Finspiration Australia. Chart analysis for Australian and International Stock Markets. +Bitcoin.

 28/9/22.  ASX falls today after an early rise.

XJO finished down today -0.53%.  It continues to respect as support the lower edge of the expanding wedge.  The index remains oversold at 31.67.  The next move is likely to be to the upside.

Finspiration Australia. Chart Analysis for Australian and International Stock Markets. +Bitcoin

 28/9/22.  After a positive start, ASX falls into negative territory.

Although down today, XJO continues to respect the lower edge of the descending expanding wedge.

Expect the next major move to be to the upside.

Bitcoin.

Bitcoin slid lower today, down -1.75%.  It remains bearish.

Unless you are a sharp intra-day trader, I think it is best to give Bitcoin a miss.  It is in a slow descending market.  Not a lot of opportunities for a medium term trader.

Finspiration Australia. Chart Analysis for Australian and International Stock Markets +BITCOIN

 28/9/22.  Overnight in America - choppy trading, mixed results in stocks.

Dow Jones -0.43%.  SP500 -0.21%.  Nasdaq +0.25%.  Small Caps +0.08%.  Banks -0.94%

SP500.

SP500 seems to be searching for a bottom.  

Last night, RSI finished extremely oversold at 26.86.  Below 30 is extremely oversold.  Stochastic remains in its oversold zone, it needs to get back above 20 before we have a chance of a solid rebound.

Commodities.  Like stocks - mixed results.

Commodities Index +1.07%.  Energy +1.72%.  Base Metals -1.13%.  Agriculture +0.2%.  Gold +0.2%.

Iron Ore -0.3%.

Overnight Oz Futures -0.7%.  

Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is currently up just +0.18%.

Looking at the chart, we can see long series of doji candlesticks - indicating little conviction by traders in direction of the crypto.  Occasionally there is a solid candlestick, but the chart is dominated by series of doji candles.

There seems to be little chance of a sustained bull market while interest rates continue to rise.

Finspiration Australia. Chart Analysis for Australian and International Stock Markets +bitcoin

 27/9/22.  Oz stocks rise despite poor overnight leads from U.S. and Commodities.

XJO up today +0.41%,  That stemmed the flow of blood from yesterday's big fall.

Today's action is a narrow-range day, within the range of yesterday.  That is still indecisive.  It does, however, hold at the lower edge of the bullish expanding wedge.

Today's action is positive in the face of negative overnight action overseas.  ASX is probably pre-empting action tonight overseas.  XJO often takes pre-emptive action.  Expect a better night in overseas markets tonight.

Breadth today was poor.  Despite the positive finish Advance and Declines were 691/703.  NewHighs/NewLows 6/140.

Five sectors out of twelve were up today.  That explains the poor breadth numbers.  We need to see improvement in those numbers for a sustainable rally.

Best sectors today were:  Materials +2.6%, Energy +1.7%.  Consumer Discretionary +0.2%.  Consumer Staples +0.2%.  Information Technology +0.5%

Finspiration Australia. Chart Analysis for Australian and International Stock Markets +BITCOIN.

 27/9/22.  Overnight in America.  Stocks fall again in America.

Dow Jones -1.11%.  SP500 -1.03%.  Nasdaq -0.6%.  Small Caps -1.52%.  Banks -1.83%.

SP500.

SP500 is now down for the fifth day in a row.  On the RSI it is extremely oversold at 27.2 and right at horizontal support of the June lows.

I'd expect the Index to bounce here.

Commodities.

Commodities continue to suffer along with stocks.  Commodities Index -2.33%.  Energy -2.73%.  Base Metals -2.31%.  Agriculture -1.63%.  Gold -1.15%.

Iron Ore +0.1%.

Despite poor overnight leads for stocks and commodities, the Australian market has opened higher.  After 25 minutes of trading, XJO is up +0.45%.  Materials and Energy have rebounded from yesterday's steep sell-off.

Finspiration Australia. Chart Analysis for Australian and International Stock Markets +BITCOIN

26/9/22.  XJO falls heavily again today.

 XJO fell today -1.6%.

The Index is very oversold with an RSI at 30.94 and Stochastic deep into its oversold zone (below 20).

The chart has reached the lower edge of its bullish descending expanding wedge, so there is a good chance that a counter-trend rally is likely.

Breadth was poor today, Advances 268, Declines 1217 for a net figure A-D of -949.  That's the worst result since 9 May this year.

New Highs today 7,  New Lows 204.  That's the worst result since 10 May this year.

XJO began a relief rally on 13 May.  So we are probably close to the end of this pull-back.

Defensive stocks came to the fore today, e.g.,  CSL +2.4%, COH 2.9%, WOW +2.4%, COL +1.96%.  But the market was smashed by big falls in resource stocks, BHP -5.2%, RIO -5.6%, Woodside -5%, Santos -7.28%.  Coal miners have been the best performers in recent times, but they also came under attack today, e.g., WHC -14.2%.

