A Global Bond Rout and a Third Central Bank Turns Hawkish
The market is under severe pressure as oil remains elevated and yields are rising everywhere at once.
The market is under severe pressure as oil remains elevated and yields are rising everywhere at once.
The equal-weight S&P is testing its 50-day moving average, small caps are sliding, and market breadth is weakening. The bullish narrative has changed fast.
Ugly action feels much worse if you have no flexibility. Here’s what I’m doing.
S&P 500 levels to watch, August PMI on deck, Apple’s new sheriff is in town, and other headlines moving the market this morning.
The technical damage came first. Now the news is doing the rest.
NYSE and Nasdaq new lows are climbing, but selling pressure keeps fading after the open. That disconnect could be telling investors something important about what’s coming next.
We initiated three positions, added to several others, and locked in massive gains along the way.
Conditions for a difficult September are in place, but it will also create new opportunities.
Too much bullishness when seasonal weakness is here is not a good combination.
Let’s examine a few key charts to see whether this chopfest will continue.