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Another Hard Day For Stocks

Sorry, folks. Not much positive here today. Feeling pretty horrible myself, I hate to be wrong, and so badly.

The S&P 500 is trading at 14.6 times 2019 earnings estimates and 16.1 times 2018 earnings estimates. Things certainly keep getting cheaper. The S&P 500 fell yet again, and this time it was to the February lows around 2535. Nothing was really sparred today, everything was taken down, everything. The only that was up was Gold and the VIX basically.  The big test will be what happens when the VIX reaches 26.

VIX

Twenty-six on the VIX has been a critical level of technical resistance. If the VIX manages to pass through 26, it likely means it’s going higher to around 30 or more. That means equity prices are falling even further.

In some regards, this feels a bit like a game with the VIX and equity prices. Sell equity’s, buy the VIX then make the trade in reverse, and repeat. Look at how nicely the VIX has stayed in the range between 15 and 26. I don’t know, call it a conspiracy theories.

Russell 2000 (RUT)

Anyway, the Russell fell below support at 1,394 and is now 20% off its high. The support level did not hold, and it would seem it could drop to 1,344.  You can see how critical this next level of support is and it would seem that is now where it is heading.

NASDAQ (QQQ)

The NASDAQ is sitting on a key support level around 6,750 and the NASDAQ could be on its way even lower to 6,460.

Amazon (AMZN)

Amazon didn’t make a new low but the chart is looking bad. Perhaps $1450 is on the table. 

Alphabet (GOOGL)

Alphabet continues to hold above $1000.

Netflix (NFLX)

Netflix continues to hold its long-term trend.

Chips

For the most part, the semis still continue to hold their October lows.

Interestingly the stocks that fell pretty hard today where the defensive names. I’m a bit surprised by that action. There is now just about nowhere left to hide.

Walgreen (WBA)

Walgreen’s has risen sharply during this stock market sell-off, but not today.

Procter and Gamble (PG)

Procter and Gamble fell hard today as well, by more than 3%. Should the stock fall below support at $92.75, it could fall to around $86.

Clorox (CLX)

Clorox has performed incredibly well too, and that one may now be on its way to $150. 

Healthcare (XLV)

Healthcare looks weak too as it approaches support around $86. A break below $86 could drop it to around $82.50

Gold

Would seem that even the safe havens are now under assault.  I suppose there is always Gold. That looks as if it may rise to around $1,280.

Anyway, that’s it for today. I have nothing left to say. Going back to the drawing board.

Mike

 

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