S&P 500 inches higher, bearish Intermediate Cycle losing luster

Stock index, chart, technical analysis

Market Snapshot for session ending 7-2-12:

Market Overview – What We Know:

• Mixed pricing was evident in major indexes Monday on diminished trading volume.
• Activity on NYSE declined by 33% relative to last Friday, while Average Price per Share rose 32 cents to $58.58.
• Short-term trend is positive. Next larger Intermediate Cycle is under threat from positive pricing. Movement above 1368.93—S&P 500 could end negative market bias in effect for past two months if price action is confirmed by intermediate Momentum, our Trading Oscillators, and Weekly MAAD Ratio.
• Daily MAAD Ratio was higher to 1.17 Monday. Weekly MAAD Ratio was last at .81.
• At June 4 low, Daily MAAD Ratio was deeply “Oversold, (.71), which means if market is entering new short-term rally phase, MAAD Daily Ratio is beginning rally from a much higher level and could reach “Overbought” territory sooner.
• Daily MAAD was positive Monday with 14 issues up and 6 down. But indicator has yet to better resistance high created June 20.
• Daily CPFL was positive Monday by 1.08 to 1.
• Cumulative Volume (CV) in both S&P 500 and S&P 500 Emini futures contract have moved to new short-term highs with S&P pricing. Each remains weaker than S&P on relative basis.

Market Overview – What We Think:

• With prices inching higher in S&P 500, decision could soon be made on viability of lingering Intermediate Cycle negative initiated after April 2 high (1422.38). To suggest positive upside reversal, S&P 500 would need to rise above upper edge of 10-Week Price Channel (1368.93).
• Depending on how quickly short-term “Overbought” conditions develop, Intermediate Cycle will remain viable. Currently, odds are rapidly diminishing that negative intermediate trend will persist.
• If intermediate trend is reversed to positive, then significant issue becomes relationship of new pricing to those late March/early April highs. Buying above those levels would re-assert long-term uptrend initiated March 2009, while a failure would also have longer-term ramifications.

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