The S&P 500 as well as the Nasdaq 100 stalled at 61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement of their February-March decline, before rallying past the golden ratio. The Russell 2000 achieved that feat last week and immediately came under pressure. If it … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of May 26, 2020. 10-year note: Currently net short 38.1k, down 55.1k. The 10-year treasury yield (0.65 percent) has essentially gone sideways for nearly three months now. This was at a time when … Continued
Major US indices experienced minor reversals Tuesday – the Nasdaq 100 in particular. It does not matter if growth lags or leads value. If the top five tech stocks weaken, they will have adversely impacted all the major indices. How … Continued
Overbought on the daily timeframe, major US equity indices are right at, or near, the upper bound of the recent trading range. Volume has dried up, and bulls are staying put, hoping for a breakout. Should one come about, there … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of May 19, 2020. 10-year note: Currently net short 93.1k, down 58.4k. This data is a little outdated, but foreigners were big sellers of Treasury securities in March. On a net basis, they … Continued
Margin debt rose in April. US stocks had a very good April. Yet, investors do not seem to be in a mood to aggressively add to leverage – the same way they are leaning more toward large-caps than small-caps. FINRA … Continued
Range-bound action continues on major US equity indices. After defense of support last Thursday, they gapped up Mon to rally right into resistance. No breakout yet. This is taking place in the wake of massive rallies off of the March … Continued
Last week, the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Russell 2000 respectively fell 2.3 percent, 0.7 percent and 5.5 percent. Bulls’ consolation is that the indices were down a lot more at Thursday’s lows and that they were able to defend … Continued
Stocks have diverged from sharp deterioration in fundamentals. At the lows, several indicators were at washout levels, resulting in the massive rally that followed. But at this point in time, they may be responding more to the Fed’s monetary backstop … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of May 5, 2020. 10-year note: Currently net short 142.3k, up 92.8k. On March 9th intraday, the 10-year Treasury yield made an all-time low of 0.4 percent. On February 6th, yields tagged 1.67 … Continued