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This is a post dedicated to market internals, and even more myopically, market momentum. The drop in the market of late (and today in particular) is not a surprise for those that read this post from the weekend:
Preparation: Must Know for the Week to Come; Must Know from Last Week
I'm going to share three charts and one table (all from barchart.com). But none of it matters to me... except for one...
First, a summary:
Provided by BarChart
Essentially every measure of momentum with respect to daily moving averages (dma) was at or over 70% as of one-month ago. Look at that last line boxed in blue: 20dma, 50dma, 200dma.
And today, at the top of that chart, those numbers are all below 50%. Scary?... Well here's a chart:
Provided by BarChart
This chart puts in a picture the last year of the 20 day moving average.
- Today: 23% above 20-dma
- Last Month: 70% above 20-dma
- 52 wk Low: ~17%
The 20-dma is very volatile as we can see in the chart and in fact has been substantially lower in the last year while the market has gone up.
Now a chart of the 50-dma for the last year.
Provided by BarChart
- Today: 32% above 50-dma
- Last Month: 77% above 50-dma
- 52 wk Low: ~29%
The 50-dma is also volatile, although certainly not as much a the 20-dma. The 50-dma has also been lower in the last year.
And finally, the 200-dma chart.
Provided by BarChart
- Today: 47% above 50-dma
- Last Month: 68% above 50-dma
- 52 wk Low: Right Now (prior was 52%)
Note how the 200-dma chart is much less volatile than the shorter time periods. Note also how the 200-dma is well into a new annual low.
This one matters to me b/c the annual low was still above 50%. 'Was'... But:
- This number hit 36% in Nov 2012
- This number hit 9% in Oct 2011
Does this 200-dma chart scare me?... No.
In fairness, very little scares me in the market other than huge up swings (how odd is that?).
Does this mean anything? I believe it does. This move down has been building for several weeks (see all three charts) and is on the back of:
- Economic Data
- Earnings Data
- Geopolitical Fears
This time... I believe it will not be the end of the world (hyperbole of course).
But last time I did... and I was dead wrong.
When will the bull end (in my opinion)? Watch. The. Rates.
This is trade analysis, not a recommendation.
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