{"id":17955,"date":"2019-03-08T23:20:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T23:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=17955"},"modified":"2019-03-08T23:22:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T23:22:50","slug":"asx-200-gravestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/08\/asx-200-gravestone\/","title":{"rendered":"ASX 200 gravestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australian housing prices are falling.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-03-08-aus-housing.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia: Housing Prices\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fueled by declining credit growth.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-03-08-aus-housing-credit.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia: Housing Credit growth\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With falling contribution to GDP growth from dwelling investment, and mining investment shrinking&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-03-08-aus-gdp-contribution.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia: GDP Contribution\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GDP growth is expected to weaken further.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-03-08-aus-gdp.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia: GDP growth\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/candlestick_patterns\/candlestick-patterns.php#candlestick_hammer\">gravestone candlestick<\/a> on the ASX 200 weekly chart warns of selling pressure. The primary trend is down and the index unlikely to break through resistance at 6300. Expect a correction to test support at 5650; breach 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\/2019-03-08-xjo.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I remain cautious on Australian stocks and hold more than 40% in cash and fixed interest 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>Australian housing prices are falling. Fueled by declining credit growth. With falling contribution to GDP growth from dwelling investment, and mining investment shrinking&#8230;. GDP growth is expected to weaken further. The gravestone candlestick on the ASX 200 weekly chart warns of selling pressure. The primary trend is down and the index unlikely to break through &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/08\/asx-200-gravestone\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ASX 200 gravestone&#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":[40,3761,10,57],"tags":[251,867,1524,1732,1882],"class_list":["post-17955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia-nz-countries-regions","category-gdp-and-activity","category-housing-economy","category-stock-markets","tag-asx-200","tag-credit","tag-gdp","tag-housing","tag-investment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ASX 200 gravestone - 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 gravestone - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Australian housing prices are falling. 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Declining Household Spending Household income growth is faltering and weighing down consumption. Household spending would have fallen even further, dragging the economy into recession, if households were not digging into savings to maintain their\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":22504,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/07\/asx-and-the-long-run\/","url_meta":{"origin":17955,"position":1},"title":"ASX and the long run","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"November 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The ASX 200 is testing resistance at 6200 but declining Money Flow continues to warn of selling pressure. There is a lot of \"noise\" in the market at present -- due to COVID-19 easing, government stimulus, RBA rate cuts and political turmoil in the USA -- so we are wary\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":17755,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/19\/asx-200-rallies-but-lt-bearish\/","url_meta":{"origin":17955,"position":2},"title":"ASX 200 rallies but LT bearish","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"January 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Australian economy is creaking. This is not a time for the Treasurer to concern himself with a balanced budget, laudable as that long-term (LT) goal may be. Household consumption is slowing, with falling car sales and international travel. Housing investment is about to go over a cliff. This time\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":59679,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/australia-rba-unlikely-to-play-santa\/","url_meta":{"origin":17955,"position":3},"title":"Australia: RBA unlikely to play Santa","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"December 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Despite the chorus of pleas from interest groups, the RBA is unlikely to deliver an early rate cut. Strong government spending prevents the slide into recession and increases upward pressure on prices. The ASX 200 also remains in a strong uptrend. ASX Stocks Australia's ASX 200 is testing resistance at\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":"ASX 200 Index","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2024\/2024-12-05-xjo.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2024\/2024-12-05-xjo.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2024\/2024-12-05-xjo.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63335,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/asx-selling-pressure-while-consumers-struggle\/","url_meta":{"origin":17955,"position":4},"title":"ASX selling pressure","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"December 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Key Points Real GDP growth slowed to 0.4% in the third quarter, but this masks negative growth for the consumer. The S&P Global composite PMI shows business is holding up well. However, the ASX 200 is signaling selling pressure. Real GDP growth slowed to 0.4% in the fourth quarter, while\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":"Real GDP","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-12-02-aus-gdp.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-12-02-aus-gdp.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-12-02-aus-gdp.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-12-02-aus-gdp.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61935,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/australia-cautiously-pessimistic\/","url_meta":{"origin":17955,"position":5},"title":"Australia: &#8220;cautiously pessimistic&#8221;","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"June 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Summary The ASX 200 threatens a new high But consumer sentiment is low Business conditions are weak Commodity exports are slowing, and so is economic growth ASX 200 earnings are likely to follow The ASX 200 is testing resistance at 8600. 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