Indices Dow Transportation closed at 10433.45 with a huge bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range 311.44. Fractal Chaos Band – Below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 45.2.
Dow Industrial closed at 26583.42 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 626.88. Fractal Chaos Band – Below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle – negative and falling. Short Cycle – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 38.9.
Russell 2000 closed at 1550.7642 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 41.27. Fractal Chaos Band – close within its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Short Cycle – negative and falling. Market direction – Weak UpTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 47.3.
Nasdaq 100 closed at 7801.1464 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 231.924. Fractal Chaos Band – closed below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 47.2.
S&P 500(SPX) closed at 2953.56 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 68.36. Fractal Chaos Band – below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 44.1.
Metals and Commodities WTI Crude oil futures (CL) closed at $54.49 per barrel with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 4.4. Fractal Chaos Band – below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Neutral. RSI – 42.3.
Gold (/GC) closed at 1457.5 with a bullish candle above its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 46.1. Fractal Chaos Band – broke above its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Short Cycle Wave – negative and rising. Market direction – Strong UpTrend. Momentum – Strong Upward. RSI – 58.7.
Commodities (DBC) ETF closed at 15.12 with a huge bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 0.54. Fractal Chaos Band – below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 35.1.
Bonds Bond futures (/ZB) closed at 157’21 with a big bullish candle above its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 3.156. Fractal Chaos Band – above its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Short Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Market direction – Strong UpTrend. Momentum – Strong Upward. RSI – 69.4.
High Yield bond ETF (HYG) closed at 86.52 with a big doji candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 0.5. Fractal Chaos Band – within its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Weak DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 43.1.
Currency The dollar index ($DXY) closed at 98.395 with a bearish candle above its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 0.663. Fractal Chaos Band – above its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Short Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Market direction – Strong UpTrend. Momentum – Strong Upward. RSI – 65.6.
EUR/USD closed at 1.1084 with a bullish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 0.0068. Fractal Chaos Band – below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 33.1.
USD/JPY closed at 107.31 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 2.061. Fractal Chaos Band – within its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Weak DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 37.
Relative Strength – Sectors On a 3-monthly lookback, the relative strength order of the S&P 500 ETFs are XLK, XLB, SPX, SPY, /ES, XLP, XLU, XLY, XLI, XLF, XLV and XLE.
On a 12-monthly lookback, the relative strength order of the S&P 500 ETFs are XLK, SPY. SPX, XLU, XLB, /ES, XLP, XLI, XLF, XLY, XLV and XLE.
Market Internals Market Sentiment – slighly Bullish. Market Breadth – sloping downward showing more losers than gainers. Volume Acc/Dis – sloping downwards and showing distribution. Skew – 117.07. Vix – 17.87 and Vix Futures – 17.40.
The Week Ahead Market Sentiment is about neutral. Market internals are showing weakness. Skew is normal but on the low side. Vix is below 18 and Vix Futures is below 18. All the major indicecs are showing weakness. The Trump imposition of further 10% tariff on goods from China spooked the market. The prognosis is for the market to start trending downwards.
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1 August 2019 – Bulls trumped by tariffs!
Indices
Dow Transportation closed at 10433.45 with a huge bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range 311.44. Fractal Chaos Band – Below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 45.2.
Dow Industrial closed at 26583.42 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 626.88. Fractal Chaos Band – Below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle – negative and falling. Short Cycle – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 38.9.
Russell 2000 closed at 1550.7642 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 41.27. Fractal Chaos Band – close within its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Short Cycle – negative and falling. Market direction – Weak UpTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 47.3.
Nasdaq 100 closed at 7801.1464 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 231.924. Fractal Chaos Band – closed below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 47.2.
S&P 500 (SPX) closed at 2953.56 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 68.36. Fractal Chaos Band – below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 44.1.
Metals and Commodities
WTI Crude oil futures (CL) closed at $54.49 per barrel with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 4.4. Fractal Chaos Band – below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Neutral. RSI – 42.3.
Gold (/GC) closed at 1457.5 with a bullish candle above its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 46.1. Fractal Chaos Band – broke above its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Short Cycle Wave – negative and rising. Market direction – Strong UpTrend. Momentum – Strong Upward. RSI – 58.7.
Commodities (DBC) ETF closed at 15.12 with a huge bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 0.54. Fractal Chaos Band – below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 35.1.
Bonds
Bond futures (/ZB) closed at 157’21 with a big bullish candle above its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 3.156. Fractal Chaos Band – above its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Short Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Market direction – Strong UpTrend. Momentum – Strong Upward. RSI – 69.4.
High Yield bond ETF (HYG) closed at 86.52 with a big doji candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA and above its 50 SMA, 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 0.5. Fractal Chaos Band – within its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Weak DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 43.1.
Currency
The dollar index ($DXY) closed at 98.395 with a bearish candle above its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 0.663. Fractal Chaos Band – above its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Medium Cycle Wave – positive and rising. Short Cycle Wave – positive and falling. Market direction – Strong UpTrend. Momentum – Strong Upward. RSI – 65.6.
EUR/USD closed at 1.1084 with a bullish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 0.0068. Fractal Chaos Band – below its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Strong DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 33.1.
USD/JPY closed at 107.31 with a big bearish candle below its 8 EMA, 21 EMA, 50 SMA and 200 SMA. Daily trading range – 2.061. Fractal Chaos Band – within its FCB. Long Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Medium Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Short Cycle Wave – negative and falling. Market direction – Weak DownTrend. Momentum – Strong Downward. RSI – 37.
Relative Strength – Sectors On a 3-monthly lookback, the relative strength order of the S&P 500 ETFs are XLK, XLB, SPX, SPY, /ES, XLP, XLU, XLY, XLI, XLF, XLV and XLE.
On a 12-monthly lookback, the relative strength order of the S&P 500 ETFs are XLK, SPY. SPX, XLU, XLB, /ES, XLP, XLI, XLF, XLY, XLV and XLE.
Market Internals
Market Sentiment – slighly Bullish. Market Breadth – sloping downward showing more losers than gainers. Volume Acc/Dis – sloping downwards and showing distribution. Skew – 117.07. Vix – 17.87 and Vix Futures – 17.40.
The Week Ahead
Market Sentiment is about neutral. Market internals are showing weakness. Skew is normal but on the low side. Vix is below 18 and Vix Futures is below 18. All the major indicecs are showing weakness. The Trump imposition of further 10% tariff on goods from China spooked the market. The prognosis is for the market to start trending downwards.
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