wednesday update

SHORT TERM: market rallies to new highs, DOW +72

Overnight the Asian markets were mostly higher. Europe opened higher and closed +1.0%. US index futures were higher overnight as well. At 8:15 the ADP employment index reported expansion: +201K vs +217K. The market gapped up at the opening to SPX 1325. The SPX had closed at 1319 yesterday. By 10:00 the SPX reached 1328, a new rally high, and then pulled back a bit. Also at 10:00 the FED released the following: http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/other/20110330a.htm. The SPX pulled back to 1324 by 10:30 and then started to rally again. Around 1:00 the SPX hit 1332 then another pullback followed. At 2:00 the FED issued the following: http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/bcreg/20110330a.htm. The pullback continued into a SPX 1328 close.

For the day the SPX/DOW were +0.60%, and the NDX/NAZ were +0.60%. Bonds gained 13 ticks, Crude slipped 50 cents, Gold added $4.00, and the USD was lower. Support for the SPX remains at 1313 and then 1303, with resistance at 1363 and then 1372. Short term momentum hit extremely overbought today with a slight negative divergence. Tomorrow, weekly Jobless claims at 8:30, then Chicago PMI and Factory orders at 10:00. Also, there is a speech by FED governor Tarullo at 12:45 in N.C.

The market gapped up at the open today, it’s fourth gap up opening since the SPX 1249 low. The rally from yesterday’s early SPX 1305 low continued into this afternoon when the SPX hit 1332. SPX 1332, btw, was the level of the double top formed in early March before it declined to 1249. We had noted 1332 as the first level of resistance after the 1313 pivot, and before the 1344 high and the 1363 pivot. With a slight short term negative divergence at today’s high this may be a good area for the end of Intermediate wave one. Overall, this rally looks more and more like a new uptrend. It has certainly been impulsing higher, the NYAD has already made new highs in market breadth, and a couple of SPX sectors are in confirmed uptrends. Best to your trading!

MEDIUM TERM: downtrend likely bottomed

LONG TERM: bull market

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36 Responses to wednesday update

  1. gselsidi says:

    Tony, how do you see oil playing out with this market? Still hitting 110 then correcting?

    Also, can this market rally with continuing rising crude prices?

  2. H D says:

    if we take out 1329.73 this works as an impulse off the low today.

  3. Lee X says:

    ESM is tired IMHO

  4. Lee X says:

    ” Calls w likely change nxt 90 mins, but early call from CBOT – corn up 20-30, beans up 50-70, wheat up 5-10″

    gm

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  6. H D says:

    Looks like we’re all short. That usually works…..:roll:

  7. ninner1970 says:

    curious if anyone has done wave counts on oil and BIDU..AND where people think we are headed with these…

  8. CB says:

    pricewise we are at R…look at momemtum though…indicators lead, price follows. I think we fill the gap and test 1317-1318 and then go up. During last uptrend once MA 34crossed abv/ 89, 34 was the main line of defense. http://screencast.com/t/9hLcffut

  9. x0521 says:

    Tony, can you explain the alt count of the weekly CCJ. If this is correct, what type of pull back (low) would be typical? Rejected at the gap (32.xx), sure looks prime to take that 28 low out, I thought the 25-27 area would be a good initial entry. thanks

    • tony caldaro says:

      MLR, Concerned about recent events in regard to nuclear. Still viable but may be put on hold for a couple of years. Demand will then likely ease and CCJ might ease as well. The alternate count is a large ABC bear market rally. careful

      • x0521 says:

        thanks. I thought that is what the pattern/label depicted. Certainly another event will be devatsting, however, the end of deep water drilling was also headlines a few months ago. NatGas is certainly the best alternative. Once the the govern gets behind this source it may take off. We shall keep monioring.

    • tony caldaro says:

      Also, might add. NatGas should benefit with Nuclear on hold… especially in Japan.

  10. Lee X says:

    Thanks Tony

    back to 1291 pivot ..my guess

  11. MGD says:

    Hi Tony, it looks minor w5 ended today…I2 should be unfolding….1284 looks an important support…1291 pivot is right at 50%…I guess I got the target for I2 !!… what do you think ?

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