Wednesday 7 February 2018

Wednesday swings

US equity indexes closed moderately mixed, sp -13pts (0.5%) at 2681 (range 2684/2727). The two leaders - Trans/R2K, settled +0.3% and +0.1% respectively. VIX settled -7.5% at 27.73. Near term outlook offers further chop, but leaning upward, with the Tuesday low of 2593 increasingly secure.


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Summary

US equities opened moderately lower, but then swung significantly upward from 2684 to an intra high of 2727. There was a late day cooling wave, even breaking a new intraday low of 2681. The daily candle bodes for (at least) early Thursday weakness. Price action is pretty choppy, but distinctly less than the previous two days. Its really a case of the market in a stabilisation phase.

Volatility cooled for a seconday, with the VIX settling in the 27s. This is notably still an elevated level, and even today's close is way above the 2017 peak of the 17s.
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Bonus chart: Japan, monthly


I realise many of you don't care (although you should), but the Nikkei is currently net lower for the month by -6.3% in the 21600s. So long as 21k holds... m/t bullish. I would acknowledge, that you could count 5 giant waves from the key low of Oct'2008. Those holding a broadly bullish outlook for global equities should be carefully monitoring the Japanese market.
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Another day closer to the green shoots of spring

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