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Year End #10 – Dip Buyers Who Bid This Market Up Are Insane Daredevils

Daily Chart ANovember 18 InvestWithAlex

11/18/2015 – A positive day with the Dow Jones up 247 points (+1.42%) and the Nasdaq up 89 points (+1.79%) 

Well, what a surprise. The FED continues to verbally play with the market. Something I have outlined here so many times before. The FED’s End Game Is Finally Unveiled.

Now, do me a favor. Watch the video below. You can also view a different (shorter) version of the same thing here Expect a market meltdown before the 2016 election

Dip Buyers Who Bid This Market Up Are Insane Daredevils

If you participate in financial markets, this video is a must watch. His view is my own. To the tune of 100%.. 

This conclusion is further supported by my mathematical and timing work. It clearly shows a severe bear market between 2015-2017. In fact, when it starts it will very quickly retrace most of the gains accrued over the last few years.  If you would be interested in learning when the bear market of 2015-2017 will start (to the day) and its internal composition, please CLICK HERE.

(***Please Note: A bear market might have started already, I am simply not disclosing this information. Due to my obligations to my Subscribers I am unable to provide you with more exact forecasts. In fact, I am being “Wishy Washy” at best with my FREE daily updates here. If you would be interested in exact forecasts, dates, times and precise daily coverage, please Click Here). Daily Stock Market Update. Noveber 18th, 2015  InvestWithAlex.com

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The Baltic Dry Index Is Still Crashing

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It has been quite a while since we have looked at the Baltic Dry Index. There you have it. The index is stuck in a clear downtrend and is once again pushing towards multi-year lows. Quite an opposite take on the  “Economy Is Great & Getting Better” view perpetuated by most mainstream economists and media outlets.

The index is down 75% in a little over a year and is now hitting levels unseen since 1986. Inflation adjusted, it is now much lower. In other words, if this does not suggest a massive global slow down while piercing the bubble of “perceived” economic prosperity, I don’t know what will.

And whle we all know that global trade is slowing down, I think there is a bigger story here. That is, the stock market must catch up to this economic reality. And as of now it has quite a bit of ground to cover to the downside to accomplish just that.

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Someone Is Spectacularly Wrong….But Who?

Daily Chart ANovember 17 InvestWithAlex

11/17/2015 – A positive day with the Dow Jones up 6 points (+0.03%) and the Nasdaq up 1 point (+0.03%) 

Today, you can easily find very smart people on both sides of the market. And while some suggest that a new secular bull market is just starting up, others see nothing but trouble ahead. Let’s explore.

“We’re actually kind of early or still maybe in the middle innings of a bull market, and we’re not near the end as many think,” she said. Where we think investors want to go now are dividend growth stocks,” she said. “These are companies that might not have the highest yields around, but they have the best potential to grow their yields.”

Well, that’s kind of exciting….isn’t it?  According to both analysts the stock market is about to surge higher. And while one suggests a bull market will continue for many years to come, the other implies it will terminate soon, but only after a blow off top is put in place.

In other words, load up on call options.

I am just a little confused as to why it would start now if this bull leg initiated at 2009 bottom. Also, I find it curious that everyone is awaiting some sort of a blow off top. First, the market rarely repeats itself and/or gives investors what they want. And second, couldn’t we all be friends and consider May 19th top on the S&P/Dow and June 20th on the Nasdaq as blow off tops? I was there and they definitely felt like “blow off” tops to me. At least at the time and if you were shorting the market. On the flip side……

I would encourage you to check out the last article. It has quite a bit more substance than your average “buy the dip, asset allocation, bull market never ends, etc…” nonsense.

Given two widely different view points from equally intelligent people, who is right? 

I think we have to concentrate on the fundamentals to ascertain what happens next. Here is all you need to know.

  • Shiller’s S&P P/E Ratio is at 26. Third highest level in history. Right behind 1929 and 2000 tops. That measure alone suggests we are in a massive bubble.
  • Forward guidance in Q-3 was down 2%. Biggest drop since 2008. That suggests economic and earnings slowdown. Something I have covered here extensively.
  • Multiple technical patterns suggest the market is ready for another bear leg. For instance, the NYSE (largest index by capitalization) has been in distribution for 1.5 years.
  • Etc..

Point being, I don’t think one has to be a genius to figure out what happens next.

This conclusion is further supported by my mathematical and timing work. It clearly shows a severe bear market between 2015-2017. In fact, when it starts it will very quickly retrace most of the gains accrued over the last few years.  If you would be interested in learning when the bear market of 2015-2017 will start (to the day) and its internal composition, please CLICK HERE.

(***Please NoteA bear market might have started already, I am simply not disclosing this information. Due to my obligations to my Subscribers I am unable to provide you with more exact forecasts. In fact, I am being “Wishy Washy” at best with my FREE daily updates here. If you would be interested in exact forecasts, dates, times and precise daily coverage, please Click Here). Daily Stock Market Update. Noveber 17th, 2015  InvestWithAlex.com

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The Next BIG Investment Opportunity?

As investors we are always looking for that next runaway investment opportunity. The future is exciting and we have already covered some medical advances, 3-D printers and self driving cars.

In the video below Mark Zuckerberg talks about Facebook’s Oculus and supposed virtual-reality revolution. Devises are scheduled to go on sale at some point next year. Mr. Zuckerberg believes that virtual-reality technologies and associated devices will be the next BIG thing. Watch the video below and decide for yourself.

Personally, I have my doubts. While virtual-reality technologies will have numerous applications in the real world they seem to lack in the area that have made so many tech companies successful over the last two decades. At least for the time being. Narcissism. The common denominator I have found in most successful tech and social media companies. Plus, Facebook (FB) is way overpriced to warrant an investment at this time.

