Two weeks ago, the conclusion was that market internals are oversold, and
there should be a bounce in the context of broken monthly, weekly and daily
uptrends.
This week, market internals are oversold once again,
and the SPY finds itself
in the middle of a perfect bear flag:
Should the symmetrical movement of the index follow its natural course, we
should expect a bounce in the vicinity of 114, or 1140 basis the SPX. A breakdown
from the flag gives downward projection in the 980-1000 area.
Given the oversold nature of market breadth indicators, however, a short-term,
countertrend bounce is not excluded. In which case, the 1185 level should be
monitored closely for signs of sustained strength.
From a channel point of view, the three timeframes we follow (daily, weekly
and monthly) show that the downward support zones have not been reached or
breached yet:
Coming soon: the iPhone app is almost done, and will soon be submitted to
Apple for review. Keep an eye on Twitter@citdates.
George Krum is the author of the "CIT Dates" blog and several
books available on Amazon.
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