@McClellanOsc
The average lag for the 2-10 spread is 19 months
Inverted in July 2022 so 19 months is January 2024
S&P peaked in January 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024?
Don't forget the biggest increase in 40 years in Lending Standards
Powell & Co. have said avoiding the mistakes of the 1970's is imperative
Easing too soon could allow inflation to emerge sooner in next expansion
Causing FOMC to hike again - Causing a deeper recession
Higher for longer is 1 way to avoid this
5 rate cuts in 2024 is delusional
@vurnt22
Met BB King in 1974 after getting off a flight to Rochester
Approached him and thanked him for all the great music
He was eating Fritos and then offered some to me
Touched by the gesture and will remember it always
1 Favorite How Blue Can You Get
I had my right hip replaced on Friday
Everything has gone smoothly but moving a bit slower than normal
Hope to be back up to speed on November 27
Happy Thanksgiving!!
@jimcramer
Peak in inflation at 9.1% is not the same as a peak with inflation below 4.0%
Every commodity listed below has yet to decline below its breakout level from 2021
And neither has the Bloomberg Index below
From 5048 S&P declined in 5 waves
It then bounced in 3 waves
The 5 wave decline indicates the near term trend is down
The S&P is expected to drop < 4920
4820 - 4870 is a target zone
2 year cycle high in Feb 2024 suggests more weakness is likely
@Stocktwits
1987 CRASH Adv-Dec line made lower peak on Aug 25 red line even as S&P made new high On Oct 6 Germany increased rates after promising Treasury Sec Baker they wouldn't due to $ weakness
That event led me to go 100% into cash on Oct 6 Adv-Dec line broke black trend line Oct 7
@jaykaeppel
@sentimentrader
So when the S&P hit a new all time high on Jan 4 2022 it was leading the economy to where?
And it then fell by more than 25% and was leading the economy where?
The assumption is that 'markets' know more than any individual
Oct 2007 another new all time = all clear? 😉OOPS!
Tom Lee on CNBC with Christmas present
Tom says no more hikes since inflation is coming down
17 of 19 members of the FOMC say the Funds rate will be increased from 4.375% to 5.12%
Powell Pivoted from inflation to labor mkt as key in 2023
Tom fought the Fed in 2022 and lost
S&P Top likely
Pattern suggests A-B-C rally from 3637 looks complete
Pullback to 4075 minimum
<4075 drop to 3900- 3950
FOMC members will continue to talk hawkish
Labor mkt tightness more important than drop in CPI
@EPBResearch
Simple -
Last 20 years the Federal Reserve has kept the real fed funds rate below 0%
Used QE to keep long term rates down, boost the stock market in hopes of the 1% spending more
Last time wealth so concentrated in top 1%?
1920's
Coming Secular Bear Market will help Ouch!
@EconguyRosie
You're a little late in recommending Treasury bonds
I recommended TLT on June 16 (green arrow on chart)
at $110.25 based on its chart pattern (5 waves down from 155.00high) and expectation of slowing growth giving bond prices a boost
PPI and CPI will be down on Friday and next Tuesday
Recent economic data has been good
Forget White Christmas, Wall Street is dreaming of a
Soft Landing
Rally above 4100 as long as S&P holds above 3890
The S&P has reached two important price levels
What might it mean?
Watch
Blake and I cover S&P, FOMC, CPI, Gold, Dollar, Treasury yields
What? CPI inflation will go UP in coming months
Posted on Sept 11 - S&P has dropped below 4335
"Pattern from 4541 suggests S&P 500 on cusp of wave 3 of Wave C"
"Wave C should take the S&P 500 below 4335"
"Wave A was 272 points (4607 – 4335) and an equal decline for Wave C from 4541 targets a decline to 4269"
@CathieDWood
That may be true but there is one huge difference
In the 1980's the Federal Funds rate recorded a REAL rate of more than +5%
Today the REAL Funds rate is a negative -5.0%
Twisting data to fit your narrative is a mistake and you show know better
@jasonfurman
@WSJopinion
Fed mandate: Stable prices
The average lifespan is 76 - 80 years
At 2% the cost of living quadruples in 72 years
At 3% the cost of living increases 8 fold
How can anyone describe this as Stable?
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Gold - Good chance Gold completed an A-B-C correction from March 2020 high of 2070
Low last week
@1681
may have completed Wave C, or will do so with 1 more drop below 1681
Time to Buy Gold, Rally to 1850 likely with higher potential
Have been Looking for a -3% - -5% correction in Q1 after a new high
If the S&P trades below 4802 (Wave 1 high off Jan 5 low)
the top is in
As long as S&P stays above 4802 a rally above 4931 is possible
If that occurs going short makes sense
@leadlagreport
Markets do not discount the future
Markets are always wrong at every top or bottom
What was the S&P telling you in January?
What were bond yields telling you in June 2021,
Or gold in August 2020 at $2070
2023
Financial markets will be fairly volatile in 2023 as the Federal Reserve attempts to dampen inflation and deals with a recession
I will do my best do keep us from being surprised and on the right side of the trends. Happiness and Health to you and your family in 2023!
After S&P peaked in
1939, 1956, 1973, 1990, 2007, 2024?
Declined by > -20%
Want to learn more?