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COT Reports & Weekly Market Calendar – November 16th, 2015

Daily Chart ANovember 16 InvestWithAlex

11/16/2015 – A positive day with the Dow Jones up 238 points (+1.37%) and the Nasdaq up 56 points (+1.15%) 

COT Reports: If you are not familiar, the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports provide a breakdown of each Tuesday’s open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions. In other words, it gives us a preview of what commercial interests are buying or selling. As the theory goes, we want to be on the same side of the trade as the big guys.

While not a good timing tool, currencies, commodities and the stock market (to a lesser extent) tend to move in the direction of the bets made by the commercial players. Not always, but often enough.

Latest data, as of November 11th, 2015

Currencies: 

  • USD:  3K Long Vs. 58K Short – No changes. Substantial short interest remains.
  • Canadian Dollar: 43K Long Vs. 14K Short – Slight decrease in short interest. Significant long interest remains.
  • British Pound: 76K Long Vs. 6K Short – Slight decrease in net short interest. British pound remains bullish.
  • Japanese Yen: 135K Long Vs. 6K Short – Slight increase in net long exposure. Japanese Yen is now very bullish.
  • Euro: 127K Long Vs. 30K Short – Slight decrease in net short exposure. Euro is now bullish.
  • Australian Dollar: 115K Long Vs. 3K Short – Slight increase in net long exposure. Significant long position remains.

Conclusion: Based on the information above, commercial interests expect the US Dollar to decline while Canadian Dollar, British Pound, Euro Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar rally. This is consistent with our view that the FED won’t raise rates. 

Markets/Commodities/Volatility: 

  • E-Mini S&P 500: 529K Long Vs. 377K Short – Net neutral position remains.
  • Nasdaq 100-Mini: 26K Long Vs. 220K Short – Sizable short position. Slight increase in net short position.
  • VIX: 58K Long Vs. 64K Short – Slight decrease in net short exposure. Neutral
  • Gold: 62 Long Vs. 64K Short – Descrease in net short exposure. Gold is back to being neutral.

Conclusion: Based on the information above, commercial interests are now net neutral the S&P, VIX and gold. We have also witnessed a decline in net short exposure in VIX. At the same time, commercials now have a very large short position on the Nasdaq. That is important. 

Next Week’s Market Calendar: 

  • Q-3 Earnings
  • Tuesday: CPI Index
  • Wednesday: FOMC Minutes

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Was Victory Just Snatched Away From The Bulls?

Daily Chart ANovember 13 InvestWithAlex

11/13/2015 – Another down day with the Dow Jones down 203 points (-1.16%) and the Nasdaq down 77 points (-1.54%) 

At the end of last week most bulls were celebrating. The market was pushing close to previous highs and the Dow 20K was just a few weeks away. That is, if you listen to CNBC.  Around that time I published the following article Why I Am More Bearish Today Than Ever. Today, most primary indices, except the Nasdaq, are negative YTD.

But don’t worry…….right? According to most investors, this is just a healthy correction. Maybe. At the same time, very few people have considered the fact that this might be the next leg down. As outlined here yesterday.   Just A “Healthy” Correction Or Something More?

Quite a few things to get through as we head into the weekend.

“There is remaining concern about global growth, and it does seem to be slow and, if anything, heading slower,” Keon told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Right now it seems to me the market is still very nervous about growth and also very nervous that the Fed may move and that may have a negative impact.”

I have said it many times before and I will say it again. August 24th low was untradable. Meaning, the stock market is likely to revisit those levels sooner rather than later.

U.S. retail sales rose less than expected in October amid a surprise decline in automobile purchases, suggesting a slowdown in consumer spending that could temper expectations of a strong pickup in fourth-quarter economic growth.

This should not come as a surprise to readers of this blog. At the same time, I am having a very difficult time reconciling where the FED and other investors see this “proposed growth” coming from. Not a good sign when the Shiller’s S&P P/E is at 26.

The maximum size of such “margin lending” will be cut by half to the equivalent of the amount of cash an investor puts up to buy stocks, down from the previous level of double that amount, the China Securities Regulatory Commission announced.

How is that supposed to be good for the stock market?

Official figures on Friday showed the 19-country eurozone only expanded 0.3 percent in the July-September period from the previous quarter. That was below market expectations for a second straight 0.4 percent rise and piles further pressure on the European Central Bank to offer more stimulus.

Europe is a basket case and it’s getting worse. No surprise there. Mr. Draghi has gone all in with his overbearing stimulus and negative interest rate insanity. The next step, if they ever get there, is an outright monetization.

Considering all of the above, let me ask you something. How can the stock market rally here when the worldwide growth is collapsing, centrals banks have already went all in and the stock market is sitting at bubble level valuations?

Sure, stranger things have happened, but HOPE cannot be an investment strategy. If you would like to find out what happens next, please Click Here. 

This conclusion is further supported by my mathematical and timing work. It clearly shows a severe bear market between 2015-2017. In fact, when it starts it will very quickly retrace most of the gains accrued over the last few years.  If you would be interested in learning when the bear market of 2015-2017 will start (to the day) and its internal composition, please CLICK HERE.

(***Please NoteA bear market might have started already, I am simply not disclosing this information. Due to my obligations to my Subscribers I am unable to provide you with more exact forecasts. In fact, I am being “Wishy Washy” at best with my FREE daily updates here. If you would be interested in exact forecasts, dates, times and precise daily coverage, please Click Here). Daily Stock Market Update. Noveber 13th, 2015  InvestWithAlex.com

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