***** Technical Analysis (week ending June 18)****
The markets were mixed this past week with most of the internals and technical indicators little changed except on the Nasdaq which were somewhat weaker. But the technical damage of the past couple of months is not likely to reverse and this rally may turn out to be a technical one rather than the start of a successful new leg up. The path of least resistance may yet be down for the short-intermediate term of 2 weeks to 2 months, and particularly for the intermediate term of 2 to 6 months.
The McClellan Oscillator declined for the week to +3 and the Summation has risen to -307 but is far from the zero line and could cross back down in the next week or two as it would take a Herculean effort to turn positive above the zero line. The overall volume has not risen during the rally even though the index has been rising recently.
Some believe that mid-June is a cycle turn so if we continue to rally into it, a sharp decline could ensue afterwards in late June to at least August and that may now be the more likely scenario as opposed to that being a bottom cycle turn of major proportions.
The Nasdaq monthly stochastic is 84% and not sigificantly crossed. The weekly declined to 46%, crossed up, and bulls need to see it rise more on heavy volume, daily is at 72% crossed down now as was warned last week.
The Nasdaq has prevented the "cross of death" for now as the 50 dma did not cross over the 200 dma as could have occurred if the market was down last week. The RSI dropped to 52.
The MACD, Williams%R and DMI (ADX) worsened to neutral, while the CCI remained neutral and the Aroon remained positive.
Favorable seasonality has ended (April) and the time period of May to October is typically weak, especially after a multi-quarter rally leading up to it, hence the expression, "sell in May, and stay away."
The Dow monthly stochastic stayed at 90% crossed up, weekly rose to 62% crossed up, daily remained at 96% crossed up, hourly remained at 71% crossed up. The NYSE McClellan Oscillator declined to +26. The Summation rose to +251.
The way the market is acting, the blue chips will probably need to have sharp declines before we have a tradeable bottom. Also, intermediate term indicators will need to get more oversold and there is a possibility of a selling climax after the market trades lower. Those will be some of the signs I will be looking for before considering the market is due for a trend reversal.
In the meantime, this rally should be watched carefully, and some signs of a top might be found in the McClellan Oscillators, stochastics, macd, and chart patterns. Overall volume has been light during rally days, a negative technical sign.
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