June 14th – Clues
We've been looking for and discussing clues heading into todays Fed Decision. Let's discuss Tuesdays action...
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June 13th – Right Down The Middle
What is right down the middle? As seen in the weekend report, the analysis for GOLD, SILVER, and MINERS falls into that category, but also the emails that I get from readers seem to be split between Bulls and Bears too. Let's take a look at what happened on Monday.
NASDAQ - 2 charts from the weekend report .
#1 - We tagged the 50sma on a deeper or more prolonged drop
#2 - I pointed out that the NASDAQ held up rather well at the 34 sma on quick short pullbacks. 'BUY THE DIPS' type drops.
The NASDAQ on Monday it hit ( Slightly broke) The 34 sma and reversed, closing above it. Let's see what Tuesday brings, but it is possible that the selling has exhausted for now and will produce at least a bounce. A loose stop below the 34 sma may add safety, however...
QQQ - The 50 sma has held prior drops, and you have to admit, the volume on this drop is pretty serious. That is some strong selling volume. This may or may not be a buy the dip drop. We may drop into an ICL and then resume the move higher. Prior ICLs broke the 50sma in 2016.
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Weekend Report – Fed Decisions
The week before the Fed decision had a good amount of action, so let's take a look at the week before the Fed Meeting and see if it gives us any clues about what we might expect next week. Hint Hint: Did you see the reaction in the XLF as the markets sold off?
XLF on May 31 - This is what I have been watching for weeks. That 50sma was capping the financials and they looked pretty bearish.
XLF Now - As mentioned Friday The XLF & BKX broke out Thursday and had follow through on Friday. BANKS have done well leading up to and after a Fed Mtg with a rate hike. Look at what happened before & after the DEC 2016 Rate Hike, which was also very much anticipated. Now we see that type of action again.
Now look at the NASDAQ - at 1:30 Eastern time, I posted this chart in the comments/ chat section and declared that 'so far the sell off was similar to many of the recent ones'. Maybe the 50sma would be a target down the road? Did it remain that way?
WHOA! It dropped all the way to the 34sma all in 1 day and then bounced. This is an area that supported price in the past. At one point it had erased over 2 weeks of gains in 1 afternoon!
