Technical Outlook:
- SPX rallied nicely off the rising trend-line from the July lows on Friday.
- Candle on the SPX daily chart formed a nice bullish engulfing candle pattern.
- Despite some early morning weakness, and some not-so-great economic reports, SPX needs to rally above 2100 to break out of the triangle pattern.
- With Friday’s rally, SPX managed to reclain the 5 and 10-day moving averages which has converged together.
- SPY wedged in between the 200-day moving average as support and resistance at the 50-day moving average. One of those will break very soon.
- Volume on Friday was very weak for SPY and the lowest I have seen in nearly two months (6/23).
- VIX dropped another 4.9% and ended at 12.83. Remember the hard support at around the 11.70’s where nearly every market reversal has taken place at this year.
- T2108 (% of stocks trading above the 40-day moving average) is showing remarkable improvement and up another 12% to 37%. Price action there suggests a bullish move higher is in order.
- Inverse head and shoulders pattern trying to play out on the SPX 30 minute chart.
- The bear’s main objective today should be to close below the rising 200-day moving average which currently stands at 2076.
- A view is emerging that a rate hike in September is off the table.
My Trades:
- Added one new long position on Friday.
- Did not close out any positions on Friday.
- 40% Long / 60% cash.
- Remain long: SBUX at 56.37, UPRO at 67.17, AAPL at 114.64, NFLX at 123.45.
- Bulls must build on the minor gains from Friday and continue the rally above the short-term triangle. I have enough capital at work at this point so I am only likely to add new positions today if I am to close another position currently in the portfolio.
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