You're welcome Mayday,
Actually, 12850 is only 190 points away. We might hit that On Monday morning. This would put the RSI in the oversold territory, and we might see a rally attempt in the afternoon if 12850 holds.
As I mentioned in my previous posts, the scary part is the strong Yen. It has approached the level where we could see a panic unwinding of the Yen carry trade. It's actually below the level set on August 17. The was the day when the Nikkei 225 fell 900+ points, and the Fed came in later that morning and saved the markets with a 50bps cut in the discount rate. If the Nikkei falls that much again on Sunday night, 12850 might not hold. As for the dollar, it's going to kick the I fund while it's down. When panic sets in as markets are being nuked around the world, traders will eventually head to the safety of the dollar causing more pain for the I fund.
If that wasn't enough, Tuesday has the potential to bring more pain. We will hear about WMT, HD, and pending home sales. Everybody knows about the bad pending home sales # and lower HD earnings, but WMT is a wild card. They have already hinted that their margins are being squeezed due to rising costs(thank you Ben). Last Friday's report of a rise in import prices confirms the trend. Here is a chart of WMT. Notice the rapidly falling 20DMA that might be headed for a cross under the 50DMA.
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If we fall hard on Tuesday, we could see 12500 on the Dow and 1430 on the S&P. This would cetainly set up an oversold bounce on Wednesday or Thursday, especially with OPEX on Friday.