{"id":5414,"date":"2012-09-10T01:56:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T05:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=5414"},"modified":"2012-09-10T01:56:14","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T05:56:14","slug":"asia-china-japan-bearish-india-hesitant-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/10\/asia-china-japan-bearish-india-hesitant-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia: Markets bouyed by stimulus measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Markets jumped Friday on announcement by the ECB of government bond purchases and China unveiling further stimulus measures. The Shanghai Composite is testing\u00a0 the first line of resistance at 2150. Respect of 2250 would warn of another down-swing, while penetration of the (secondary) descending trendline would indicate the primary down-trend is weakening.\u00a063-Day Twiggs Momentum, a long way below zero, continues to reflect a primary down-trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-09-10-ssec.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shanghai Composite Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 2150 &#8211; ( 2500 &#8211; 2150 ) = 1800<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong&#8217;s Hang Seng is again testing resistance at 20000. Upward breakout plus 63-day Twiggs Momentum recovery above zero would indicate an advance to 22000. Respect of resistance is unlikely, but would test primary support at 18000.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-09-10-hsi.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hang Seng Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s Sensex recovered above 17500, indicating an advance to 18500. A trough above zero on 13-week Twiggs Money Flow would indicate buying pressure.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-09-10-bse.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sensex Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 17.5 + ( 17.5 &#8211; 16.5 ) = 18.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Singapore&#8217;s Straits Times Index found support at 3000. Respect would indicate a test of the upper trend channel, but the lower peak on 63-day Twiggs Momentum suggests a ranging market. Breach of support at 3000 would re-test the lower trend channel.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-09-10-sti.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Singapore Straits Times Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The long tail on last week&#8217;s Nikkei 225 candle indicates short-term buying pressure and recovery above 9200 would signal an advance to 10200. 13-Week Twiggs Money Flow below zero, however, continues to indicate long-term selling pressure. Recovery above zero would reverse the signal, while failure of primary support at 8200 would confirm another down-swing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-09-10-n225.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nikkei 225 Index\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Markets jumped Friday on announcement by the ECB of government bond purchases and China unveiling further stimulus measures. The Shanghai Composite is testing\u00a0 the first line of resistance at 2150. Respect of 2250 would warn of another down-swing, while penetration of the (secondary) descending trendline would indicate the primary down-trend is weakening.\u00a063-Day Twiggs Momentum, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/10\/asia-china-japan-bearish-india-hesitant-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Asia: Markets bouyed by stimulus measures&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,12,17,57],"tags":[1644,2479,2511,3084,3086,3100,3110,3134],"class_list":["post-5414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china-hk","category-india-singapore-countries-regions","category-japan-korea","category-stock-markets","tag-hang-seng-index","tag-nikkei-225-index","tag-nsesp-nifty-index","tag-sensex-index","tag-seoul-composite-index","tag-shanghai-composite-index","tag-shenzhen-composite-index","tag-singapore-straits-times-index"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Asia: Markets bouyed by stimulus measures - 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=\"Asia: Markets bouyed by stimulus measures - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; Markets jumped Friday on announcement by the ECB of government bond purchases and China unveiling further stimulus measures. 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Expect a down-swing to test the lower trend channel at 2000*. 63-day Twiggs Momentum oscillating below zero indicates a strong primary down-trend. * Target calculation: 2150 - ( 2300 - 2150 ) = 2000 Hong Kong's Hang\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;China &amp; HK&quot;","block_context":{"text":"China &amp; HK","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/china-hk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4002,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/04\/01\/china-weakens-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":5414,"position":2},"title":"China weakens","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"April 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"China's Shanghai Composite Index broke support at 2300, suggesting continuation of the primary down-trend. Failure of primary support at 2150 would confirm the signal, offering a target of 1800*. 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And while its long-term goal is to deflate the speculative real estate bubble, the PBOC has shown\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;China &amp; HK&quot;","block_context":{"text":"China &amp; HK","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/china-hk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5647,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/02\/asia-india-strong-china-and-japan-weak\/","url_meta":{"origin":5414,"position":4},"title":"Asia: India strong, China and Japan weak","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"October 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"India's Sensex is holding above 18500, confirming the primary up-trend. Rising troughs above zero on 13-week Twiggs Money Flow indicate buying pressure. Follow-through above 19000 would signal an advance to 21000*. * Target calculation: 18.5 + ( 18.5 - 16.0 ) = 21.0 Singapore's Straits Times Index is testing resistance\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;China &amp; HK&quot;","block_context":{"text":"China &amp; HK","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/china-hk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5247,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/14\/asia-india-recovers-but-china-japan-bearish\/","url_meta":{"origin":5414,"position":5},"title":"Asia: India recovers but China &#038; Japan bearish","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"August 14, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"India's Sensex broke resistance at 17500, signaling a primary up-trend. Expect an advance to 18500*. Rising 13-week Twiggs Money Flow -- above zero -- indicates strong buying pressure. * Target calculation: 17.5 + ( 17.5 - 16.5 ) = 18.5 NSE Nifty is testing resistance at 5350. 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