Stock market oversold bounce may be in the making

Stock index, chart, technical analysis

Market Overview – What We Know:

• In a continuation of recent selling, small losses developed in major indexes Wednesday.
• NYSE trading volume declined 3% Wednesday and Average Price per Share lost 3 cents to $60.48.
• In wake of weakness in Dow Jones Industrials and NASDAQ Composite indexes below 10-Week Price Channels over past few sessions, S&P 500 and Value Line index are closing in on similar levels (1405.79—S&P 500, 2972.70—Value Line index).
• Daily MAAD dipped to new short-term low Wednesday and lowest level since August 2. Daily MAAD Ratio remains negative in “Oversold” territory (.78) with 5 issues higher on day and 14 lower.
• Daily CPFL was negative Wednesday by 2.15 to 1 with Daily CPFL Ratio holding negative and “Oversold” (.56).
• Cumulative Volume (CV) in S&P 500 and S&P Emini has declined below defined uptrend line in effect since June lows to suggest 4 ½-month-old rally is over.

Market Overview – What We Think:

• As we stated in “Conclusion” of our October 21 Weekly Market Summary, we believe Intermediate Cycle uptrend begun in early June is over. September 14 intraday highs (1454.71—S&P 500) should remain unchallenged for foreseeable future.
• Given fact pricing in all of major indexes has moved within range of lower edges of 10-Week Price Channels (105.79)
• (SP 500) and has even broken below those points in Dow 30 and NASDAQ Composite, as near-term “Oversold” conditions persist, we wouldn’t be surprised to see short-term bounce develop soon.
• We also suspect any near-term pop would be short-lived and would produce no more than “Neutral” short-term readings Such conditions could then precede setup for resumption of larger intermediate negative.
• How new intermediate-term negative plays out could determine staying power of Major Cycle trend which is challenged in terms of “Overbought” conditions and lack of solid indicator underpinnings.

Note: Stop levels, a function of the extant trend, are based on the trailing moving average price channels for the Highs or the Lows of an index. Whether or not a specific index is suggesting a “Buy” or Sell” is determined by whether or not index prices are above or below the current channel Stop levels. Stop levels should only be used as an entry or exit guide and in conjunction with other market entry and exit strategies.

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