Friday 8 November 2013

1pm update - bears on the edge

The main indexes are continuing to build rather significant gains, lead higher by the Trans/R2K, higher by 0.8% and 1.8% respectively. Metals remain weak, Gold -$21, with a VIX that is looking in danger of losing the teens.


sp'60min



R2K, daily


Summary

*the ramp in the R2K is particularly disturbing. One down day..and we're almost back to where we started. Equity bulls need to clear the 10MA around 1100 though.
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Arguably, sp'1665 is the last line for the equity bears to start waving the white flag.

Same old problem....QE. Urghhhhhh
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*I am hearing renewed talk about Fed taper in mid-December, but that makes zero sense. A policy change ahead of the Bernanke leaving..very unlikely. If the Yellen monster is in command, then first taper op'.. next March/April...if ever.
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1.30pm.. sp'1764/65...well, we're about white flag waving time for the bears.  Still over two hours left of the day, but really..the move in the R2K is now 2.0%, an incredible rebound.