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Sunday, February 3, 2019, 1545ET
Market Timing Charts, Analysis & Commentary for Issue #278
Timer Charts of S&P-500 Cash Index (SPX) + NASDAQ-100 Cash Index (NDX)
Most recent S&P-500 Cash Index (SPX): 2706 up +41 (up +1.5%) for the week ending on Friday, February 1, 2019, which closed above its +1.5 sigma.
DJIA ALL TIME INTRADAY HIGH = 26951 (reached on Wednesday, October 3, 2018)
DJ TRAN ALL TIME INTRADAY HIGH = 11623 (reached on Friday, September 14, 2018)
SPX ALL TIME INTRADAY HIGH = 2941 (reached on Friday, September 21, 2018)
NDX ALL TIME INTRADAY HIGH = 7700 (reached on Thursday, October 1, 2018)
RUT ALL TIME INTRADAY HIGH = 1742 (reached on Friday, August 31, 2018)
Current DAILY +2 Sigma SPX = 2718 with WEEKLY +2 Sigma = 2954
Current DAILY 0 Sigma SPX = 2625 with WEEKLY 0 Sigma = 2693
Current DAILY -2 Sigma SPX = 2532 with WEEKLY -2 Sigma = 2432
NYSE McClellan Oscillator = +208 (-150 is start of the O/S area; around -275 to -300 area or lower, we go into the “launch-pad” mode; over +150, we are in O/B area)
NYSE Breadth Thrust = 60.7 (40 is considered as oversold and 65 as overbought)
With disappointing AMZN guidance & a great JAN NFP, we rallied a tad on Friday, but overall it was a good week for the longs.
Canaries [in the Coal Mine] Chart for DJ TRAN & RUT Indices
200-Day MA DJ TRAN = 10,568 or 4.2 ABOVE DJ TRAN (max observed in last 7 yrs = 20.2%, min = -20.3%)
200-Day MA RUT = 1589 or 5.5% ABOVE RUT (max observed in last 7 yrs = 21.3%, min = -22.6%)
DJ Transportation Index (proxy for economic conditions 6 to 9 months hence) had a nice rally.
Russell 2000 Small Caps Index (proxy for Risk ON/OFF) also had a nice rally. RISK is creeping back in.
DeTrenders Charts for SPX, NDX, TRAN & RUT Indices
50-Day MA SPX = 2609 or 3.7% BELOW SPX (max observed in last 7 yrs = +8.6%, min = -9.3%)
200-Day MA SPX = 2741 or 1.3% ABOVE SPX (max observed in last 7 yrs = 15.2%, min = -14%)
Four out of EIGHT of our DeTrenders (all 50DTs) are now in the NEGATIVE territory. The DeTrenders for DJ Tran & RUT will continue to be harbingers of future price behavior in broad indices.
HA_SP1_Momo Chart
WEEKLY Timing Model = on a SELL Signal since Friday, November 16, 2018 CLOSE at 2736
DAILY Timing Model = on a BUY Signal since Wednesday, January 2, 2019 CLOSE at 2510
Max SPX 52wk-highs reading last week = 29 (over 120-140, the local maxima is in)
Max SPX 52wk-Lows reading last week = 0(over 40-60, the local minima is in)
HA_SP1 closed near its +1.5 sigma channels
HA_Momo = +6.6 (reversals most likely occur above +10 or below -10)
Vol of the Vols Chart
Spot VIX currently stands at 16.1, at about its -2 sigma (remember it's the VIX volatility pattern aka "its sigma channels" that matters, and not the level of VIX itself (this is per Dr. Robert Whaley, a great mentor and inventor of original VIX, now called VXO). VIX usually peaks around a test of its +4 sigma).
VIX sold off last week. VXN (VIX for NASDAQ) was more mixed.
5-day TRIN & TRINQ Charts
Both NYSE & NASDAQ 5-day TRINs continue to be in NEUTRAL zones. No signal here.
Components of SPX above their respective 200day MA Chart
This scoring indicator rallied to 47.8% area. Next target is to cross 50% LIS.
SPX SKEW (Tail Risk) Chart
On Friday, SPX SKEW (Tail Risk) closed near 126, now about its +0.5 sigma (normal = 120-125, range 100-150).
All quiet on the Eastern & Mid-Western Fronts, again? YES (Capt Tiko says so again)....
How to interpret the value of SPX SKEW? (from CBOE white paper on SKEW)
3-month VIX Futures Spread(VX) Chart
This popular timing indicator, (now long FEB19, & short MAY19 VIX Futures) again closed at -0.9 which says SPX is in NEUTRAL.
HA_SP2 Chart
HA_SP2 = 78.5 (Buy signal <= 25, Sell Signal >= 75)
Our coveted SP2 prop indicator dopped then rallied back into the uber OVERBOUGHT zone. Look for potential bearish divergences.
US Treasury T-Notes & T-Bonds Yields Chart
This week the YTMs dropped and then rallied on Friday, so effectively, they went nowhere fast.
Fari Hamzei
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