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- A Breaking Point Nears, One Way Or Another
- Stocks Drifting – Morning
- A Sudden And Swift Drawdown?
- Options Still Indicate Top Is In – Morning
- Inflation Does Not Appear To Pose A Threat Anytime Soon
- Risk-On Trade Remains In Focus The Week Of August 17
- Visa Shares May Decline Over The Near Term
- Earnings Trends For The S&P 500 Continue To Drift Higher
Stocks are rising here in the US, with the S&P 500 ETF up about 17 bps, and the Qs up about ten bps. We will see where this goes, but trading overseas hasn’t been particularly strong, with Hong Kong trading lower and Germany up about 30 bps.
I have been particularly interested in watching LG Chemical in Korea, and Tencent in HK. The chart of LG Chemical is breathe taking, but the turn lower is equally as scary. The stock could easily fall 25% from where it is and still be up tremendously. This, to me, maybe one of the critical sentiment stock that needs to be followed.
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Meanwhile, Tencent continues to tetter on what could a massive decline…
…and continues to be a pretty good leading indicator for Amazon and Netflix.
Meanwhile, the memory chip maker, Micron/Western Digi competitor, SK Hynix, looks pretty dire.
Meanwhile, the SMH is forming a large rising wedge pattern, and if the memory chip guys are sending a message, then the SMH could easily fall 10% from where it is currently.
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Meanwhile, the KOSPI, one market I have followed every night since February, is now 4% off its peak, and diverging from the NASDAQ 100.
Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rose to a record close last night as the number of stocks above their 50-day moving average fell by 2% and has been trending lower.
This, as the Advance/Decline line, fell as well. The AD line hit a record high on August 12 and has been trending lower since. It suggests the rally is getting narrower, and failing to confirm the record close.
Good Luck
-Mike
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