Wednesday update

SHORT TERM: gap up opening, pullback, then DOW +1086

For the first three days of the week not much happened in the foreign markets, as most were closed, or open a limited time. The US market, however, was a bit different. Even though there was a half session on Monday, the market tanked to SPX 2351 at the close. Down 65 SPX points on the day. Today was a totally different a story. The SPX closed at 2468: +4.96%.

On March 4th 2009 POTUS Obama stated to buy stocks because they were cheap. The 2007-2009 bear market bottomed only 4% lower and two days later at the infamous SPX 667. On Monday Treasury secretary Mnuchin convened a meeting of the Presidents Working Group (FED, SEC, CFTC and Treasury). On Tuesday, Christmas day, POTUS Trump stated to buy stocks because they are cheap. Did the market respond to the POTUS or the PWG? Keep in mind POTUS Trump tweeted on December 4th that he is the Tariff Man. The market promptly dropped 15.9% over the next three weeks.

If today’s activity was because of the PWG, better known as the Plunge Protection Team, there is certainly more upside ahead in the coming days and possibly weeks. Managed
Markets for a Managed Economy (MM4ME). The rally from today’s SPX 2347 low, the 7th consecutive day of new downtrend lows, looks like three waves thus far: 2414-2394-2468. Short term support is at the 2456 and 2444 pivots, with resistance at the 2479 and 2525 pivots. Short term momentum reached quite overbought during the rally. The daily RSI just came off its lowest level since the 1987 crash. Best to your trading!

MEDIUM TERM: downtrend

LONG TERM: downtrend probable

CHARTS: https://stockcharts.com/public/1269446/tenpp