On the economic front, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the US economy is close to the objectives of full employment and stable prices. Consumer Price Index for December rose 0.3% which was inline with expectation. Industrial Production rose 0.8% in December above estimate of 0.6% after falling in November. US Home Builders Confidence Index falls to 67 vs 69 in December.
Dow Transportation closed at 9140.87 with a bullish candle on its 21 EMA. Daily trading range was 113.42. Momentum is neutral. Volumetric buying pressure is at 100%. BuySellTimer is in its negative cycle.
Dow Industrial closed at with a doji candle on its 21 EMA. It closed at 19804.72. Daily trading range was 89.2. Momentum is neutral. Volumetric buying pressure is at 59.2%. BuySellTimer is in a negative cycle. The index is in a daily Squeeze.
Russell 2000 closed at 1358.5559 with a small bullish candle below its 21 EMA. Daily trading range was 8.026. Momentum is downward. Volumetric buying pressure is at 73.1%. BuySellTimer is in its negative cycle. The index is in a daily Squeeze.
Nasdaq 100 closed at 5055.8513 with a high closing doji candle above its moving averages. Daily trading range was 19.016. Momentum is upward. Volumetric buying pressure is at 99.7%. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
S&P 500 closed at 2271.89 with a small hammer candle above its 8 EMA. Daily trading range was 8.66. Momentum is upward. Volumetric buying pressure is at 99.8%. BuySellTimer is in a neutral cycle. It is in a daily Squeeze.
Metals and Commodities
WTI Crude oil futures closed with a bearish candle below its 21 EMA. Momentum is neutral. It is trading at $52.46 per barrel. BuySellTimer is in neutral cycle.
Gold futures closed with a bearish candle above its 21 EMA and 50 SMA. It is trading at $1199.4 per ounce. Momentum is upward. BuySellTimer is in positive cycle.
Silver futures closed above its 21 EMA and on its 50 SMA with a bearish candle. It is trading at $16.940 per ounce. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
Agriculture (DBA) ETF closed at 20.74 with a spinning top doji candle above its 21 EMA. Momentum is upward. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
Commodities (DBC) ETF closed at 15.88 with a bearish candle above its moving averages. Momentum is upward. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
Bonds
Bond futures (ZB) closed with a big bearish candle on its 21 EMA and below its 50 SMA. Momentum remains upward. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
High Yield bond ETF (HYG) closed at 87.31 with a bullish candle above its moving averages. Momentum is upward. BuySellTimer is in positive cycle.
Currencies
Dollar Index (DX) closed with a big bullish hammer candle below its 50 SMA, 8 EMA and 21 EMA. It is trading at 101.185. Momentum is downward. BuySellTimer is in a negative cycle.
EUR/USD closed with a big bearish marubozu candle above its 8 EMA and 21 EMA. It is trading at 1.06512. Momentum remains upward.
USD/JPY closed with a big bullish marubozu candle candle on its 8 EMA. Momentum is downward. It is trading at 114.796.
Relative Strength – Sectors
On a monthly lookback, the relative strength order of the ETFs that are outperforming the S&P 500 are XLY, XLB, XLV, XLK, XLU and XLP respectively.
On a 3-month lookback, the relative strength order of the ETFs that are outperforming the S&P 500 are XLF, XLI, XLE, XLB and XLY respectively.
Market Internals
Vix closed at 12.57 Vix futures is at 14.10. Skew is at 143.43. Market sentiment has turned bearish. Market breadth is sloping upward. Volumetric accumulation/distribution is sloping upward.
The Week Ahead
Market internals remain strong. Market sentiment has turned bearish! The prognosis is that the market is cautious.
Stock of the Day
The Stock of the Day is ORAN. Orange SA is a telecommunications operator. The Company also provides telecommunications services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business Services.
