 600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Footsie is testing support at 6900, while bearish divergence on the Trend Index warns of selling pressure. Breach would signal a decline, with a target between 5600 and 6000.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-30-ftse.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FTSE 100\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"qtn\"><p>Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.<\/p>\n<p>~ Robert Schuller<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The S&amp;P 500 put in a strong blue candle this week but one swallow doesn&#8217;t make a summer. Follow-through above 2800 would signal a test of 2950. Small bullish divergence on Twiggs Money Flow looks promising but is secondary in nature and may not alter the larger trend. The Nasdaq 100 shows a similar W-shaped &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/01\/east-to-west\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;East to West&#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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,41,12,57,33,34],"tags":[251,3940,1362,1481,2401,2510,3010,3100],"class_list":["post-17528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia-nz-countries-regions","category-china-hk","category-india-singapore-countries-regions","category-stock-markets","category-uk-europe-countries-regions","category-us-canada-countries-regions","tag-asx-200","tag-dj-euro-stoxx-600","tag-fedex","tag-ftse-100","tag-nasdaq-100","tag-nse-nifty-index","tag-sp-500","tag-shanghai-composite-index"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>East to West - 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=\"East to West - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The S&amp;P 500 put in a strong blue candle this week but one swallow doesn&#8217;t make a summer. 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Breakout above 1420, however, would signal an advance to the 2007 high at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Stock Markets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Stock Markets","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/stock-markets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9440,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2014\/03\/10\/sp-500-advance\/","url_meta":{"origin":17528,"position":2},"title":"S&#038;P 500 advance","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"March 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The S&P 500 found support at 1850, signaling an advance to 1950*. Repeated troughs high above zero on 13-week Twiggs Money Flow indicate strong long-term buying pressure CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) below 15 continues to reflect low market risk typical of a bull market. 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Expect a correction to test support at 1350\/1370 unless we see 21-day Twiggs Money Flow recovering above 30%. * Target calculation: 1300 + (1300 - 1150) = 1450 The Nasdaq 100 index encountered\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Stock Markets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Stock Markets","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/stock-markets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5560,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/24\/us-fedex-warns-of-declining-activity\/","url_meta":{"origin":17528,"position":4},"title":"US: Fedex warns of declining activity","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"September 24, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Bellwether transport stock Fedex fell hard in the last week, testing support at $84. Breakout would confirm the primary down-trend signaled by 63-day Twiggs Momentum below zero. A down-trend on Fedex would warn of slowing activity in the broader economy. A daily chart of the S&P 500 index shows narrow\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Stock Markets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Stock Markets","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/stock-markets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5216,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/13\/sp-500-and-nasdaq-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":17528,"position":5},"title":"S&#038;P 500 and Nasdaq","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"August 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Bearish divergence on the S&P 500 Index (21-day Twiggs Money Flow) warns of increasing resistance as the index approaches 1420. Expect retracement to 1360\/1380 followed by another attempt at 1420. Breakout would signal another primary advance. 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