The market has drifted sideways in the recent week and we are now going almost 100 trading days without a 1% down day in the S&P 500. That’s already the longest such streak since 1995. It will be interesting to see if this move joins the 100 club. Let’s have a look at the current S&P 500 chart:
The rally that started in November keeps going and there is no clear sign yet that the advance may be over. The MoM indicator stays in the +8 euphoric zone, but it has turned down which means we can do some first selling at this point. If MoM drops below +8 then do some more selling. See last week’s article.
The Earl (blue line) has turned down, which suggests a pullback is coming up. But maybe it will be no more than a few days hiccup before stocks climb to another record. There is no way to tell at this point, we just need to be aware that this market can suddenly go into blow-off mode here. Such a move becomes very difficult to read in its final stages, and traders who find themselves on the wrong side of it are typically given little or no chances to get out without significant losses.
The LT wave for March doesn’t paint an easy picture either:
The LT wave for February was partially successful. After some hesitation in the first week stocks surged to new records in the expected strong period until the 15th. The next expected weak period didn’t produce any decline and the final days saw new records again.
For March there is a peak value on the 1st followed by projected weakness until the 10th. Then a strong period until the 15th or 16th. A second weak period is expected until the 27th.
The lowest LT wave value of the month comes on the 7th, with a second low on the 27th. Peak values come on the 1st, 13th and 29th.
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