Five out of eleven sectors were up today, but the Materials were down -5.3% and Energy -6.3%.  Those two sectors were responsible for most of the damage today.

I'm expecting our market to be up tomorrow. 

Finspiration Australia. Chart Analysis for Australian and International Stock Markets.

         Weekly Wrap - Week ending 30 September, 2022.  

XJO Monthly Chart.

We are now at the end of the month.  September is historically a poor month in the market, and this September hasn't deviated from the trend.  XJO down in September, 512.6 points, or  -7.34%.  

The chart has broken marginally below the 50-Month Moving Average which gave support in June/July. It has finished, however, above the intra-month low of June.

The chart is bearish.  On the basis of this chart, longterm investors should stay on the sidelines.  

 Both Supertrend Lines remain blue (bearish).  The chart remains below the 8-Month EMA which is heading downward, i.e. bearish.  Hull MA13 is headed down - bearish.  Hull MA13 is the most sensitive of these.  It turned down first in Oct. 2021.  We'll be looking for a turn up in Oct. 2022 - a one-year anniversary.  Mid-October is often a turning point in down trends.

Weekly Chart.

XJO was down this week -1.53%, continuing the plunge from the two previous weeks.  The chart remains bearish.  The chart closed just below the 200-Week MA where it found support in late June.

XJO found resistance at the 50-Week MA.  Those two MAs 50-Week and 200-Week appear to be important dynamic support/resistance areas.  Further down side could see the market test the low of March, 2020.  

Two Supertrend lines are blue - bearish.  Hull MA13 is headed down - bearish.

The Weekly Chart is in sync with the Monthly Chart - both Bearish.

Daily Chart.

XJO remains in a bearish down trend.  Daily, weekly and monthly are in sync - bearish.

Looking at the tea-leaves provides some hope of a rebound.  The XJO is oversold with an RSI at 34.58.  Stochastic is in its oversold zone.  

XJO has found support at the oblique supporting trend line.  I had a turn date using WD Gann methods for the 26 Sept.  In the short-term that stopped the down-trend, but reversion to the upside hasn't occurred.  

The chart remains bearish and XJO on all three time frames (monthly, weekly, daily) remain in sync.  Bearish.  Any upside is likely to be sold into until we see more optimism in the longer time-frames.   

SP500 Daily.

RSI is very oversold at 35.3.  Stochastic is in its oversold zone.

At this stage, a move to the upside is speculative - but it should not be discounted.

Sector Strengths by RSI.

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is calculated using the default setting of 14 days - almost three weeks of trading.  It provides a more reliable guide to changes in sectors than the one-week results which can jerk around quite a lot and, thus, RSI is probably a more reliable guide to recent strength in the sectors. (Click here for a description of RSI.)

Eleven of eleven sectors have readings below 50.  50 is often regarded as  dividing line between bullish and bearish. With all sectors below 50, we have a very bearish market with weak breadth.

The best two sectors are the resources, XEJ and XMJ.

This week we again have four sectors below 30 - XTJ, XHJ, XUJ and XPJ.  XSJ and XDJ (the big retailers) are just above the 30 level.  

This is an exceptionally weak market with poor breadth.

Breadth:

    1. New Highs - New Lows Cumulative.

This week saw NH-NL very bearish, four out of five days saw NH-NL greater than -100.  The last time we saw a series like this was back in March, 2020, during the bear market of 2020.  Readings back then were more extreme than the current ones, so we could have some more extreme readings coming in the near future.

This indicator trends strongly.  Only when we see a clear break to the upside, preferably with the 10-DMA above the 20-DMA, should long-term investors be willing to invest new funds.

    2.  Strong Stocks - Weak Stocks Cumulative.

This is a metric of my own making.  All stocks on the ASX100 are rated on seven criteria.  Stocks positive on all seven criteria are rated "Strong".  All stocks negative on all seven criteria are rated "Weak".

This indicator trends strongly.  Only when we see a clear break to the upside, should long-term investors be willing to invest new funds.

This chart remains below its Five-Week MA, which is a bearish reading.  This is a reasonable guide for medium term traders.

% of Stocks above key moving averages.

1.  % of stocks above 10-Day Moving Average: Last Week 5%, This Week 13%.  Any reading under 20 is very weak.

2.  % of stocks above 50-Day Moving Average, Last Week 11%, This Week 12%.  

3.  % of stocks above 200-Day Moving Average, Last Week 19%, This Week 16%.  That's the worst reading since May, 2020.

Momentum is now nearly as bad as we saw at the end of the 2020 bear market.  We can't be far off  an end to this down trend.  At worst, one more month of bearish sentiment should see a turn-around.  The bear market of 2020 saw multiple readings below 10 - we might have to see similar readings this time.

SENTIMENT.

1.  CNN Fear and Greed Barometer.

F&G Index is showing Extreme Fear - it is lower than a week ago.  It can go lower.  An "extreme fear" reading registers with contrarians that a rebound is likely.

Conclusion.

Markets are very weak.  They may have further to go.  But don't discount a move to the upside. It is not far off.

Stay safe.