Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Market follow up Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Two points of yesterday's thesis survived today's price action. The USD hung in at the 97.00 - 96.00 level while oil rallied but stopped short of penetrating its first daily resistance level.

DXY Daily Chart

Oil Daily Chart
SPX Daily Chart
Buyers, as you can see (above) from virtually zero sellers in three strait days of trading, have been extremely sure of themselves. But indexes have to meet a much higher standard, compared to other products, before we can stop selling rallies and start buying dips. In the case of  SPX that "standard" is a weekly close above 2130; a new record high and resumption of the uptrend.

Considering weak economic fundamentals I think such new highs would have to involve QE, another zero interest rate policy, or both. In other words, I don't see how, at peak supply, something like OPEC claiming to curb production is going to push all asset classes into new highs. What are we, a single resource global economy now?

Question or comment below.

Happy trading.

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