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Joan Rivers: RIP!

Marketgauge has a new proprietary software tool that gauges the market tone. We are using that as a layer in addition to the market internal indicator or McClellan Oscillator. The McClellan showed a neutral short term bias while our market tone indicator read “short-term negative (looks out 2 days in advance) and longer term bullish.

Add that to the comments I have been rewriting all week concerning the extension of ranges set from last week and following them accordingly until we hit the end of the week. At that point, whether Friday’s data reverses or extends the week’s trend, we see that as the next direction for at least the intermediate term.

The TLTs confirmed an island top with support all the way down to 115. Friday’s action should elucidate the next direction that rates will move in as well, especially on the heels of the jobs report and the aftermath of Draghi slashing rates.

Here’s a head scratcher: The Wall Street Journal on September 3rd, 1929, 85 years ago and at the market peak read,

“Public Demand for Stocks Appears Insatiable”

S&P 500 (SPY) 199.39 last week’s low is support level. 200 could hold up as well. Tomorrow range break should be key

Russell 2000 (IWM) 115.51 last week’s low. Interim support at 116 and back over 117.50 game changer

Dow (DIA) Best shape and more sideways looking at this point

Nasdaq (QQQ) Looks like its confirming that reversal from the highs but it did hold last week’s low at 99.09-key

XLF (Financials) Doji day and still hanging tough-of course this will like firmer rates I gather

KRE (Regional Banks) Needs to do more work-if holds the 50 DMA much better and still needs to clear the 200 DMA

SMH (Semiconductors) Do I see 3 shooting stars? If so, low of 51.49 if fails spells trouble but over 52.26 really good

IYT (Transportation) Different market here-very strong for now

IBB (Biotechnology) Support 268.60 to hold

XRT (Retail) Managed a new high, closed green-one to keep watching and again, supports my theory that certain retail stores will prosper with higher rates

IYR (Real Estate) Should not fare well if rates firm

ITB (US Home Construction) Left the gap in tact from mid August so if can hold up, has to clear 24.00 again

GLD Did not confirm the brick wall and looks heavy again

Metals and Mining (XME) Another down move after the bearish engulfing day and on the daily chart major support at 42.45

USO (US Oil Fund) It’s all about two areas-34.50 and 36.20-in between noise

OIH (Oil Services) Ugly with the British Petroleum news

TAN (Guggenheim Solar Energy) Made new 2014 highs but closed beneath them-still has amazing potential

TBT (Ultrashort Lehman 20+ Year Treasuries) 55.60 is now key support for the TBTs and TLTs have to break 115 to see more upside in the ultrashort

UUP (Dollar Bull) New 2-year high-not surprising

IFN (India Fund Inc.) New highs