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Monday, April 22, 2019, 1015ET
5 Companion Chart for Market Bias Review, Issue #288

Monday, April 22, 2018, 0955ET
Market Bias for Issue #288

Our current Market Bias with Timer Digest is LONG SPX as of MAR 29 at 2834
Our previous Market Bias was SHORT SPX as of MAR 6 at 2771


            Here are the trade parameters for this week:

SPX Secondary Profit Target for last 20% of our position = 2935
SPX Primary Profit Target for first 80% of our position = 2925
SPX BreakEven Stop (Current Price) for last 20% of our position = 2902
SPX Money Management Stop for 100% of our position = 2885


Action Asset Expiration Strike Option
BUY SPY Friday MAY 10 290 Calls
SELL SHORT SPY Friday MAY 10 294 Calls
You need to execute both legs and hold it as a Call-Spread.

Note A: Once the Primary Profit Target has been reached, traders are advised to close 80% of their position in order to lock in profits. The remaining balance can be carried over with a BreakEven STOP, based on the SPX level at the time of entry, in order to make the trade a zero-risk trade with the final position running to reach the Secondary Profit Target. Once either Secondary Profit or Money Management (BreakEven STOP after the 80% peel-off) is hit, our Option/ETF trade for that week is over. Go to Cash and wait for the next PMT Issue.

Note B: When we change our Market Bias with Timer Digest, You need to go FLAT asap. With PMT Pro, that is before the Close that day and with the basic PMT, at the open of the next day. The following trading day, we will issue new SPX targets and a new SPY options trade, as long our new market bias with Timer Digest is NOT flat.

Fari Hamzei

Sunday, April 21, 2019, 2315ET
Market Timing Charts, Analysis & Commentary for Issue #288


Timer Charts of S&P-500 Cash Index (SPX) + NASDAQ-100 Cash Index (NDX)

Most recent S&P-500 Cash Index (SPX): 2834 up +31 (+1.2%) for the six days ending on Friday, April 19, 2019, which closed at its +1 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 = 2943 with WEEKLY +2 Sigma = 2987
Current DAILY 0 Sigma SPX = 2866 with WEEKLY 0 Sigma = 2715
Current DAILY -2 Sigma SPX = 2783 with WEEKLY -2 Sigma = 2443

NYSE McClellan Oscillator = -42 (-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 = 53 (40 is considered as oversold and 65 as overbought)

During the past 2 weeks, both SPX and NDX went nowhere fast, while staying in the +1 to +2 sigma channel.



Canaries [in the Coal Mine] Chart for DJ TRAN & RUT Indices

200-Day MA DJ TRAN = 10,509 or 4.6% BELOW DJ TRAN (max observed in last 7 yrs = 20.2%, min = -20.3%)
200-Day MA RUT = 1570 or 0.3% 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) creeped up ever slowly for the last couple of weeks.

Russell 2000 Small Caps Index (proxy for Risk ON/OFF) went nowhere during the last 2 weeks and this is a current concern for us.



DeTrenders Charts for SPX, NDX, TRAN & RUT Indices

50-Day MA SPX = 2815 or 3.2% BELOW SPX (max observed in last 7 yrs = +8.6%, min = -9.3%)
200-Day MA SPX = 2766 or 5% BELOW SPX (max observed in last 7 yrs = 15.2%, min = -14%)

SEVEN of our EIGHT DeTrenders are in the POSITIVE 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 BUY Signal since Friday, March 8, 2019 CLOSE at 2743
DAILY Timing Model = on a BUY Signal since Monday, April 1, 2019 CLOSE at 2768
Max SPX 52wk-highs reading last week = 56 (over 120-140, the local maxima is in)
Max SPX 52wk-Lows reading last week = 6 (over 40-60, the local minima is in)
HA_SP1 closed near its +1 sigma channels
HA_Momo = -0.6 (reversals most likely occur above +10 or below -10)



Vol of the Vols Chart

Spot VIX currently stands at 12.1, at about its -1 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).

No signal here..... read more Rumi? @Capt_Tiko says YES!



5-day TRIN & TRINQ Charts

NYSE 5-day TRIN is in NEUTRAL zone while NASDAQ 5-day TRINQ remains in a SELL zone now.



Components of SPX above their respective 200-day MA Chart

This scoring indicator rose very gradually to 73%. Next level to watch for is around 75-77%%.



SPX SKEW (Tail Risk) Chart

On Friday, SPX SKEW (Tail Risk) closed near 123, now about its zero sigma (normal = 120-125, range 100-150).

All quiet on the Eastern & Mid-Western Fronts? YES, this is according to our beloved HRH Capt Tiko, KCPE....


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 APR19, & short JUL19 VIX Futures) closed the week at -3.97 which is slightly OVERBOUGHT here.



HA_SP2 Chart

HA_SP2 = 67.7 (Buy signal <= 25, Sell Signal >= 75)

Our coveted SP2 prop indicator has been going sideways in the last two weeks just below the OVERBOUGHT zone.



US Treasury T-Notes & T-Bonds Yields Chart

The Yield Curve went nowhere fast but Maury's pain is no less.

Fari Hamzei




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