Lets take our usual look at six of the main US indexes
sp'500
The sp'500 saw a net weekly gain of 53pts (2.8%) @ 1917. Underlying MACD (blue bar histogram) cycle is starting to tick higher. At the current rate, a bullish cross is viable around mid March.
Best guess: market to battle upward to at least the 1950/65 zone. Best bullish case, a brief test of 2K, before a critical rollover in mid March. In theory, the next down wave should see a break <1810, and quickly proceed to the 1750/30 zone by end April.
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Nasdaq comp'
The tech saw a powerful weekly gain of 3.85% to 4504. It would seem the Nasdaq comp' will manage to battle upward to around 4750/800 by mid March. From there.. the renewed downside target is the 4K threshold... which will make for a straight forward drop of 20%.
Dow
The mighty Dow climbed 418pts (2.6%), settling @ 16391. There is viable near term upside to the 16900s. Sustained action above the key 17K threshold looks out of range. First key downside is the 14200/000 zone. At best.. the 13500/400s.
NYSE comp'
The master index climbed a net 2.8%, settling @ 9485. The giant 10K threshold is core resistance. Equity bears should be seeking the NYSE comp' to not see any daily closes >10K. First key downside remains the 8K threshold.
R2K
The second market leader - R2K, has already seen a powerful rebound from the Feb'11th low of 943 to 1016, settling the week +3.9% @ 1010. Next key resistance is the 1040/60 zone. Equity bears need to see the R2K stall no higher than the 1100 threshold. From there.. first downside target is the 875/850 zone.
Trans
The 'old leader' continues to lead, with a very notable fifth consecutive net weekly gain, +3.4% @ 7285. The tranny has now climbed a powerful 13.8% since the Jan'20th low of 6403. Broadly, the 5500/5000 zone looks probable... equating to the low sp'1600s by early summer.
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Summary
Having broken a marginally lower low last Thursday, US equity indexes are in strong bounce mode.
It would seem most indexes have a viable 4-5% further upside.
If the market gets stuck around mid March, then (in theory) renewed downside of 20% looks due.
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Best case downside?
I'm still concerned that the current multi-month down wave from May'2015, is going to get stuck at the double top of 2000/2007....
sp'monthly3d
It would be the ultimate, and obvious outcome, not least if the central banks continue the path they seem intent on.
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In terms of levels....
sp'weekly8f
You can see the 50% retrace of the 2011/2015 wave offers sp'1604, with the 38.2% retrace of the 2009/2015 wave offering 1573.
If we're trading close to sp'1600.. whether in April, May.. or some time later this year, the equity bears are going to need to be EXTREMELY mindful of a probable major swing back upward.
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Looking ahead
M - PMI manu'
T - Case-Shiller HPI, consumer con', existing home sales, Rich' fed
W - PMI serv' , new home sales, EIA report
T - weekly jobs, Durable goods orders
F - GDP (rev'1), pers' income/outlays, consumer sent'
*there are a lot of fed officials on the loose next week, notably Bullard, Wed' AH
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Have a good weekend
