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Weekly Trend and Trade Review |
December 4, 2009 |
Trader Talk
The short term momentum oscillators remain negative, non-confirming the bullish stance of the AlphaKing Trading indicator for the NASDAQ (while the AK Trading Indicator for the Russell 2000 remains negative.) The accumulation/distribution profile remains negative, with zero higher volume accumulation days this week. The leadership profile remains positive, with 521 new 52 week highs, versus 95 new 52 week lows.
The 4% rule remains positive, confirmed with bullish Federal Reserve policy. The VXO volatility indicator closed the week at 20.5, showing a return of utter complacency. We continue to await the breakdown that would signal the Elliott Wave 3 bear market crash run has begun.
Traditional seasonal trends have us looking for a year end rally. The Presidential cycle suggests a grim 2010. The Benner-Fibonacci cycle is fast approaching the end of the bullish period, with a crashing bear going forward expected into 2011. The AlphaKing combination cycle sees a rally into early March.
Summary:
Reaction to any news is more important than the news itself, especially when it comes to forecasting future stock market trends. A couple of weeks ago the bears had a great shot to end the rally on the backs of the pending Dubai World default, yet the financial markets held together, opening the door to a bull push to the top of the recent trading range. And today the bulls had a great short to pull-off a timely breakout on the backs of a much better than expected jobs report, and sellers were all over the advance, leaving the indexes with bearish looking candle patterns all over the place. Worse, was the collapse of gold as the US dollar rallied in the face of improving economic fundamentals in the US, suggesting a major market turn has landed.
Some of the most important generals seem to get the message that the investment world has reached an important turning point, as Amazon joined Apple and Google in closing down hard despite today’s rally attempt. If the lemming trade - buy gold, stocks, and China, while selling and shorting the US dollar - is indeed over, then stocks and all things China should join the fast unfolding crash in gold.
The market has been brutal to both the bulls and bears of late - with every sell-off leading to a rally, and every rally to a sell-off - though recent events suggest that is all about to change, as a clear victor is about to get declared. Odds favor the bears, once again, though we will follow the stock market wherever it goes, and that includes long a year-end advance if that is destined to be our destiny. The reaction early next week to today’s reaction and reversal should be very telling.
401K investors should be invested in money market funds.
Have a great weekend!
Kevin Wilde, Chief Trading Strategist, AlphaKing.com
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