{"id":17670,"date":"2018-12-15T00:18:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T00:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=17670"},"modified":"2018-12-15T00:24:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T00:24:09","slug":"asx-200-breaks-support-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/15\/asx-200-breaks-support-4\/","title":{"rendered":"ASX 200 breaks support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ASX 200 broke primary support at 5650, signaling a down-trend. Trend Index peaks at zero warn of selling pressure. Expect retracement to test the new resistance level but respect of 5750 is likely and would confirm a bear market. Target for a primary decline is 5000.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-12-14-xjo.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining Index found support at 3400 but declining Trend Index peaks warn of selling pressure. Follow-through below 3400 would confirm 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\/2018-12-14-xmm.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A falling housing market and declining construction are dragging the market lower. Banks are the catalyst. Tightening credit standards in response to the Royal Commission and pressure from APRA are slowing lending and likely to lead to a contraction. Broad money growth is slowing sharply.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-12-14-money.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RBA: Credit &amp; Broad Money\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the alternative is far worse. A blow-off of the credit-fueled property bubble would threaten stability of the financial system.<\/p>\n<p>The ASX 300 Banks Index broke long-term support at 7000, warning of another decline. Trend Index peaks below zero indicate selling pressure. Expect retracement to test the new resistance level but respect is likely and would confirm another primary decline. The long-term target is 5000.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-12-14-xbak.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 300 Banks Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have been cautious on Australian stocks, especially banks, for a while, and hold 40% 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>The ASX 200 broke primary support at 5650, signaling a down-trend. Trend Index peaks at zero warn of selling pressure. Expect retracement to test the new resistance level but respect of 5750 is likely and would confirm a bear market. Target for a primary decline is 5000. ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining Index found support &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/15\/asx-200-breaks-support-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ASX 200 breaks support&#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":[40,57],"tags":[251,260,262],"class_list":["post-17670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia-nz-countries-regions","category-stock-markets","tag-asx-200","tag-asx-300-banks","tag-asx-300-metals-mining"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ASX 200 breaks support - 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 breaks support - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ASX 200 broke primary support at 5650, signaling a down-trend. 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Declining peaks on the Trend Index warn of selling pressure. Breach of 7000 would signal another primary decline with a long-term target of 5000. ASX 300 Metals & Mining Index continues to consolidate between 3500 and 4000. Breach of\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":17663,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/07\/asx-200-tests-primary-support\/","url_meta":{"origin":17670,"position":4},"title":"ASX 200 tests primary support","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"December 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The ASX 200 continues to flirt with primary support at 5650. Money Flow is still comfortably above zero, indicating strong support. But breach of 5650 would signal a primary down-trend, offering a target of 5000. The two largest sectors are already in a primary down-trend. ASX 300 Metals & Mining\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":17059,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/15\/asx-200-correction-to-test-6000\/","url_meta":{"origin":17670,"position":5},"title":"ASX 200: Correction to test 6000","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"September 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The ASX 300 Banks index continues to test support at 7700. Declining Trend Index warns of medium-term selling pressure. Breach of support is likely and would signal a test of primary support at 7300. 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