Slow Start For Markets Likely This Week
2022.10.03 03:16
Last week was going to be a tough week for markets when weekly charts were piling on the pressure. For example, the weekly chart closed with a series of red candlesticks that finished on the 200-week MA. It’s an ugly chart, but we may be in a position to see a bullish reversal; watch for a late week rally this week assuming a weak start.
SPX Weekly Chart
And if you look at the daily chart, you can see how Friday’s soft finish has set up for further losses early this week. This was combined with confirmed distribution and a relative performance shift against the . However, don’t be surprised if get to see some form of ‘bull trap’; a move above 3,650 could be an aggressive ‘buy’
SPX Daily Chart
If you compare the weekly and daily charts of the you can see the 200-week MA did play as support when it was first tested early in 2022, but not anymore. The weekly chart still looks quite ugly, and technicals aren’t offering any reason for optimism.
COMPQ Weekly Chart
The daily chart of the Nasdaq has only initiatiated a breakdown, so shorts may feel there is more to come here (given the weakness in the weekly chart).
COMPQ Daily Chart
The Russell 2000 is looking a little scrappy. The double bottom is still in play, although last Friday’s action also registered as distribution. On the positive side, it appears to be regaining its relative strength – so perhaps we are about to get some more sustained rotation into ‘discounted’ growth stocks.
IWM Daily Chart
For this week, if bulls are able to support the Russell 2000 and S&P, then we may be able to undo what is a far more bearish picture for the Nasdaq. Having said that, daily charts do point to a likely slow start to the week, so what happens Wednesday or Thursday to set up a bullish end-of-week close is of greater interest.
