So big surprise selloff wasn't a surprise at all. I just missed the margin call news. I used to be on the CME margin call notification list. Don't know what happened but I never got the memo. Boo. Joke's on me.
Another $16 billion in T-bill issuance announced yesterday. T-bills cut both ways, but the $76 billion in coupons settling next week do not. Meanwhile the RRP slush fund saw withdrawals yesterday, on the issuance of $16 billion in T-bills. The drawdown actually exceeded the amount of bill issuance.The total outstanding remains rangebound however. The sit tight mentality seems to be entrenched.
They nibbled on coupons with the extra $6 billion withdrawn from the RRP slush funda. All signs that the party really is over for stocks. End Stage Hysteria Breaks
The stock market seems to be growing increasingly random, with increasing frequency and amplitude. However, despite the wild fucktuations, the trend, for now, is still down. The angle of the dangle may change but barring an hourly close above 5493 today, the trend will remain down.
In fact, the 5 day cycle has been in an up phase since early yesterday, and the market has yet to make a higher high amidst the wild swings. The immediate challenge as of 6 AM in New York, is to break a downtrend line at 5448. Failing that, another sharp plunge would be likely.
If they do get through that, then the next move should be an attempt to get back to 5493. First the ES would need to clear trend resistance in the 5465-75 range.
The 5 day cycle would ideally top out next Tuesday. If nothing happens on the upside before that, another mini crash leg could be dead ahead.
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The ES, 24 hour S&P futures shows little sign of a rebound as it challenges support at 5410. At 8:30 AM ET, it was challenging its sharpest downtrend line at 5425. Even if it clears that, there's more sharply descending trend resistance suggested around 5440 in the opening hour of regular trading. If they clear that, then we can think about a possible bottom. Otherwise it would still be crashy. End Stage Hysteria Breaks
5410-5400 is the Maginot line. If they go around it, there's air to around 5370.
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I pointed out last night that the market topped out on time but fell shy of hourly cycle projections. That's usually a sign of weakness. This morning's tape has borne that out. The ES, 24 hour S&P futures now have a 5 day cycle projection of 5470. An hourly close below 5505 would result in a conventional measured move target of 5430. If the market is below 5502 in the first half hour of regular trading, that would set up a crash channel.
This is the 4 hour bars. If the market closes here or lower, it has broken a pretty pretty pretty big top, with a conventional measured move target of 5205. And I don't think it would take long to get there.
At this rate, it will be there at the open tomorrow. Wow.
This is the 4 hour bars. If the market closes here or lower, it has broken a pretty pretty pretty big top, with a conventional measured move target of 5205. And I don't think it would take long to get there.
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So Many Ways to Lose 7/26/24
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The last two days are giving me motion sickness.