The stock market has been swinging wildly after Fed rate cut. The inverted yield curve and escalated trade war cast a shadow over global stock markets. Inside the intermediate downward wave, the S&P 500 index is in a 3-week trading range between 2840 and 2940 levels before the next breakout. The advance in prices of gold continued last week, and our upside price target of 1570 is not far away. The broad stock market is projected to be in a short-term bullish time-window until 9/4/2019.

The Broad Market Instability Index (BIX), measured from over 8000 U.S. stocks, closed at 61 on Friday 8/23/2019 (up from 30 the previous week) which is above the panic threshold level of 42 and indicates a bearish market. The Wilshire 5000 index is below the 89-day exponential moving average, and the momentum is negative. Based on the forecast of the Leading Wave Index (LWX), the broad stock market is projected to be in a short-term bullish time-window until 9/4/2019.

The daily chart below has the Wilshire 5000 index with both the BIX and the Momentum indicators. The current market status is summarized as follows:

The following table ranks sectors by using the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) based on six key indicators which cover long-term, medium-term and short-term timeframes. Outperforming sectors are Precious Metals, Home Construction, and Real Estate. Underperforming sectors are Oil Equipment, Energy, and Pharmaceuticals.

As shown in the weekly chart below, since early 2016 the SPX has been in primary impulse wave [5] which is the last upward wave of a multi-year primary five-wave sequence started from 2009. This fifth primary upward wave developed an intermediate (1)–(2)–(3)–(4)–(5) five-wave sequence. Both intermediate upward wave (5) and primary upward wave [5] ended in last October, and primary corrective wave [W]–[X]–[Y] sequence started right after.

Currently the SPX is in primary corrective wave [W] which is the first primary downward wave of the primary corrective wave [W]–[X]–[Y] sequence. This downward wave [W] is going to have an intermediate (W)–(X)–(Y) three-wave sequence progressively to the downside. So far intermediate waves (W) and (X) have developed. Currently it is in downward intermediate wave (Y) which will have a sub-wave a-b-c sequence.

The S&P 500 index on daily chart below is forming a 3-week trading range between 2840 and 2940. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the range.

In the following weekly chart, since early 2018 the German DAX index has been in primary downward wave [W] which will have an intermediate (W)–(X)–(Y) three-wave sequence progressively to the downside. So far intermediate wave (W) and wave (X) have developed. Now it is in downward intermediate wave (Y).

The India Bombay Stock Exchange 30 Sensex index is forming a 3-month falling wedge pattern. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the wedge.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite index formed a 2-month descending broadening wedge pattern. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the wedge.

In the following weekly chart, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite index is forming a 5-month falling wedge pattern. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the wedge.

The 30-year U.S. treasury bond index is forming a 4-month ascending broadening wedge pattern. It is neutral before price breaks out from the wedge.

The U.S. dollar index is forming 2-month ascending broadening wedge pattern. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the wedge.

The gold index formed a 3.5-year ascending triangle pattern on the weekly chart. The price has recently broken above the upper boundary of the triangle. It is bullish with an upside price target projected at 1570, as long as the price stays above the upper boundary of the triangle.

The silver index is forming a 2-month rising wedge pattern. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the wedge.

The crude oil index is forming a 4-month descending triangle pattern. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the wedge.

The following table ranks asset class by using the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) based on six key indicators which cover long-term, medium-term and short-term timeframes. Currently the US Treasury Bond is outperforming and crude oil is underperforming.