Although it is in every DP Alert report, we don't usually comment on the Yield chart. However, today we saw a new PMO BUY signal on TLT and I thought a short discussion was worthwhile. Put simply, when yields fall, Bonds rise. Since the beginning of August, we have basically been in a "rising rate" environment which has put long-term Bonds on a decline. Currently 20-year and 30+ year yields are hitting support after breaking out. Should this support level hold, the short-term rally in Bonds will likely disintegrate. However, the 10-year yield hit overhead resistance and is turning down. This suggests to me that longer-term yields could lose that support.
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MAJOR MARKET INDEXES
SECTORS
Each S&P 500 Index component stock is assigned to one, and only one, of 11 major sectors. This is a snapshot of the Intermediate-Term (Silver Cross) and Long-Term (Golden Cross) Trend Model signal status for those sectors.
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THE MARKET (S&P 500)
IT Trend Model: BUY as of 5/8/2020
LT Trend Model: BUY as of 6/8/2020
SPY Daily Chart: The market may've closed down today, but it set a much higher intraday low than yesterday. That puts a bullish bias on today's decline. The PMO is hanging onto its crossover BUY signal. In the short-term, using the green dotted rising bottoms trendline, there is a bearish rising wedge that implies a breakdown below the 20-EMA. Of course the intermediate-term rising trend channel would remain intact unless we break down to the 50-EMA. I believe that is entirely possible, but we need to see some tarnish on the current bullish bias.
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Participation: The following chart uses different methodologies for objectively showing the depth and trend of participation for intermediate- and long-term time frames.
- The Silver Cross Index (SCI) shows the percentage of SPX stocks on IT Trend Model BUY signals (20-EMA > 50-EMA).
- The Golden Cross Index (GCI) shows the percentage of SPX stocks on LT Trend Model BUY signals (50-EMA > 200-EMA).
- The Bullish Percent Index (BPI) shows the percentage of SPX stocks on Point & Figure BUY signals.
The BPI continues to accelerate lower in a clear negative divergence with price in the thumbnail. The SCI is mostly flat. This week we are seeing an increase on the GCI reading, moving it further into overbought extremes. The good news is that it is not in a negative divergence with price right now.
Participation is quickly diminishing with less than half of the SPX stocks having price above their 20-EMAs.
Climactic Market Indicators: Not a climax day. The VIX didn't do anything and is on its EMA, so it isn't hinting at anything right now. New Highs continue the declining trend. Total volume was average.
Short-Term Market Indicators: The short-term market trend is UP and the condition is NEAR-TERM OVERSOLD.
Well that was fast. We had the STOs rising yesterday, but they have quickly resumed their declines. We are in near-term oversold territory, but there is plenty of downside left when measured against the late October bottom. Less than one-third of the SPX stocks have rising momentum. That will not support a rally continuation for long.
Intermediate-Term Market Indicators: The intermediate-term market trend is UP and the condition is SOMEWHAT OVERBOUGHT. The intermediate-term market bias is BULLISH.
Negative divergences persist as these indicators all continue to decline.
CONCLUSION: Given the STOs turning down and the numerous negative divergences accompanied by diminishing participation, I would expect a near-term decline that will test the bottom of the rising trend channel. Bulls will likely keep the rising trend alive, but it is time for a test of that IT rising bottoms trendline. That would mean a drop below the 20-EMA. Keep stops tight and keep your head down.
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BITCOIN
There is a large bullish falling wedge which would suggest an upside breakout, but the PMO tells us it will likely take more time to turn it around.
INTEREST RATES
This chart is included so we can monitor rate inversions. In normal circumstances the longer money is borrowed the higher the interest rate that must be paid. When rates are inverted, the reverse is true.
DOLLAR (UUP)
IT Trend Model: NEUTRAL as of 5/28/2020
LT Trend Model: SELL as of 7/10/2020
UUP Daily Chart: Just when the indicators started improving, UUP dropped again. Currently it is hugging the bottom of a trading channel, but the fact that we didn't see a test of the top of that trading range suggests a breakdown not a breakout.
GOLD
IT Trend Model: NEUTRAL as of 1/14/2021
LT Trend Model: BUY as of 1/8/2019
GLD Daily Chart: Yesterday's comments still apply:
"Gold is being obstinate as usual. GLD is bounded by the 20/50-EMAs on top and the 200-EMA on the bottom. The PMO is flat and the RSI is negative. I have annotated a cup-like structure that is bullish. Discounts are paring back somewhat which tells us participants are slightly less bearish than previously, but overall this messy price action isn't particularly helpful."
Full disclosure: I own GLD.
GOLD MINERS Golden and Silver Cross Indexes: Miners just aren't that interesting right now. They are completely stuck up against the EMAs and the declining trend. Indicators are oversold, but I don't like the damage on the GCI and its failure to turn it around. The other indicators are oversold, but given the declining SCI and GCI, I am not expecting a big breakout here yet.
CRUDE OIL (USO)
IT Trend Model: BUY as of 10/20/2020
LT Trend Model: SELL as of 2/3/2020
USO Daily Chart: USO had a PMO crossover SELL signal yesterday, along with $WTIC. It was an orderly pullback that hasn't damaged the rising trend and the RSI is still positive. However, we do have a bearish rising wedge, so the expectation is an eventual breakdown.
BONDS (TLT)
IT Trend Model: NEUTRAL as of 8/27/2020
LT Trend Model: SELL as of 1/8/2021
TLT Daily Chart: You can see the new PMO crossover BUY signal that was generated today on TLT. I've been watching a cup and handle pattern materialize with yesterday seeing the expected breakout. Not much happened today with price. We could have a reverse island for the whole formation, or, we have a short-term reverse island setting up with yesterday and today's candlesticks. As I wrote in the intro, yields do appear ready to break down. So the likely resolution is a closure of the early January gap. That would require a rally above the 50-EMA.
Full Disclosure: I own TLT.
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