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Sunday 17 December 2017

Market Signals for the US stock market S and P 500 Index and Indian Stock Market Nifty Index for the Week beginning December 18

Indicator
Weekly Level / Change
Implication for
S & P 500
Implication for Nifty*
S & P 500
2676, 0.92%
Bullish
Bullish
Nifty
10333, 0.66%
Neutral **
Bullish
China Shanghai Index
3266, -0.73%
Bearish
Bearish
Gold
1258, 0.73%
Bullish
Bullish
WTIC Crude
57.33, -0.05%
Neutral
Neutral
Copper
3.13, 5.24%
Bullish
Bullish
Baltic Dry Index
1668, -0.66%
Bearish
Bearish
Euro
1.1750, -0.24%
Neutral
Neutral
Dollar/Yen
112.60, -0.76%
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Transports
10393, -0.09%
Neutral
Neutral
High Yield (ETF)
36.70, -0.16%
Neutral
Neutral
US 10 year Bond Yield
2.35%, -1.17%
Bullish
Bullish
Nyse Summation Index
484, -0.79%
Neutral
Bearish
US Vix
9.42, -1.67%
Bullish
Bullish
Skew
136
Neutral
Neutral
20 DMA, S and P 500
2630, Above
Bullish
Neutral
50 DMA, S and P 500
2594, Above
Bullish
Neutral
200 DMA, S and P 500
2468, Above
Bullish
Neutral
20 DMA, Nifty
10263, Above
Neutral
Bullish
50 DMA, Nifty
10249, Above
Neutral
Bullish
200 DMA, Nifty
9748, Above
Neutral
Bullish
India Vix
14.94, 9.27%
Neutral
Bearish
Dollar/Rupee
64.05, -0.68%
Neutral
Bullish


Overall


S & P 500


Nifty

Bullish Indications
8
10
Bearish Indications
3
5
Outlook
Bullish
Bullish
Observation
The S and P 500 made new highs and the Nifty rallied last week. Indicators are bullish.
The market is topping. Time to watch those stops.
On the Horizon
Australia – RBA minutes, New Zealand – GDP, Japan – Rate decision, China – Industrial production, Euro Zone – CPI, German IFO Index, UK – GDP, U.S – Building permits, Home sales, Oil inventories, GDP, Durable goods,  Canada – Employment data, Retail sales, CPI, GDP
*Nifty
India’s Benchmark Stock Market Index
Raw Data
Courtesy Google finance, Stock charts, investing.com
**Neutral
Changes less than 0.5% are considered neutral

stock market signals december 18


The S and P 500 made a new high and the Nifty moved up last week. Signals are bullish for the upcoming week. Quantitative tightening by the FED is yet to be priced in and sentiment indicators are back in complacency mode. The markets are still trading well over 3 standard deviations above their long term averages from which corrections usually result. The critical levels to watch are 2685 (up) and 2665(down) on the S & P and 10400 (up) and 10250 (down) on the Nifty. A significant breach of the above levels could trigger the next big move in the above markets. You can check out last week’s report for a comparison. Love your thoughts and feedback. 

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