VIX fractionally lower

Despite the main indexes declining in the morning, the VIX only managed brief gains of 4%, and those entirely failed to hold by late afternoon. The VIX closed -0.04 to settle @ 13.79


VIX'60min

VIX'daily

Summary

If the SP' retraces lower later this week, a brief VIX jump to around 16 would be the very natural spike high.

Considering the bigger monthly index charts, and if sp'1500s are indeed attained, we are set to see VIX in the 12s..perhaps even 11/10 this coming February/March.

It is indeed remarkable complacency.

Eventually this renewed equity bubble will blow up..but for now...its likely to lasts into the early spring.
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more later...on the indexes.

Closing Brief

The morning weakness floored @ 1456, and as expected, we saw a latter day recovery - although the main indexes all closed a touch lower. With the VIX closing red for the fifth consecutive day, the bulls are most definitely back in control of this fearless market.


sp'60min

Summary

A pretty quiet day. Any bear out there getting excited earlier this morning about the near 10pt drop on the sp'500, should go stare at one of the weekly index charts for a few hours.

Primary trend is most certainly upward, and the monthly charts would suggest as high as sp'1510/20 in February.

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US Dollar slipped from slight opening gains of 0.1%, to close around 0.35% lower.

That sort of action will not help the equity bears. Key level remains 78s.
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Whether we break a new higher tomorrow.. very difficult to say. the underlying hourly cycle would suggest its very possible.
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Bits and pieces across the evening.

3pm update - churning back higher

It would appear sp'1456 was the days low, and we'll churn slowly higher into the close..and indeed, possibly for much of Tuesday. VIX is struggling to hold gains of 2%..and could easily close red for a fifth consecutive day. Metals remain weak, despite the $ going red.


sp'60min

vix'60min

Summary

Its not exactly the most exciting day.

The trading range is pretty narrow, and I certainly can't be meddling in this.
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Despite some very notable people still touting 'doom' in the near term, I'm going to remain seeking sp'1510/20 - February, unless we take out that 1398 low.
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*we do have Q4 earnings starting tomorrow afternoon though, with Alcoa (AA), so thats something for everyone to look ahead to.
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back after the close

12pm update - irrelevant decline

The week has started with a decline, but its arguably nothing less than minor noise. More than likely...a late day recovery, to once again annoy those bears seeking a big move lower. The key 1398 level looks a very long way down from these levels.


sp'60min4 ' retracement outlook

sp'daily5

Summary

The daily MACD cycle is levelling out..finally. Yet, we need to close the day at these levels - and I'm guessing we'll recover by the close.

What is absolutely clear - especially on my bare-bones daily chart, we could drop to sp'1415 by Friday, and that'd do NO damage to what is a very broad..and strong up trend from the 1343 November low.


My best guess..

we churn around until Tuesday, and then maybe..we'll start to see some sort of proper retracement, which should at least break to the 1440/35 area.

So, I ain't re-shorting yet...at least not until late Tuesday morning.
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stock of the day... AMZN

As ZeroHedge noted, now with a PE of over 3000.

Ironically, if AMZN can just post a loss for Q4, it won't have to worry about such high PEs anymore...since it won't have a PE at all !

UPDATE 1.20pm  Its getting tedious, or maybe that's just me?

On any basis, we're due to cycle back higher again into the latter part of Tuesday.  

Bears abysmally failed to break the key 1398 low last Monday, and it looks like we won't be back under that level for some months.

Back later

10am update - minor decline

We're seeing a small decline, but its barely 0.5% Even a move down to the low 1420s does no significant damage to the bullish outlook. VIX is +4%, but thats still 35% lower than the recent spike of 22/23


sp'60min

Summary

I'm not getting involved in this mess. The MACD cycle on the hourly says we're low, and we could still easily close slightly higher.

Indeed, for the longer term traders, this morning is arguably just another buying time.
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As noted earlier, I'd consider a brief re-short, after the next up cycle is complete.

UPDATE 11am

I'm still looking at a bounce..maybe a new high..don't know yet...

See MACD cycle. A re-short early Tuesday..perhaps.

Pre-Market Brief

Good morning. Market is a touch weaker, in early trading, futures are suggesting sp -4pts, we're set to open around 1462. $ is 0.1% higher, metals are mostly flat. No econ-data due today. Q4 earnings start at the Tuesday close with AA.


sp'60min

sp'daily5

sp'weekly

Summary

It could be a pretty quiet day in market land.

I see a lot of people out there suggesting a down move to sp'1445/25.

If you consider the underlying momentum on the daily and hourly charts, I don't think we'll see much of a drop today, if at all. In fact, a fractionally higher close seems probable.

I am considering a 1-2 day re-short from 1465/70, down to 1445/40. Not today though, maybe later on Tuesday.


Bigger cycles

With the weekly and monthly charts now VERY strongly bullish, the default trade is obviously long, yet the two day hyper-ramp is pretty extended, and a 50% retracement would be natural.

By early February, the monthly charts will easily allow sp'1510/20 to be hit, I'd guess VIX will be 12..or 11s by that time.

Good wishes for Monday