pravda analytics technical monthly review for january 2017
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Pravda Markets Report Technicals Monthly
January 2017 Edition
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Market Index Overview
S&P 500 (SPY) index – as of close on Friday 1/6/17
Markets continue to consolidate near highs as we enter the new year. See additional notes below:
Don’t forget the big picture and observe the monthly chart
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Market Direction Confirmation via Transports Sector Observation as per Dow Theory
Key premise of the theory states that both the broad equity market index as well as the transports index need to align in market direction to confirm a bullish or bearish trend. (additional rules apply)
Dow theory
Market Direction: Bullish
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) is above key moving averages.
Dow Jones Transports Average (IYT) is above key moving averages.
Current Analysis
A confirmed bullish market is when:
Both indexes are exhibiting higher price peaks and valleys on long term charts
Both indexes are above their respective 200 day moving average (orange)
Additional level of confirmation: index above 50 day moving average (blue)
The Approach
Dow Jones Index Transports Index
Transports and the Dow are holding strong above both key moving averages indicating a Bullish environment.
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Inverse Put Call Ratio
A unique oscillating indicator based on options activity coupled with a Bollinger Band to view overextended signals.
Options activity is neutral as the put-call ratio is close to 1 and in the middle if the range.
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Social Media Sentiment
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S&P 500 BONDS GOLD
The sentiment chart shows the percentage breakdown in bullish and bearish sentiment shared by StockTwits users over time. It is calculated on a rolling, 7 day basis.
The good people of the StockTwits are extremely bullish Bond and Gold.
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Currencies
A look around the world
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A Closer Technical Look - Bonds
Bonds are breaking down as Equities rally in lieu of a developing interest rate environment.
1) Bonds rebound in the new year but still are well inside the established range (blue and red lines)
2) The 200 day moving average is overhead at 112 and may act as resistance of the recent rally. However, the bond bulls have finally established a short term bullish crossover confirmation* on 1/5/17.
3) Additional resistance overhead is at the November gap indicated by red lines (tier 1 and tier 2)
*short term crossover confirmation: a direction short term trend signaled by the shorter term moving average (8 day – thin red line) crossing above or below the longer term moving average (21 day – thin blue line)
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A Closer Technical Look – Oil
Oil continues to slowly grind higher. Break of the 52 resistance was key for bulls in breaking out of the range bound trading. That 52 area is now viewed as support and should not break if the bulls continue to push price up. Price is currently above all long and short term moving averages.
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A Closer Technical Look - Gold
Gold continues to correlate with the bond market and similarly underwent a sharp recovery since mid December lows.
1. Some heavy resistance is ahead as gold moves closer to a declining 200 day moving average (blue line).
2. A bullish short term crossover confirmation* is forming after the gap up to 112.5 level (blue arrow) in the first week of the year.
3. Overall gold is still shuffling between some key moving averages.
4. Special attention is to be paid to overhead resistance like the 200 day moving average (blue line) and the red tier 1 resistance line at 115.3.
*short term crossover confirmation: a direction short term trend signaled by the shorter term moving average (8 day – thin red line) crossing above or below the longer term moving average (21 day – thin blue line)
Note: below is the GLD gold ETF chart as opposed to the /GC gold futures contract which is a x10 price multiple.
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10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 3-Month Treasury Constant Maturity.
Inverted yield curve often precedes a major market decline. So far so good.
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Rate Watch
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Fed Funds Rate @ 0.75: market projects a 97% chance that there will not be a rate hike in February
Prime Rate @ 3.75: a quarter percent move up from a year ago
FOMC’s Rate Projection from the Dot Plot: currently projecting 2017 @ 1.50 % and 2018 @ 2.00%
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Sector Analysis: year to date performance
Outperformers: Health Care and Consumer Discretionary
Underperformers: Utilities and Energy
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Stock Averages
Number of Stocks Above 20-Day Moving Average
The market is in a neutral state with a near 50/50 split of stock trending up and down.
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Nonfarm payrolls rose a lower-than-expected 156,000 in December but revisions added a net 19,000 to the two prior months.
The issue is another 0.4 percent rise in average hourly earnings for the second time in three months. The year-on-year rate is now at 2.9 percent which is a cycle high. A 3 percent rate and above is widely seen as feeding overall inflation.
The unemployment rate is very low though it did tick up 1 tenth to 4.7 percent. Keeping the rate down is low labor participation, at 62.7 percent with the prior month revised down 1 tenth to 62.6 percent.
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Notable covers and headlines from world’s most read publications
As Princeton economist Paul Krugman wryly noted, "Whom the Gods would destroy, they first put on the cover of Business Week."
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