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Weekly Market Overview - 14/28/2020

Weekly Stock Market Overview
(March 13, 2020)

S&P 500 index

Major U.S. indices moved lower over the past week. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) lost 261.35 points and closed at 2711.02. The weekly volatility was 519% above average. Lane's Stochastic is already oversold in weekly and daily time frames and has bullish divergence in a daily time frame, but it is still overbought in a monthly time frame.

The chart has formed a daily bearish Downside Tasuki Gap candlestick pattern. This is a rare continuation formation that appears in a strongly downward moving market. The reliability of the Bearish Downside Tasuki Gap pattern is medium.

^GSPC: S&P 500
Downside Tasuki Gap


S&P 500 Cycle Trend Analysis: Rising Channel

The S&P 500 weekly down trend started on February 19, 2020 at 3393.52 and reached 2478.86 on March 12, losing 26.95% in sixteen business days.

^GSPC: S&P 500
Chart: S&P 500 weekly down trend


Officially, a market decline more than 20% is considered a bear market territory. But the yearly trend chart shows that the weekly downtrend only briefly penetrated the channel support trend line and currently stays within the channel boundary. The channel support trend line is not broken yet. That means that the yearly channel is still valid, and from technical point of view, there is no confirmation that market is in a bear territory yet.

^GSPC: S&P 500
Chart: S&P 500 rising channel support trend line

The S&P 500 short term and long term technical indicators are pointing now in two opposite directions. Stochastic is already oversold in weekly and daily time frames and has bullish divergence in a daily time frame, while it is still overbought in a monthly time frame. We have to consider two possible scenarios for the next market move:
  • S&P 500 may retest the channel support trend line again, but eventually it will move up toward the channel resistance line.
  • Price will move closer to the channel support line and eventually breaks down.
Considering how sharp was the weekly downtrend, the breaking channel support scenario has more chances. In this case, as you can see from the chart, the next support level is at 2346.58 that marks 30.85% decline from recent high. This support level is also very close to the yearly wave 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level. If the bear market unfolds further below this level, there are two major support levels at 2134.72 (or 37.1% price decline) and at 1810.10 (46.66% decline).

ETF's Indices Alert

This week, the iShares MSCI Canada Index (EWC) lost 4.80 points, or 17.58%. The volume was 94% above average. The weekly volatility was 873% above average.

Lane's Stochastic is strongly oversold in a daily time frame and overbought in a monthly time frame ; it has bullish divergence in weekly and daily time frames. The daily Lane's Stochastic main line (K%) crossed above the oversold signal line (D%).

A short-term downtrend had started on March 3, 2020 at 28.56 and reached 20.23 on March 12, 2020. EWC lost 8.33 points, or 29.17%, in 9 days

EWC: iShares MSCI Canada Index
Chart: iShares MSCI Canada Index (EWC)

Sector Rotation

The Technology sector was the strongest sector last week, followed by the Health Care sector. The Energy sector was the worst performing sector of the week (-24.26%), followed by the Utilities sector (-14.07%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector, followed by Utilities, while Specialized Health Svcs, Medical Labs & Research, and Health Care Plans are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector, followed by Services, while Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs, General Entertainment, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

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Mar 1 , 2020
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Jan 7 , 2018
Eighth consecutive positive week
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Nov 5 , 2017
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Sep 24, 2017
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Sep 24, 2017
Sixth consecutive positive week for the S&P 500.
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Mar 5 , 2017
Third consecutive negative week for the Dow Jones
Almost 40% of S&P 500 component stocks have oversold daily Lane's Stochastic. It is a highest level since November 16, 2012.
Mar 15, 2015
Dow Jones is near 200 Day Moving Average
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Feb 1 , 2015
S&P 500 at highest level since Oct 2007
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Mar 17, 2013
S&P 500 members Downtrend Resistance Alert
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Oct 30, 2011
The short-term rally is over
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Sep 5 , 2011
S&P 500 is close to the 50 Day Moving Average
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Mar 13, 2011
S&P 500 index wave's structure
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Dec 26, 2010
Monthly W%R is strongly overbought for the first time since October 2007
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Oct 17, 2010
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Jul 4 , 2010
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Jun 20, 2010
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May 23, 2010
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Mar 21, 2010
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Mar 5 , 2010

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