• Comments for August 17, 2017

    Yesterday's FOMC minutes stated there was "no inflation." As a result, the US$ "plunged" against most other currencies. However, we can see that overnight, the plunge has already reversed, other than against the Japanese Yen. This tells us there is a great chance that the US$/Euro will strengthen from now on as lower prices have generated a strong reversal.







    We can see that the S&P500, The NQ100 and the Dow Futures display rather negative EV patterns.
    I was expecting an options expiration triggered bounce this week, but nothing is happening for now.







    The 20DMF still displays a continued negative divergence, while the NQ100 displays a somewhat positive Money Flow. This again points to a market that is guided by the Nasdaq.





    On the energy front, oil continued showing weakness, pushing XLE lower.





    Weakness was also detectable in health related sectors, including Biotech.





    Conclusions:

    Options expiration bullishness expires tomorrow. It looks as if the market is looking at more negativity down the road.