{"id":17939,"date":"2019-03-02T01:35:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T01:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=17939"},"modified":"2019-03-02T01:42:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T01:42:14","slug":"gdp-up-but-etf-flows-bearish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/02\/gdp-up-but-etf-flows-bearish\/","title":{"rendered":"GDP up but ETF flows bearish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real US GDP grew a healthy 3.1% in Q4 2018. Rising hours worked point to further gains in the new year.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-03-01-realgdp.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Real GDP and Hours Worked\" \/><\/p>\n<p>10-Year Treasury yields rallied slightly but only breakout above 2.80% would hint at a reversal in the down-trend, while breach of 2.60% would warn of further weakness. Inflows into Treasuries normally coincide with outflows from stocks, indicating a bearish outlook.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-03-01-tnx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-Year Treasury Yield\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etf.com\/sections\/weekly-etf-flows\/weekly-etf-flows-2019-02-21-2019-02-15\">etf.com<\/a>, US equities have seen $21.2 billion of ETF outflows YTD, while fixed income recorded $16.5 billion of inflows. The market remains risk-averse.<\/p>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 continues to test resistance at 2800. Bearish divergence on 13-week Momentum (below) often precedes a market top. Another lower peak would reinforce the signal.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-03-01-spx-mom.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"S&amp;P 500 &amp; Twiggs Momentum\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A correction in March is likely, possibly on conclusion of US trade talks with China. Breach of 2600 would signal another test of primary support at 2350\/2400.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may soon sign a deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to end the countries\u2019 trade war, if the two sides can bridge remaining differences.<\/p>\n<p>But the lead U.S. negotiator said on Wednesday it was too early to predict the outcome. U.S. issues with China are &#8216;too serious&#8217; to be resolved with promises from Beijing to purchase more U.S. goods and any agreement must include a way to ensure commitments are met, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china-february-factory-activity-shrinks-to-3-year-low-export-orders-worst-in-a-decade_2819439.html\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We are in a bear market that is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. The strength of the next correction will confirm or refute this.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"qtn\"><p>Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.<\/p>\n<p>~ Thucydides (460 &#8211; 400 B.C.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real US GDP grew a healthy 3.1% in Q4 2018. Rising hours worked point to further gains in the new year. 10-Year Treasury yields rallied slightly but only breakout above 2.80% would hint at a reversal in the down-trend, while breach of 2.60% would warn of further weakness. Inflows into Treasuries normally coincide with outflows &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/02\/gdp-up-but-etf-flows-bearish\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;GDP up but ETF flows bearish&#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":[41,3761,57,34],"tags":[70,4012,2870,3010,4013],"class_list":["post-17939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china-hk","category-gdp-and-activity","category-stock-markets","category-us-canada-countries-regions","tag-10-year-treasury-yields","tag-etf-flows","tag-real-gdp","tag-sp-500","tag-us-china-trade-talks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GDP up but ETF flows bearish - 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=\"GDP up but ETF flows bearish - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Real US GDP grew a healthy 3.1% in Q4 2018. 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Treasury Yields 10-Year Treasury yields jumped on Friday despite a fairly sedate 10-Year auction earlier in the week. Primary dealers may be growing nervous about the SLR exclusion which expires\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Gold &amp; Precious Metals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Gold &amp; Precious Metals","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/gold-commodities\/gold-precious-metals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":61412,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/stocks-hesitate-despite-rising-liquidity\/","url_meta":{"origin":17939,"position":3},"title":"Stocks hesitate despite rising liquidity","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"March 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A fresh injection of liquidity supports stocks, but a strong uptrend in gold and rising inflation in Japan warn of upward pressure on US Treasury yields. Gold retraced to $3,020 per ounce, while silver tests support at $33 per ounce, but both remain in a strong uptrend. The S&P 500\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Banks &amp; Interest Rates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Banks &amp; Interest Rates","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/economy\/the-fed-banks-interest-rates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"S&P 500","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-03-21-spx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-03-21-spx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-03-21-spx.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18607,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/03\/sp-500-treasuries-reflect-flight-to-safety\/","url_meta":{"origin":17939,"position":4},"title":"S&#038;P 500: Treasuries reflect flight to safety","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"August 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"10-Year Treasury yields plunged below 2.0% on Donald Trump's announcement of further tariffs (10% on $300bn) on China. The fall reflects rising demand for Treasuries as a safe haven in these turbulent times. The spread between 10-Year and 3-Month Treasuries recovered above zero. 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