Lets take our regular look at ten of the world equity markets
USA - Dow
The mighty Dow settled higher for the SIXTH consecutive month, +456pts (2.1%) at 22405, with a notable new historic high of 22419. The key 10MA is currently at 21064, and will likely jump to the 21300s at the Oct' 2nd open. Upper monthly bollinger will be in the 23000s from next week.
Best guess: near term cooling, but nothing more than 4-5%, and no bearish monthly closes under the key 10MA. A year end close in the 24000s is just about viable, which would give (hyper bullish) clarity for the next few years.
Equity bears have nothing to tout unless a bearish monthly close (<10MA), which in Oct', will be around 21300, rising to 21600 in Nov', and perhaps the 22000s by year end.
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Germany – DAX
The economic powerhouse of the EU - Germany, saw the DAX settle +773pts (6.4%) to a new historic high of 12828. Price structure of the past 3-4 months was a baby bull flag, with the new high fully confirming it. Further, note how the DAX bounced off the 10MA. Upper bollinger will be offering the 13300/400s in Oct. A year end close in the 14000s seems probable. Core multi-year support of 8k is now some 37% lower.
Japan – Nikkei
The Nikkei saw a month of swings, with an intra low of 19239, but then surging back upward to settle +3.6% at 20356, the highest close since July 2015. First soft target is the June 2015 high of 20952. A break into the 21000s looks a given. The only wild card is neighbouring North Korea. Clearly, there is a threat, but the default outlook has to be that nothing 'nightmarish' will happen.
China – Shanghai comp'
The Chinese market saw a month of moderate chop, settling -0.3% at 3348. There is considerable resistance within the 3400s. Any price action >3500 will offer 4500 by mid 2018. Only bearish if back under 3k, which the communist leadership will vehemently fight against, via the PBOC.
Brazil – Bovespa
Russia - RTSI
Russian equities climbed for a third month, with the RTSI +3.7% at 1136. The 1200 threshold remains key. Any price action >1200 will offer the 1500/700s in 2018. The Russian market is especially swayed by commodity prices, in particular - oil/nat' gas. On balance, a break >1200 is due in Oct/Nov.
UK – FTSE
The UK market saw a choppy month, settling -0.8% at 7372. There was an intra month break of the 10ma, but the September close maintained the mid term upward trend from Feb'2016. Underlying MACD (green bar histogram) ticked lower for a fourth month, as price momentum continues to cool. The 7k threshold - old resistance... now support, is of paramount importance. So long as 7K holds, 8k by year end is viable, with a grander hyper-bullish target of 10k by end 2018.
France – CAC
After three months of declines, the French equity market finally caught a bounce, settling +4.8% to 5329. Recent price structure of a baby bull flag - with a low around old declining trend/resistance, was confirmed with the best monthly gain since March. Next soft target is the June 2007 high of 6168. Grander upside to challenge the Sept'2000 historic high of 6944 seems due in 2018, and that is currently 30% higher. Only bearish if back under 5k, which seems extremely unlikely.
Spain – IBEX
The Spanish market settled +0.8% to 10381. Price structure across the last five months is a viable baby bull flag, which would be confirmed with a break >11k. A broader push to giant resistance of 12k seem probable in early 2018. Any monthly closes >12k would offer 14k, with secondary target of the Nov'2007 historic high of 16040. Only bearish if <10k.
Australia - AORD
The Australian market was one of the laggards this month, settling -0.5% at 5744. However, this was notably still above above the old declining trend/resistance. First soft upside target is the 6k threshold, and then the Nov'2007 high of 6873, which is 19% to the upside. Only bearish if <5600, which seems unlikely.
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Summary
All ten equity markets are still broadly trending higher from early 2016.
The USA and Germany are leading the way higher, with Russia and China especially lagging.
A number of markets (such as France, Japan, and Germany) had price structure of a baby bull flag, which has been confirmed in September. That could be labelled as month'1, of a new up wave that will likely continue into spring 2018.
Most markets have around 5% of downside buffer before breaking their mid term bullish trends.
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Update on commodities
I rarely get around to posting on commodities, but as its end month, lets take a look...
CRB with sp500, monthly, 8yr
Note the June low for the CRB - when WTIC was $42.05, and also just before gold/silver/copper floored. July saw the first monthly gain of the year. August was choppy, leaning weak. September saw a higher low and higher high, settling +1.2% at 183.09, the highest close since March.
The disparity between commodities and equities remains extreme. Even if just some commodities recover to levels from 2014, that would inspire much higher equity prices. There are massively bullish implications for many sectors, especially energy and mining.
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Looking ahead
Q4 will begin with a fair amount of econ-data...
M - PMI/ISM manu', construction
T - Vehicle sales
W - ADP jobs, PMI/ISM serv', EIA Pet' report.
T - Weekly jobs, intl' trade, factory orders
F - Monthly jobs, wholesale trade, consumer credit
*there are a few fed officials on the loose. Notably, Yellen (Wed' 2.15pm), I don't believe that will garner live TV coverage though. Bullard (Wed'), and Dudley on Friday will merit attention.
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