October 8, 2023
Mish's Daily
By Mish Schneider
I spent all of last week in the media and in print, going over the importance of 2 key indicators. (See the media clips below)
Although we have not changed our mind about the real possibility of stagflation as we head into 2024, (DBA and DBC 2 commodity ETFs continue to outperform the SPY), this clutch rally on Friday in the face of a strong employment report, was not unexpected.
Last week we wrote this:
“Now, along with Retail XRT, both IWM and XRT-Granddad and Grandma of the Economic Modern Family-have a new story to tell.
The 80-month moving average (green line) is a longer-term business cycle or about 6-7 years.
Besides the blip during covid, IWM has not BROKE that 80-month MA since 2010. XRT sits right above the 80-month.”
The day prior on the risk gauges we wrote this:
“If you are finding yourself fluctuating between bullishness and bearishness, then congratulations!
Hopefully, that also means you are waiting for certain signals to help you commit to one way or another.
Here are the signals we are waiting for before overly committing to a bias.
If you combine the rally on Friday, with the notion that our risk gauges stayed positive, the bigger question now is-
What’s next?
Recession to us, will be represented by a break of the 80-month moving average in either IWM or XRT and stronger if in both.
And, as much as we all love the save on Friday, the TLT closed down again, or bond yields rose.
Small caps (IWM) still closed down for the week as did Retail (XRT).
SPY and NASDAQ QQQ, however, closed the week higher.
Can that help keep the small caps and retail from failing the 80-month moving average?
Maybe.
DBA closed unchanged.
DBC closed much lower because of the drop in oil prices.
Commodities remain elevated regardless.
So the big questions for this week are:
We would like to see IWM get back over 177 and Retail get back over 61.00.
Otherwise, the first question will most likely be answered by no-this rally cannot sustain.
It seems the market took the jobs report as a peak in employment for 2023.
It seems that the bond market did not take it that way.
We are still at a precipice.
Bulls need to see the bond market steady and small caps improve.
The bears need to see higher for longer and small caps fail the 6–7-year business cycle.
Commodities traders need to see oil rebound, natural gas continue the rally, DBA grow some more green shoots, dollar to fail 106 and yields to at least, not go up any further from here.
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Mish in the Media - All clips here
Making Money with Charles Payne Fox 10-05-23
Yahoo Finance 01-05-23
Real Vision 10-04-23
Kitco on gold 10-04-23
BNN Bloomberg Opening Bell 10-04-23
Schwab with Nicole Petalides 10-02-23
Business First AM Tesla 09-29-23
BNN Bloomberg Opening Bell 09-27-23
Business First AM on Indices 09-27-23
Benzinga Pre Mkt 09-22-23
Final Bar with Dave Keller 09-21-23
Business First AM 09-19-23
Yahoo Finance Chart Analysis 09-19-23
IBD Investing 09-13-23
Coming Up:
October 12 Dale Pinkert F.A.C.E.
October 26 Schwab at the NYSE
October 26 Yahoo Finance at the NYSE
October 27 Live in Studio with Charles Payne Fox
October 29-31 The Money Show
Weekly: Business First AM, CMC Markets
ETF Summary
S&P 500 (SPY) There are multiple timeframe support levels round 420-415
Russell 2000 (IWM) 170 area huge
Dow (DIA) 334 pivotal
Nasdaq (QQQ) 330 possible if can’t hold above 365
Regional banks (KRE) 39.80 the July calendar range low
Semiconductors (SMH) 133 the 200 DMA with 147 pivotal resistance
Transportation (IYT) 237 resistance 225 support
Biotechnology (IBB) 120-125 range
Retail (XRT) 57 key support if can climb over 61, get bullish
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