Yesterday was a key day technically and by the end of the day the bulls had broken all the key levels I was watching for bullish breaks. The buying was steady and relentless, and even on the 1min chart the SPX RSI never hit 30 at any point during the day. (more…)
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War Off, Risk On
Just a quick note to start the day: with the entire Syria issue apparently settled, it’s off the races again for equities, but down-the-train for the likes of oil and precious metals. The assets which enjoyed the fear-of-war price appreciation are losing it, whereas equities are starting to penetrate deeply enough into their topping zones that it’s calling the entire September-is-bearish notion into question. So now everyone’s attention can revert back to Bernanke next Wednesday.