Fears of gas shortage after pipeline hack hit stocks earlier last week, and the stock market experienced a roller-coaster ride. The S&P 500 index made up most of losses Thursday and Friday, and it is an indecisive market. Readings of our Broad Market Instability index returned below the panic threshold level. Oil Equipment, Energy, and Banks ranked as the top three sectors with mostly strong technical strengths. The US dollar is bearish in a falling wedge pattern while gold is bullish with a rising wedge pattern. Both the 30-year US treasury bond and crude oil are still in their short-term horizontal trading ranges. The broad stock market is projected to be in a short-term bullish time-window until 6/1/2021.

The Broad Market Instability Index (BIX), measured from over 8000 U.S. stocks, closed at 11 on Friday 5/14/2021 (down from 12 the previous week) which is below the panic threshold level of 42 and indicates a bullish market. The Wilshire 5000 index is above the 89-day exponential moving average, and the momentum is slightly 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 6/1/2021.

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 Oil Equipment, Energy, and Banks. Underperforming sectors are Biotech, Internet, and Utilities.

As shown in the weekly chart below, since October of 2018, the SPX has been in a primary corrective wave [W]–[X]–[Y] sequence. After primary flat wave [W] ended late March of 2020, primary upward wave [X] started. Primary upward wave [X] has developed intermediate (a)–(b)–(c) three-wave sequence. Primary upward wave [X] is due to end, and primary downward wave [Y] will be the next. Primary downward wave [Y] is going to have intermediate (w)–(x)–(y) three-wave sequence.

The S&P 500 index is forming a 3-month uptrend channel pattern. It is bullish as long as the price stays above the lower boundary of the channel.

In the following weekly chart, since early March of 2020 the German DAX index has been in primary upward wave [X] which developed an intermediate (a)–(b)–(c) three-wave sequence. Currently it is in a transition from primary upward wave [X] to primary downward wave [Y]. The next will be the first intermediate downward wave (w).

The India Bombay Stock Exchange 30 Sensex index is forming a 3-month downtrend channel pattern. It is bearish as long as the price is below the upper boundary of the channel.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite index is forming a 2.5-month ascending triangle pattern. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the triangle.

In the following weekly chart, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite index is forming a 1.5-year uptrend channel pattern. It is bullish as long as the price stays above the lower boundary of the channel.

The 30-year U.S. treasury bond index is forming a 2.5-month horizontal trading range between 154 and 158. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the range.

The U.S. dollar index is forming a 2.5-month falling wedge pattern. It is bearish as long as the price stays below the lower boundary of the wedge.

The gold index is forming a 2.5-month rising wedge pattern. It is bullish as long as the price stays above the lower boundary of the wedge.

The silver index is forming a 9-month horizontal trading range pattern. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the range.

The crude oil index is forming a 2.5-month horizontal trading range pattern. It is neutral before the price breaks out from the range.

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 crude oil is outperforming and US treasury bond is underperforming.