Lets take our regular look at six of the main US indexes
sp'500
The sp' saw a moderate net weekly decline of -14pts (0.7%), settling @ 2126. Underlying MACD (blue bar histogram) ticked lower for a twelfth consecutive week. There looks to be 2-3 weeks of further viable downside.
Best guess: downside to 2080/70, but no sustained action under the 200dma (2070s). Renewed upside, with a November close at least >2150.
Equity bears still can't get confident unless a break below the lower weekly bollinger, currently in the 2060s.
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Nasdaq comp'
The Nasdaq declined by -1.3%, settling @ 5190. The weekly candle was of the bearish engulfing type, and that does bode bearish for the near term. First big support is the giant psy' level of 5K. Things only turn broadly bearish with some daily closes <4900.
Dow
The mighty Dow was resilient this week, managing a fractional net gain of 0.1%, settling @ 18161. The 18k threshold remains very important. A brief fall to the 17600/500s looks viable. The real issue is whether November closes above or below 18k.
NYSE comp'
The master index settled -0.9% @ 10446, the lowest close since early July. There is viable downside to around 10300. Things only turn broadly bearish with a weekly close under 10k.
R2K
The second market leader - R2K, was leading the way lower this week, with a very significant net weekly decline of -2.5% @ 1187. With the loss of the 1200 threshold, the door is wide open to next support in the 1160/40 zone. Alarm bells only sound if <1120.
Trans
The 'old leader' - Transports, saw another week of moderate chop, settling -0.1% @ 8018. Indeed, the 8k threshold - once resistance, is tending to be new support. There is viable downside to the 7700/600 zone. Things only turn bearish on a break of rising support, which as of mid November, will be around 7600.
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Summary
Most US equity indexes continue to lean weak from the Aug/Sept' highs.
There looks to be around 2-3% of viable downside for all indexes, with a multi-week cycle low no later than mid November.
The mid/long term outlook only turns bearish with sustained action <sp'2050, Nasdaq comp' <5K, Dow <17500, NYSE comp' <10k, R2K <1120, and Trans <7600.
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Looking ahead
A busy week is ahead, with more corp' earnings, but also a wheel barrow of key econ-data.
M - Pers' income/outlays, Chicago PMI
T - PMI/ISM manu', construction
W - ADP jobs, EIA report
*FOMC announcement (2pm). The market does not expect any change in policy, but the press release will probably overtly hint at a Dec' rate rise. There will NOT be a press conf'.
T - weekly jobs, product'/costs, PMI/ISM serv', factory orders
F - monthly jobs, intl' trade.
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