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GarlandAg2012
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OA (or anyone else), would you recommend something that tries to mimic straight cash (as in losing relative to inflation) or a bond fund that tries to keep up with inflation at the cost of slightly more risk?

Looking at:

https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0340&FundIntExt=INT

vs

https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0035&FundIntExt=INT


Also, most of the funds available in my 401k have a 30 day no-re-entry policy. That shouldn't be a problem, right?
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http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/26/strategist-tom-lee-makes-case-for-double-digit-sp-500-return-by-the-end-of-2016.html

Tom is a decent strategist on market analysis but nearly always a bull minded approach. He sees a super rally hitting to finish the year. But then he say the markets have been acting "strangely" and he says he's not sure why.

That is someone too close to the epicenter because it is crystal clear that this market is going to break up or down immediately after the election, or into it next week if big money has enough data to anticipate the outcome.

Meanwhile, the markets hit that mid-channel resistance yesterday and had no follow through, slowly deteriorating early gains all day. This morning futures are down early and the tip of the spear chart just keeps honing in with narrower days.

First large fund manager who blinks will most likely break this puppy out ahead of the election. But make no mistake, the markets are completely focused on Nov. 8th.

Another good piece of analysis is the dollar pattern shows a stronger dollar signaled. That would generally be bearish for stocks, so it's a mixed bag.

On an early flight with doors closing. Have a great day!
oldarmy1
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Rut roh - all eyes on support challenge

claym711
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2100 /ES broken with an hour to close. DOW under 18k
Pasquale Liucci
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Watching this close pretty closely
oldarmy1
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Remember its where we close. The break below recent narrowing support was a day traders dream for easy flash down trade. But markets hanging close to 18k DOW and above 2100 S&P is only a retest not a major support failure at this point!

Your top traders are buying here with stops on hitting new intraday lows.
Pasquale Liucci
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Twice after lunch we have flashed below 18k and bounced from there
oldarmy1
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tx-ags14 said:

Twice after lunch we have flashed below 18k and bounced from there
That tells us our numbers are accurate on the market read.
claym711
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Continuing to assault this support on open this morning.
oldarmy1
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Oct private jobs came in well below expectations. 147k vs 165k

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/02/adp-private-companies-jobs-oct-2016.html
BTHOB
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Bottom falling out now
Brad_97
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For those of us less technical currently but with great interest. Where would you put your current defcon warning? If the market breaks up after election, are the rewards worth the risk to us typically market Long non-wizards?

Full disclosure: I'm working to keep all the historic articles of it being a bad idea of trying to time the market in mind while watching my 401k sitting in a Vanguard Target fund and at the same time weighing my timing of a home purchase (prev. home already sold) against interest rate fluctuations and potential for a housing downturn / uncertainty to help take the top off some of the current pricing (DFW). Already seeing some cooling as flippers get nervous about inventory and all eyes turn to the election.
claym711
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Definitely closing below 2100 /ES and 18k DOW
oldarmy1
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Historically markets have until the 1st hour of trading to be above the key levels when closing closely below those levels. In response to the question on Defcon level the best I can say is we are right between yellow and red.

However, we are witnessing a political influenced market and that has less to do with technicals and data, and more to do with tension on who will be leading the country. It doesn't mean that these technicals numbers will be ignored but it does slow down the reaction to them getting broken.
claym711
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First hour down and we are below key support, resistance being built now. However, with 7 down days in a row and NYMO at an extreme low, a relief rally could still save this.
clobby
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I'm curious, what are the red and green highlighting you are doing on the graphs?
Joseph Parrish
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clobby said:

I'm curious, what are the red and green highlighting you are doing on the graphs?


Lol, up or down.
clobby
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The free hand drawing?
Joseph Parrish
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clobby said:

The free hand drawing?
The free hand is drawing the head and shoulders pattern.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_and_shoulders_(chart_pattern)
clobby
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Ahh, thanks.
oldarmy1
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We have a potential large head and shoulders that could develop if we see a continuation of this S&P slide.

And to the guy who asked me if I know whats going to happen via email did I not tell you to get out of the markets at 2180 S&P 18500 DOW?

While I've made it clear that we don't know where the next big move takes us yet we are in caution territory and people should have been on the sidelines with nothing but smiles right now.

If you are 100% out of the 401k and not constrained by the 30 day rules some are handicapped with AND you think the markets are gonna bounce from here put 25% back in. I'm not touching it and have already captured and protected the short positions from the high caution alert.

claym711
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9 down days in a row. I think it's happened one other time in the history of the S&P. VIX up 9 days in a row - has never happened before.

If there is going to be a tradable rally....when? Jesus
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jake2011 said:

9 down days in a row misleading only down a little over 3%

Down 8 in a row in 08 over 20%
3% vs 20% certainly a different outcome but it was, in fact, down 9 days in a row. The thing about this time is it isn't a technical macro move/indicator but a political one. Big money actually think Trump can win this election at this point.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-04/market-indicator-gives-trump-86-chance-winning-election
SlackerAg
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An another one, based on data analysis of social media sentiment:

Trump will win the election and is more popular than Obama in 2008, AI system finds

I expect a small pullback when the mainstream media spreads panic, followed a sharp rally.
I've been loading up new positions the past few days before the market slingshot.
oldarmy1
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Posting on both stock threads since it has a macro and trading impact.

Good read showing that we've been pretty much in-line with Fund managers EXCEPT that we can be more nimble and take a higher percent of exposure out of the markets. They are at 5.8% cash which is super high.

Bottom line is when we say we are keeping our "powder dry" we are talking about thousands to a few million, while they are talking multiple billions. Therefore, the "game" becomes recognizing when they have decided to start pouring it back in. They can't do it in one day or even a week. Once it does begin you can enter with confidence.

