Market comments for the week ending Nov. 12th
Well as it turns out the Put to Call ratio did signal this week's drop in the market. The Dow dropped 252 points, but that is only 2.2% for the week. What was also amazing was that Cisco stock dropped about 17% in one day on the news they were going to miss analysts expectations, even while having a good quarter. But Cisco dropped more yesterday closing at $20.15 and hitting a low yesterday of $20.03 for the day. Cisco was as at its recent high of $24.50, before the earnings disappointment. So it has had a 17.8% haircut. Notice from the chart below the gap down but look more importantly at the volume traded. This has more to go down, depending on market conditions.
Now look at the volume during the decline this week and compare it to the previous volume average, from the chart of the Dow below. You will also notice that the pullback on Friday dropped us below the uptrend line. The big question is will it go back over it or continue to drop.
The market does look like it will go down further but it is anyone's guess how much and on which days.
Below is a 3 month chart of the S&P 500, which shows a similar pattern and the break of the uptrend line.
This coming week there will be more political banter, because the President is back from his Asia trip. There has been some deliberate leaked news about proposed cuts in spending and raising taxes from the bipartisan White House Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform that President Obama had formed, which is headed by Erskine Bowles, and Alan Simpson. I think they had leaked these ideas out to the media so that commentary could start in advance of the President returning to Washington, and most likely will dominate the news along with any unexpected Financial bombs which come to light this week. The Irish Debt issue has crept back in the headlines in Europe and there is an uneasiness with the Fed's actions and approach with Quantitative Easing (QE2). Ever onward!
Now look at the volume during the decline this week and compare it to the previous volume average, from the chart of the Dow below. You will also notice that the pullback on Friday dropped us below the uptrend line. The big question is will it go back over it or continue to drop.
The market does look like it will go down further but it is anyone's guess how much and on which days.
Below is a 3 month chart of the S&P 500, which shows a similar pattern and the break of the uptrend line.
This coming week there will be more political banter, because the President is back from his Asia trip. There has been some deliberate leaked news about proposed cuts in spending and raising taxes from the bipartisan White House Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform that President Obama had formed, which is headed by Erskine Bowles, and Alan Simpson. I think they had leaked these ideas out to the media so that commentary could start in advance of the President returning to Washington, and most likely will dominate the news along with any unexpected Financial bombs which come to light this week. The Irish Debt issue has crept back in the headlines in Europe and there is an uneasiness with the Fed's actions and approach with Quantitative Easing (QE2). Ever onward!
Labels: charts, Cisco, CSCO, deficit reduction, Dow, Fed, QE2, tax cuts, Volume
posted by Charles Amico at 7:53 AM
2 Comments:
I am all for this market to continue down. It will take some time for my TZA pick to turn green.
Me too! I still own all my TZA as well. I also own FAZ and was interested to hear that David Tepper, the Hedge Fund guy, sold all his Financials recently, even after telling CNBC that all investments were safe because of QE2 and the Fed.
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