{"id":19840,"date":"2020-02-28T07:29:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T07:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=19840"},"modified":"2020-02-29T06:52:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T06:52:14","slug":"asx-catches-a-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/28\/asx-catches-a-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"ASX catches a virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not a pretty sight. The ASX 200 fell close to 10% in a single week. The severity of the fall suggests that sellers are committed and buyers are scarce. Breach of support at 6400 is highly likely and would offer a target of 5400 (a 25% draw-down).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2020\/2020-02-28-xjo.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A V-shaped recovery is unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>The ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining index broke primary support at 4100, completing a double-top 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\/2020\/2020-02-28-xmm.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 300 Metals &amp; Mining\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Aussie Dollar is also getting smashed, headed for a target of 64 cents after breaking support at 67.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2020\/2020-02-28-aud.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AUDUSD\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ASX 300 Banks index is headed for a test of 7250\/7300. Breach is likely and would offer a test of 6750.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2020\/2020-02-28-xbak.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ASX 300 Banks\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our conclusion hasn&#8217;t changed from last week:<\/p>\n<p>Threats continue to outweigh opportunities in our view and we retain a bearish view on the global and domestic economies. Our focus remains on defensive and contra-cyclical (gold) stocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not a pretty sight. The ASX 200 fell close to 10% in a single week. The severity of the fall suggests that sellers are committed and buyers are scarce. Breach of support at 6400 is highly likely and would offer a target of 5400 (a 25% draw-down). A V-shaped recovery is unlikely. The ASX &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/28\/asx-catches-a-virus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ASX catches a virus&#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":[251,260,262,292],"class_list":["post-19840","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","tag-australian-dollar"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ASX catches a virus - 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 catches a virus - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It&#8217;s not a pretty sight. 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Tall shadows on the ASX 300 Metals & Mining index similarly indicate short-term selling pressure and another test\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":19713,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/01\/asx-resources-and-aussie-dollar-take-a-beating\/","url_meta":{"origin":19840,"position":4},"title":"ASX Resources and Aussie Dollar take a beating","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"February 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The ASX 300 Metals & Mining index took a beating as concerns about coronavirus impact on Chinese imports soared. Breach of support at 4450 is likely and would warn of a test of primary support at 4100. Iron ore reaction is more muted but bulk commodities, especially iron ore and\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":16330,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/02\/bi-polar-asx-continues\/","url_meta":{"origin":19840,"position":5},"title":"Bi-polar ASX continues","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"June 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Banks continue to threaten mayhem, with the ASX 300 Banks Index headed for a target of its 2016 low at 7200. The second biggest industry group, Metals & Mining Index, however, remains in a primary up-trend. 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