Stocks kick started the second quarter with a bang but were the first
few days the start of another rally or just an oversold bounce?
For most of March the stock market corrected in a somewhat control
manner. The last couple days in March the broad market was oversold and
ready for the bounce so it was no big surprise. But now we must review
the technical to see if the market goes higher or lower from here.
First, I want to get you up to speed on the current technical state of the broad market from my point of view.
Cycle Analysis: As of today 3 out of 4 indexes are
still showing bullish cycles. The DJIA, SP500 and Russell 2K are still
trending higher. The Nasdaq on the other hand is showing a bearish cycle
and that sellers will likely continue to weigh on these stocks.
With the Russell 2K only a couple days away from is cycle possibly
turning down you must trade with extreme caution and protect any long
positions within your portfolio. Know that ¾ stocks move with the market
trend, the odd will be against you when a down trend starts.
Moving Averages: Aside from cycles, price and
volume, the moving averages are one of the most important indicators for
my trading strategy. Currently the IWM and QQQ are trading below the 20
moving average and are underperforming the broad market, and this is
worry some.
Divergent Stock Market Sectors
The past few weeks’ divergence among the bull market leading stocks
and that of the broad market (blue chip stocks) has taken place. The
Nasdaq, Russell 2K, and Biotech stocks have been leading the market
higher, but these growth and momentum stocks seemed to hit a wall a few
weeks back and are now underperforming the SP500.
This is a sign that the active investors/traders and hedge funds are
rotating their money out of these higher beta stocks to lock in gains
and are moving their money into the more stable blue chips in
anticipation of a market correction.
Similar to how money moves in and out of gold mining stocks before
the price of physical bullion price moves (in most cases), we see big
money rotating out of these leading stocks first, and you should be
aware that the broad market health is slowly deteriorating.
Leading Stocks are Now Lagging
Gold Stocks & Bonds Show Early Signs of a Bottom
The chart below shows possible early stages of gold stocks and bonds
forming a bottom. Gold, silver and gold stocks have a lot of work to
breakout and kick in to high gear. Bonds on the other hands are showing
more strength.
With most traders and investors getting their head handed to them the
past couple years if they had held their precious metals positions, it
most likely has investors ignoring this sector this time around with a
focus on more conservative plays like bonds.
Conclusion: Out of Favor Investments Will Be in Favor Soon Enough
In short, the broad stock market remains in an uptrend and getting
short now is a little premature. There are some really exciting short
plays setting up, but until the broad market is technically in a down
trend shorting is not the direction to be trading.
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On
the heels of another wild trading week, today a 42-year market veteran
spoke with King World News about the coming chaos that investors around
the world need to brace for, as well as $12,000 gold, $50,000 gold and
much more. Below is the incredibly powerful piece by Egon von Greyerz,
who is founder of Matterhorn Asset Management out of Switzerland, where
he also includes 3 astonishing charts.