Monday, October 22, 2012

The Morning Call--Monday Morning Chartology


The Morning Call

10/22/12

The Market
           
    Technical

       Monday Morning Chartology


            The S&P made a pronounced break of the lower boundary of its short term uptrend (brown lines).  This starts our time and distance discipline; so there is no confirmation of that break under our discipline.  In addition, as I mentioned the last time the S&P tested its short term uptrend’s lower boundary, there are two other support levels nearby---(1) the 1422 former resistance, now support level and (2) the 50 day moving average [1433]---and I think it likely that the S&P will either break all or break none.  In other words, the S&P is in a zone of heavy support; so we need to view all those support levels as a single entity.  Hence, if the S&P doesn’t confirm a break of 1422, it likely won’t confirm the break any of the others.



            GLD also sold off on Friday, breaking the 168.4 interim support level.  Notice it is nearing its 50 moving average (wiggly red line).  While well above the lower boundaries of its short term uptrend and intermediate term trading range, because a portion of our GLD holding is a trading position, at the open this morning, our Portfolios will Sell a quarter of their shares (leaves a 15% position).  If GLD breaks its 50 day moving average, they will Sell another quarter.  They would be looking to Buy those shares back near the lower boundary of the short term uptrend.



            China importing record level of gold (medium):

            The VIX spiked up Friday, breaking back through its 50 day moving average (wiggly red line); but it remains well within the broad zone between the upper boundary of its short term downtrend and the lower boundary of its intermediate term trading range.



            Update on ‘the best stock market indicator ever’:

    Fundamental
    
            A summary of third quarter earnings to date (short/medium):


     Investing for Survival

            The story on one hedge fund trader turned farmer:

    News on Stocks in Our Portfolios
 
McDonald's (MCD): Q3 EPS of $1.43 misses by $0.05. Revenue of $7.15B (-13.9% Y/Y) in-line. Shares -2.5%

Caterpillar (CAT): Q3 EPS of $2.54 beats by $0.31. Revenue of $16.45B misses by $340M. Shares -1.4% premarket.

V.F. (VFC): Q3 EPS of $3.52 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $3.1B (+14% Y/Y) misses by $70M.

Economics

   This Week’s Data

   Other

Politics

  Domestic

  International War Against Radical Islam

            Here is a rather lengthy analysis of post transition China (a must read):





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