The S&P has just come a very strong week. It outperformed the Nasdaq and closed the week 3.2% higher. The S&P is above its lower time frame 618 Fib and has broken the May 31st high, but is now coming into significant resistance at the downward trendline and the 200 SMA. After 4 weeks of gains some profit taking is a possibility this week. Key resistance comes in at 4320. Key support remains the 4200 area. Below are some points I am considering going into this trading week.
• My bias going into this week remains Neutral.
• S&P completed another strong week. It had a 160-point range and finished up 3.24%.
• Closed just below the downward trendline and is above the 9/21/55 emas
• Price has completed more than a 50% Fib retracement of the bear market drop.
• Price also sits above the 618 Fib retracement of the Mar 31st – June 17th the drop.
• 200 SMA is within striking distance.
• Price at key decision point coming into confluence of the downward trendline, 200 SMA & HTF 618 Fib RT.
• FOMC Meeting minutes out on Wednesday
• Still see 4200 as key support below & 4300 as key resistance above.
• Lighter week for earnings but major retailer are reporting like WMT, LOW, HD & TG. Should give the market a better read on the state of the consumer.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Monday NY Fed Manufacturing & Fed’s Waller Speaks
Tuesday Canadian CPI, US Housing Starts & US Industrial Production
Wednesday US Retail Sales, US EIA Crude Inventories & FOMC Minutes
Thursday US Initial Jobless Claims & Canadian PPI
Friday Canadian Retail Sales, Fed’s Barkin Speaks & Baker Hughs Rig count
NOTABLE EARNINGS
Monday GLBE, ZIP
Tuesday HD, HUYA, SE, WMT, A
Wednesday DNUT, LOW, TGT, TJX, BBWI, CSCO
Thursday BJ, KSS, EL, NIO, WB, AMAT
Friday DE, VIPS, FL
BULLISH NOTES
Above Lower Time Frame 618 Fib RT (4217)
Price above 9/21/55 ema
200 SMA within striking distance
Low VIX
Potential continuation of short covering rally
Dropping yields
Inflationary pressure continues to drop
BEARISH NOTES
Overbought conditions with RSI over 70
After 4 green weeks a correction is overdue
Many traders expect the market to roll over at this level
Below the HTF 618 Fib still technically in a bear rally
Potential negative reaction to mega retail earnings
Potential shock events (eg. Taiwan or social unrest)
Sudden increase in yields would be negative.
Possible profit taking week