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Sizing Up the S&P 500
S&P 500 falls the most since 8/5, hits low of month
Prices under 8-, 21-day EMAs, 50-day MA after bearish outside day
Index swings 203 points (most since June 2020), following small range last week.
(3.5% on percentage basis, most since November 2022.)
MACD falling
Does Wilder’s RSI need to go oversold after 15 months?
Potential support at mid-November low of 5853
DJIA down for 10 straight sessions, longest decline since 1974.
Yesterday’s reversal was biggest candle (1389 points) since October 2022.
Key tech charts:
Philadelphia Semiconductor Index remains in triangle pattern.
Tech sector fails to hold recent breakout
Intermarket perils:
10-year Treasury yield highest close since 5/31
U.S. dollar index closes at 25-month high
VIX climbs after bottoming above 12
10-Year Treasury Yield
10-year Treasury yield index ($TNX.X) challenges November high, falling trendline.
Actual yield is about 15bp above 2-year yield. Historical norms closer to 100 basis points.
Treasury auctions, deficit news could gain importance in New Year.
Fed Gets Hawkish
Cuts 25bp as expected
Dot plot for 2025: Goes from 100bp of cuts to 50bp of cuts
PCE estimate for 2025: Goes from 2.1% to 2.5%
Powell: “Once again, we’ve had a year-end projection for inflation and it’s kind of fallen apart as we approach the end of the year. Inflation has once again underperformed relative to expectations.”
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