Broad Market Instability Index Settles from Monster Spike
Broad Market Forming a 2-Week Horizontal Channel
S&P 500 Index Forming a “Three-Peaks and a Domed House” Pattern
Gold is in “Three-Peaks and Domed House” Pattern
Gold Forming a “Bump-and-Run” Pattern
Silver Still in “Bump-and-Run” Pattern
US Dollar is in a 4-Month Horizontal Channel
Asset Class Performance Ranking with Gold Leading
Sector Performance Ranking with Precious Metals Sector Leading
BRIC Stock Market Performance Ranking with Chinese Market Leading
Current Status of the LWX (Leading Wave Index)
The LWX Indicator in Last Four Weeks (Past)
The LWX Indicator in Next Four Weeks (Forecast)
Broad Market Instability Index Remains Low after the Monster Spike
The Broad Market Instability Index (BIX), measured from over 8000 U.S. stocks, close at 53 on Friday. Although this reading is above the panic threshold level of 45, it is much lower than the monster spike one week ago. Last Thursday and Friday the market moved down sharply, but the BIX did not jump up that much. The BIX is plotted in the following chart as compared with the Wilshire 5000 index.
Broad Stock Market Broke Forming a 2-Week Horizontal Channel
The Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 index, as an average or a benchmark of the total equity market, is forming a 2-week horizontal channel. Currently the market is below the 89-day moving average and it is in the choppy zone of the horizontal channel with negative readings of both the trend and momentum. The Leading Wave Index (LWX) indicator, color coded in the price bars of the following daily chart of the Wilshire 5000 index, closed in bullish on Friday. The LWX forecasts that next 1.5 weeks are in a bullish time-window for the broad equity market.
S&P 500 Index Making “Basement”
The S&P 500 index could be in a progress to potentially form a “Three-Peaks and a Domed House” pattern as shown in the chart below. Currently it looks like in the “Basement” phase which is typically a choppy period with up and down waves 11-14.
Recently the S&P 500 index has re-established an inverse relationship with gold. It is interesting to see that the S&P 500 index comes to the “Basement” phase (bear trap) while gold reaches the “Roof” phase (bull trap) according to the “Three-Peaks and a Domed House” pattern. What is the next phase for the S&P 500 index and what is the next phase for gold?
Gold is on “Roof”, and is Due for a Correction
The gold index now is in the “Roof” phase of the “Three-Peaks and a Domed House” pattern and faces a potential risk of the “Plunge” phase sooner or later. Recently the gold index has re-established an inverse relationship with the S&P 500 index. Currently gold reaches the “Roof” phase while the S&P 500 index gets into the “Basement” phase. What are next moves of gold and the S&P 500 index?
Gold Index is Forming a 6-Year “Bump-and-Run” Pattern
The gold index is forming a “Bump-and-Run” pattern in the weekly chart in a 6-year time span, as shown in the chart below. Watch prices against the “Sell Line”. If gold prices cross down the “Sell Line” near 1700, a sharp decline could happen for gold. You may check what happened when the silver index crossed down the “Sell Line” of its “Bump-and-Run” pattern in May.
Silver Index is Still in Bump-and-Run Pattern
The silver moves differently from gold. It may go with the equity market.
U.S. Dollar is in a 4-Month Horizontal Channel
The US dollar index is in a bottom process of a 4-month horizontal channel with the upper boundary of 76 and the lower boundary of 73. Waiting to see which side it will break out.
Asset Class Performance Ranking with Gold Leading
The following table is the percentage change of each asset class (in ETFs) against the 89-day exponential moving average (EMA89). Currently gold and treasury bond are outperforming. Oil and the equity market are underperforming.
Sector Performance Ranking with Precious Metals Sector Leading
The following table is the percentage change of sectors and major market indexes against the 89-day exponential moving average (EMA89). The Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 index, as an average or a benchmark of the total market, is 12.71% below the EMA89. Outperforming sectors are Precious Metals(0.76%), Utilities (-2.86%), and Pharmaceuticals (-5.90%). Underperforming sectors are Banks (-21.99%), Internet (-17.70%), and Financials (-16.66%). The DJ-30 (-9.99%) is outperforming the market, and the Russell 2000 Small-cap (-16.99%) is underperforming.
BRIC Stock Market Performance Ranking with Chinese Market Leading
The table below is the percentage change of the BRIC stock market indexes against the 89-day exponential moving average (EMA89). The Chinese market is outperforming the U.S. market, and the Russian and Brazilian markets are underperforming the U.S. market.
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