SPX challenging the 200-day Moving Average
Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015 Dec 08, 2015 - 02:31 PM GMT
The SPX Premarket is down approximately 1% and appears to be resting just above the 200-day Moving Average at 2064.60.
The catalyst may be China. ZeroHedge reports, “Over the weekend, in its latest quarterly presentation, the Bank of International Settlements made what may have been a very premature assessment that China is now contained. To wit:
In October, equity markets staged a remarkable recovery, recording their strongest one-month gain in recent years. Market nerves were partly calmed by receding fears over tail risk in China. The improvement was broad-based. European and American stocks recouped nearly all losses experienced in the third quarter, while China’s stocks also made up some lost ground
Judging by events in the past 24 hours, the reality is turning out to be anything but as China's "tail risk" appears to set to make a dramatic return and drag all emerging markets lower once again.”
This morning the Shanghai Index is at 3470.07, which is still above its 50-day Moving Average, but clearly on a sell signal.
The Nikkei is at 19492.60, just 30 points above its 200-day Moving Average and a sell signal at 19462.15.
The EuroStoxx 50 Index declined 1.5% to 3309.87 this morning, having been repelled at the 200-day Moving Average last week and having lost all near-term support. It went on a sell signal last Thursday.
TNX is still challenging its 2-hour mid-Cycle support at 22.13, but it doesn’t appear that it will take long to break it. A breakdown beneath the 50-day Moving Average at 21.58 would add extra confirmation to the decline.
USD is hovering at 98.56, but may signal the resumption of the decline beneath the 50-day Moving Average at 97.46.
The big story in commodities is that crude is crashing. This morning’s futures tumbled to 36.80, a new low with no end in sight.
ZeroHedge reports, “How many times were we told that an OPEC decision was "priced in" - well it wasn't. WTI is now down 15% from pre-OPEC and has crashed through the $37 level for the first time since Feb 2009... time to catch a falling knife (again), or fold on all those 'recovery' bets?”
Martin Armstrong’s blog, ArmstrongEconomics, has an explanation why this is.
Have a good morning!
Regards,
Tony
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