{"id":18998,"date":"2019-09-28T03:39:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T03:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=18998"},"modified":"2019-09-28T03:54:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T03:54:41","slug":"asx-200-stubborn-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/28\/asx-200-stubborn-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"ASX 200: Stubborn resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iron ore is headed for another test of short-term support at $90. Breach would signal another decline, with a medium-term target of $80 per ton.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-09-27-tr.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Iron Ore\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining index retreated this week and is expected to test long-term support at 4100. Breach would complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/technical\/head_and_shoulders.php\">head and shoulders<\/a> reversal, with a target of 3400.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-09-27-xmm.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Financial sector is testing resistance at 6500, with short candles indicating hesitancy.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-09-27-xfj.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 200 Financials\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With building approvals falling, expect housing to remain a drag on growth in the medium-term &#8212; unless the RBA &amp; APRA go all-in on interest rates and macro-prudential to <em>rescue<\/em> the housing bubble.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-09-27-aus-approvals.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia Private Residential Building Approvals\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ASX 200 is testing resistance at the 2007 high of 6800. Short candles warn of stubborn resistance. Reversal below 6400 remains unlikely but would signal a decline to test primary support at 5400.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-09-27-xjo.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We maintain exposure to Australian equities at 25% of portfolio value, with a focus on defensive and contra-cyclical stocks, because of our <a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/19\/leading-index-of-employment\/\">bearish long-term outlook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iron ore is headed for another test of short-term support at $90. Breach would signal another decline, with a medium-term target of $80 per ton. The ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining index retreated this week and is expected to test long-term support at 4100. Breach would complete a head and shoulders reversal, with a target &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/28\/asx-200-stubborn-resistance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ASX 200: Stubborn resistance&#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":[40,43,57],"tags":[251,1397,4137,1902,4136],"class_list":["post-18998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia-nz-countries-regions","category-commodities-gold-commodities","category-stock-markets","tag-asx-200","tag-financials","tag-housing-approvals","tag-iron-ore","tag-metals-mining"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ASX 200: Stubborn resistance - 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: Stubborn resistance - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iron ore is headed for another test of short-term support at $90. 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Twiggs Money Flow seemed to be recovering after a\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":36106,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/asx-200-bear-market-despite-tight-labor-conditions\/","url_meta":{"origin":18998,"position":3},"title":"ASX 200 bearish despite tight labor market","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"August 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The RBA continues to hike interest rates, raising the cash rate to 1.85% (+0.5%) yesterday, suggesting little concern of recession at present. Unemployment, at a record low 3.5% in June, also shows no sign of a slowdown. 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Breach of 8500, however, would signal a primary trend reversal, offering a medium-term target of 8000*. * Target: 8500\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Aussie dollar&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Aussie dollar","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/forex\/aussie-dollar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16538,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/06\/banks-lift-asx-200\/","url_meta":{"origin":18998,"position":5},"title":"Banks lift ASX 200","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"July 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The ASX 300 Banks index continues to test resistance at 8000. Respect remains likely and would indicate another test of primary support at 7300. Rising banks lifted the ASX 200. Follow-through above 6250 signals another primary advance, with a target of the October 2007 high at 6750. 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