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18 January 2017 – Narrow range trading
On the economic front, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the US economy is close to the objectives of full employment and stable prices. Consumer Price Index for December rose 0.3% which was inline with expectation. Industrial Production rose 0.8% in December above estimate of 0.6% after falling in November. US Home Builders Confidence Index falls to 67 vs 69 in December.
Dow Transportation closed at 9140.87 with a bullish candle on its 21 EMA. Daily trading range was 113.42. Momentum is neutral. Volumetric buying pressure is at 100%. BuySellTimer is in its negative cycle.
Dow Industrial closed at with a doji candle on its 21 EMA. It closed at 19804.72. Daily trading range was 89.2. Momentum is neutral. Volumetric buying pressure is at 59.2%. BuySellTimer is in a negative cycle. The index is in a daily Squeeze.
Russell 2000 closed at 1358.5559 with a small bullish candle below its 21 EMA. Daily trading range was 8.026. Momentum is downward. Volumetric buying pressure is at 73.1%. BuySellTimer is in its negative cycle. The index is in a daily Squeeze.
Nasdaq 100 closed at 5055.8513 with a high closing doji candle above its moving averages. Daily trading range was 19.016. Momentum is upward. Volumetric buying pressure is at 99.7%. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
S&P 500 closed at 2271.89 with a small hammer candle above its 8 EMA. Daily trading range was 8.66. Momentum is upward. Volumetric buying pressure is at 99.8%. BuySellTimer is in a neutral cycle. It is in a daily Squeeze.
Metals and Commodities
WTI Crude oil futures closed with a bearish candle below its 21 EMA. Momentum is neutral. It is trading at $52.46 per barrel. BuySellTimer is in neutral cycle.
Gold futures closed with a bearish candle above its 21 EMA and 50 SMA. It is trading at $1199.4 per ounce. Momentum is upward. BuySellTimer is in positive cycle.
Silver futures closed above its 21 EMA and on its 50 SMA with a bearish candle. It is trading at $16.940 per ounce. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
Agriculture (DBA) ETF closed at 20.74 with a spinning top doji candle above its 21 EMA. Momentum is upward. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
Commodities (DBC) ETF closed at 15.88 with a bearish candle above its moving averages. Momentum is upward. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
Bonds
Bond futures (ZB) closed with a big bearish candle on its 21 EMA and below its 50 SMA. Momentum remains upward. BuySellTimer is in a positive cycle.
High Yield bond ETF (HYG) closed at 87.31 with a bullish candle above its moving averages. Momentum is upward. BuySellTimer is in positive cycle.
Currencies
Dollar Index (DX) closed with a big bullish hammer candle below its 50 SMA, 8 EMA and 21 EMA. It is trading at 101.185. Momentum is downward. BuySellTimer is in a negative cycle.
EUR/USD closed with a big bearish marubozu candle above its 8 EMA and 21 EMA. It is trading at 1.06512. Momentum remains upward.
USD/JPY closed with a big bullish marubozu candle candle on its 8 EMA. Momentum is downward. It is trading at 114.796.
Relative Strength – Sectors
On a monthly lookback, the relative strength order of the ETFs that are outperforming the S&P 500 are XLY, XLB, XLV, XLK, XLU and XLP respectively.
On a 3-month lookback, the relative strength order of the ETFs that are outperforming the S&P 500 are XLF, XLI, XLE, XLB and XLY respectively.
Market Internals
Vix closed at 12.57 Vix futures is at 14.10. Skew is at 143.43. Market sentiment has turned bearish. Market breadth is sloping upward. Volumetric accumulation/distribution is sloping upward.
The Week Ahead
Market internals remain strong. Market sentiment has turned bearish! The prognosis is that the market is cautious.
Stock of the Day
The Stock of the Day is ORAN. Orange SA is a telecommunications operator. The Company also provides telecommunications services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business Services.
To YOUR wealth!
Would you like to learn to trade stocks, options or futures? Drop us an email at jefftohch@gmail.com or call +6010 4343 948.
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