tsptalk's Market Talk

We're seeing some decent follow through action for a market that was chopping back and forth last week and couldn't hold a gain. The draw of Monday's gap open should be there, but the FOMO underinvested tend to buy the dips and keep them shallow if they think they've missed the boat.

Don't forget the rebound was due, but the rally could run out of steam and start a new leg again at any time (later today, next month, etc.) . We saw plenty of large rallies during the 2022 bear while the market trended lower.

We may have put in a low, maybe not, but now it's a matter of watching how the indices handle various level of overhead resistance, and how the market handles bad news. Does it collapse or hold steady, etc.?

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Stocks are pulling back after the 3-day rally. Some strong Durable Goods data is sending yields up, but once again the 10-year is banging its head again the top of that bear flag and the 50-day average, which typically would be a bearish formation for yields.

The S&P 500 and small caps are down on the day with the recently hot again tech stocks lagging today.

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There is an open gap near 5660 but the 200-day EMA would be tested as support first near 5704. The question is whether this is a pause in the relief rally -- or a peak?

Inflation data on Friday, and the April 2 tariffs loom as the market digests those recent gains.
 
We have a nice little reversal here as the indices tested the bottom of their open gaps (see prior post) and so far have been successful in holding.

The new auto tariffs have been causing some concern this morning. You can see what's happening to a stock like Ford, for example. It made new highs at one point this morning, but now it has made an outside day pattern. Where this closes will be telling as it will show us if it will be a positive or negative outside day, and right now it looks like it could go either way. Below 10 would be bad, above 10.30 would actually be pretty bullish. Outside reversals can be direction changers if they go against the trend.

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Ford isn't a major factor for the stock market in general but it will give us an idea of the effects of the tariffs on business as they get implemented on various industries.
 
The PCE Prices inflation data came in higher than expected, or did it? The numbers were in fact higher than estimates but instead of rallying, bond yields are falling sharply as if the data was soft, helping the F-fund to a nice gain this morning.

However, that isn't helping the stock market which doesn't seem to like the numbers and the buy the dip crew is sitting on their hands this morning allowing the SP 500 to make a move toward a test of the prior lows.

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At this point it becomes technical as those who may have sold the lows earlier this month might get an opportunity to buy back in at those prices (this is why double bottoms often hold), but if the S&P makes a new low it could cause a "get me out at any price" mentality and that's where you often get capitulation (I give up) selling, which can be ugly, but the selling eventually exhausts itself and snaps back. Either that or the correction will start to morph into a bear market. 🤷‍♂️

Right now there's only a 16% chance of an interest rate cut at the May FOMC meeting, but a 95% chance of at least one cut at or before the September meeting.
 
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