{"id":17909,"date":"2019-02-25T00:12:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T00:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=17909"},"modified":"2019-02-25T00:12:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T00:12:44","slug":"asx-200-buoyant-but-banks-a-worry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/25\/asx-200-buoyant-but-banks-a-worry\/","title":{"rendered":"ASX 200 buoyant but banks a worry"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Materials sector (18.5% of the ASX 200 index) continues its advance, buoyed by a temporary iron ore shortage and positive spin on US-China trade talks. The higher trough on Twiggs Money Flow below confirms buying pressure.<\/p>\n

\"ASX<\/p>\n

ASX 200 Financials (31.4% of the main index) are testing resistance at 5900\/6000 but remain in a primary down-trend. Declining house prices are a significant headwind. Respect of resistance would strengthen the bear signal, while breakout would warn that a base is forming.<\/p>\n

\"ASX<\/p>\n

The ASX 200 is likely to test the 2018 high at 6350 but remains in a bear market. Another test of the former primary support level, at 5650, is likely. A higher trough, at that level, would reverse the down-trend.<\/p>\n

\"ASX<\/p>\n

I am cautious on Australian banks and hold more than 40% in cash and fixed interest investments in the Australian Growth<\/a> portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Materials sector (18.5% of the ASX 200 index) continues its advance, buoyed by a temporary iron ore shortage and positive spin on US-China trade talks. The higher trough on Twiggs Money Flow below confirms buying pressure. ASX 200 Financials (31.4% of the main index) are testing resistance at 5900\/6000 but remain in a primary … <\/p>\n

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The ASX 200 rally is in part caused by easing long-term interest\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Australia & NZ"","block_context":{"text":"Australia & NZ","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/australia-nz-countries-regions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ASX 200","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-05-27-xjo.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-05-27-xjo.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-05-27-xjo.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-05-27-xjo.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34401,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/asx-confirms-a-bear-market\/","url_meta":{"origin":17909,"position":4},"title":"ASX confirms a bear market","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"June 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The ASX 200 broke primary support level at 7000, confirming a bear market. Long-term interest rates are rising, with bond ETFs falling. A-REITs respected resistance at the former primary support level of 1500, confirming the primary down-trend. Trend Index peaks below zero warn of strong selling pressure. Financials fell dramatically\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Australia & NZ"","block_context":{"text":"Australia & NZ","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/australia-nz-countries-regions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ASX 200","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-06-12-xjo.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-06-12-xjo.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-06-12-xjo.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-06-12-xjo.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58424,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/15\/asx-200-breaks-to-new-high\/","url_meta":{"origin":17909,"position":5},"title":"ASX 200 breaks to new high","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"October 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Financials and Mining sectors are both in a bullish up-trend, lifting the ASX 200 to a new high. The ASX 200 broke resistance at 8300, closing at a new record of 8321. The Trend Index still displays secondary resistance, but that seems unlikely. We expect a retracement to test\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Australia & NZ"","block_context":{"text":"Australia & NZ","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/australia-nz-countries-regions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ASX 200 Index","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2024\/2024-10-15-xjo.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2024\/2024-10-15-xjo.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2024\/2024-10-15-xjo.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17909"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17910,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17909\/revisions\/17910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}