For now, they are content looking for a selloff entry point. So are we!

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4018983-bubble-cash-sidelines-getting-bigger?page=2

claym711
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Futures just opened up at 2105. Thanks Comey.
El Chupacabra
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The fix is in. Wall Street can go back to making the market roar higher on pixie dust and unicorn farts.
oldarmy1
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Shorts covering will force it higher early on. Don't be caught flat footed one direction over the other right now. Rally ahead of the election generally creates a reversal after the election. It's the last chance for big money to manipulate direction without the general public knowing the results.
oldarmy1
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We know that the Fed and foreign globalists have been holding the market in a Zombie state for the last quarter of the election year. I read one article describing it as the most eerie thing he's ever seen. Obama even abandoned his desire for being able to show deficit improvements in his final year (legacy status desires) to pump money into the markets. They knew the markets tanking in relation to actual GDP would be a death spiral for Hillary.

This makes all of the data extremely skewed and when the data becomes skewed, in fact one might call it "falsified" then pro traders will ALWAYS fall back on to chart technicals. I didn't even recognize I had subconsciously made that adjustment but when you read back through postings you can see a move away from posting as much data in favor of posting charts with technicals. Once I did recognize it consciously I have made macro comments strictly based on technicals, with very little data weighting because the data says we should be off by 12% on the year.

The top I posted the day before the 400 point drop would have normally been followed by saying it is a MACRO reversal to the downside, but I have left it at yellow/caution with my take to sideline the majority of 401k stock funds into cash equivalent money market funds.

So what does all that mean? Well it means I don't know the eventual trend due to the unprecedented intervention of the Fed and globalists in the markets. I DO know that having spotted that most recent top means exposure was eliminated and big profits locked in. I also know that recognizing the technical channel trend allowed for great covered call profits over a 5 cycle period - another unprecedented occurrence BTW.

Lastly, we know this market has become political and that is dangerous. Therefore I have the largest cash position (90%) I've had since July 2015. I'm in absolutely no hurry to implement a strategy unless we have an emotional overreaction to the election.
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Is tomorrow considered an over reaction and an opportunity to significantly buy back in???
oldarmy1
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kayakag said:

Is tomorrow considered an over reaction and an opportunity to significantly buy back in???
See trading thread. Since this will be a politically driven event and not yet identified as a macro trend reversal all posts on tomorrow should go there.
oldarmy1
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Here's the market quandry. AMZN has been THE bellweather stock as a leading indicator of macro trend. Look at the near perfection the large gaps have resulted in directional trend moves. Well, it has a recent gap down and that simply should not be ignored on both trading and macro fronts. If AMZN fills that gap and breaks the pattern then bull market leg here we come. But until/unless that happens I would be willing to bet a steak that we will see a trend downward over the next weeks to months.

oldarmy1
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The bull signal early in trading yesterday played out technically pure. Based on current futures we would open in record territory and unless a reversal were to occur today a return to a bull market move upward is coming. It is looking like AMZN is going to break the gap trend as long as the markets do not reverse off a strong open. SHOULD THAT AMZN gap get filled then, just as it was creating caution, it would complete a full on bull market signal. Entry into the markets would be less critical than going ahead and putting your capital back to work. Remember that we've had 2 years of sideways movement and this would be a breakout of that pattern, something not to be ignored.

This election has everyone and everything turned on its ears. The fact that we have a fully Republican lead government is historical in its own right, considering the political climate. The markets are clearly showing that they are betting own Trump, and who wouldn't given the impossible?

As the world and investors digest what just happened there are some keys to fundamentals based on a Trump lead country.

1) Has anyone mentioned the incoming President is a construction guy, who has listed building infrastructure as one of his prime tenants? Well you can post your best funds available in your 401k's that are heavy in U.S. companies that serve this area. This would be my 100% best and heaviest placement of your long-term investment monies. Individual stocks like Caterpillar are no-brainers and part of my largest call options yesterday. Take a look at the volume in that one stock yesterday to get an idea of big money's thinking/agreement. Another thing about CAT is the $100 mark it has not broken. Like a magnet it will be drawn to that and then flash above it (something for the trading thread short term). Notice also that it just broke over it's previous resistance highs. DE is another stock in the magic 90's. Deere will run like one. EDIT TO ADD: Beyond the other sectors listed the other obvious I forgot to list would be those supporting defense, with military build up.

2) Capital Gains and Corporate Taxes: Another promise Trump made was to reduce the capital gains and corporate tax. WOOHOO! That sounded good but now it sounds great, because he has a full government control to make it a reality. Trickle down economics is going to be a flood once this is passed. Businesses sitting on billions will unleash the hounds.

3) $2.5 trillion. TWO POINT FIVE TRILLION could be a magic number. Trump's stated negotiation with U.S. companies with overseas accounts parked with this amount, to avoid U.S. taxes will be fascinating to watch. IF he manages to pull off a repatriation of those dollars then he'd go down as the most successful fiscal policy President in history IMO. His idea of inner city redevelopment attached to tax incentives and a reduced tax on any of these dollars coming back into the country would fuel topic #1 above even further.

There is a current reality in economic growth and Trump isn't even in office yet so the enthusiasm in all of the above is taking the markets higher. Those huge "ship" fund managers take weeks to get positioned, so dip buying opportunities as we continue to have a mix of bad data and anticipatory/forward looking optimism will allow for entry.

If you believe that a CEO President, hellbent on rebuilding the country's infrastrure (CAUSE), will put people back to work (EFFECT) then increase/take positions in the sectors listed yesterday and today. Then look for entry opportunities certainly to come. The FED is certain to raise interest rates at their next meeting. This should provide another entry opportunity.

My take? BET ON TRUMP
brownbrick
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Growth Stocks, Value, or all of the above?
 
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