A Market Timing Report based on the 12-24-2015 Close, published Sunday December 27th, 2015

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1.  SP500 Index: Now would be a perfect time on the chart for the Bears to reassert themselves.  If they do not, look for a lower high that could reach all the way to 2103 if the Bulls are lucky.  The pause of the markets near the intersection of 50 and 200 day moving averages (white and aqua curved lines) suggests otherwise.  Had the test of the November low been “clean,” with a clear bounce from that level, we might be in a different situation.  As a result of weakness I saw on this bounce, I took off some more exposure this week (you can check those levels at the Twitter/StockTwits links below).

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SP500 Index Chart (click to enlarge; SPX, SPY):

Lower high about to show itself or more upside?

2. U.S. Small caps are just above mid-range, which is never a great place to buy or sell.  The index could turn over after a flirtation with the 50 day moving average (curved aqua line).

Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap Index (RUT, IWM; click to enlarge):

Small caps still weak, but about mid-range.

3. Gold is still lingering BELOW prior major support.  Gold must overcome this weakness by breaking out above the 103.43 support level with conviction.  It could evolve into a great trade, but there have already been false attempts at breakouts. Remember that with the Federal Reserve monetary policy of hiking rates into 2016, the issue becomes more DEFLATION, not inflation. Gold is an inflation hedge, but can also become a panic hedge along with U.S. dollar strength, when the world starts to look risky to investors.

Gold ETF (GLD; click to enlarge):

Gold still below important support.

4. U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note Yield (click chart to enlarge; TNX,TYX,TLT,TBF): Rates are about mid-range and are not likely to rise much while the Federal Reserve is raising rates, unless inflation does actually show up. This 2.489% to 1.905% range could hold for some time, until the Fed reverses their rate hike course.  The market believes at the moment that they’ll raise four times in 2016, but they could moderate that pace if the current weak “recovery” in the U.S. does not go as planned.

10 Year Yield is about mid-range in the triangle shown on the chart.

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