If you would like a copy of the January 2 Weekly Technical email to JimWelshMacro
@gmail
Provides details back to1939 with charts
Sooner rather than later
CPI will be below 5% after March CPI
Recession in 2023
Unemployment headed to 5% in 2023
TLT is completing 5 wave decline from March 2020
Buy Treasury bond ETF - TLT
If the FOMC was successful and inflation averaged 2% for a long time
Prices will double every 36 years and quadruple in 72 years
The average life span is 78 years
Prices will quadruple during the average life and the FOMC would brag about price stability!
Economics PhD = Dumb
@BergMilton
If this was a bull market, why are the Value Comp, S&P Equal Weight, and Russell 2000 -4% to -5% below their Feb highs?
Maybe because it's not a bull market
Ironic that investors are more bullish now than in Feb
FOMC guidance has been extraordinarily clear
Funds rate going to 5.1% and then pause
No rate cuts in second half
Unemployment Rate 3.5% No way FOMC cuts with UR below 4.0%
Core inflation is sticky
S&P falling to 3800 as economy slows
No rate cuts
The March 27 Weekly Technical Review was just published:
"Commercial Real Estate Is a Problem"
In depth look at how the 67% of lending by small banks to commercial lending will impact the economy.
Free copy: send email to JimWelshMacro
@gmail
.com
Wall Street expects 3 cuts in the Funds rate. That's not going to happen since inflation is more likely to increase in the second half of 2024.
Check out my latest article:
FOMC Won't Get the Confidence to Lower Funds Rate 3 Times via
@LinkedIn
10-30 WTR
“The S&P 500 can be expected to retrace 38.2% of the decline from 4607 to 4104 at 4296 and to 4355 if it retraces 50%
11-6
This rally is likely Wave a
Wave b can be expected to bring the S&P 500 down to 4250 �� 4285
Wave c that could lift the S&P 500 above 4500
S&P recorded an all time high on Feb 2
Twice as many stocks were down
Since 1926 there have never been twice as many stocks declining on the day when the S&P 500 closed at a new high. That’s extraordinary.
S&P looks to have completed 5 waves up from 4682
Blue numerals
In a Bull market the vast majority of stocks move higher which lifts the Advance-Decline line
Nasdaq breadth barely above 2022 lows!
NYSE breadth not much better
A-D line weakness suggests Bear market not over
Retest of Oct 2022 low likely
The Option Premium is another sentiment gauge
The green vertical bars show when it dropped to a low level and how that correlated with a top in the S&P
March 2022, Aug 2022, Dec 2022, February 2023
Wall Street-CNBC talking heads bullish
Should you be bullish?
Powell Speech 12-1
Premature to conclude policy is restrictive enough
Premature to price in rate cuts
Potential to hike again if inflation misbehaves
Wall Street concluded
Rate cut coming in March 2024! And 4 more!
Selective hearing or delusional?
Both
Great conversation with Jim Puplava - Financial Sense
We covered a lot of ground with focus on the next few years and beyond
Long Term Charts are available on the Financial Sense website
Has a Secular Bear market in bonds begun?
Oct 30 WTR S&P Outlook
The market is expected to rally. The S&P 500 can be expected to retrace 38.2% of the decline from 4607 to 4104 at 4296 and to 4355 if it retraces 50%.
Stronger US Dollar is exporting inflation, especially for any country that imports oil and food
Higher domestic inflation is forcing other Central Banks to hike rates to support their currency
Time for Treasury Sec Yellen to say
At current levels the Dollar is overvalued
FOMC believes in Forward Guidance
17 of 19 members favor Funds rate 5.1% or higher
Level of unanimity is a message
Kashkari a former Dove (another message) posts today BEFORE minutes from 12-14 meeting
Supports 5.4% - 1.25% higher
Are markets priced for this?
Don't think so
Wall Street believes Powell pivoted
No, he was ambushed by the SEP projection of 4.6% as a number of members updated their number after the PPI
After 18 months of consensus there are 2 groups
One group for sooner cuts and the other wanting to wait
Financial Conditions have eased a lot on prospect of .50% hike and Fed 'pivot'
Powell did pivot
To the labor mkt from inflation in Nov 30 speech
Labor mkt now guiding policy, not inflation
Labor mkt tightness = Tighter for longer = recession
Not great for stocks
Last summer economists said economy in recession
Then recession in 1H 2023
Wrong for so long like the Boy who cried wolf
My view economy will show more signs of slowing in the second half of 2023
In this video I discuss signs that support my view
Like Jim Cramer
Just heard him say he called the top in inflation to the day
He forgot all the months he was pounding the table saying Powell would be right about inflation being transitory
Calling the top on the 8th attempt doesn't really count
The S&P topped in
January 2018
February 2020
January 2022
February 2024?
Bullish sentiment is rampant
Treasury yields moving up
Gold is hanging on by a thread
Needs to hold above 2002 or else
@JeffSnider_AIP
Help me out here
On Dec 9 2021 the fed funds futures were pricing in 3 hikes in all of 2022
What was the market certain of then?
Why would anyone choose to believe the market is 'certain' of anything?
QQQ completing Wave 5 from 395.34 low Jan 5
Great earnings being celebrated today
Next week higher Treasury yields = profit taking
Decline in S&P & QQQ next up
7-31 WTR - "A -5-7% correction is expected"
"Close < 4528 provides confirmation"
The S&P has experienced 2 Key Reversals in 7 days
July 27 & Aug 4
Aug 4 reversal followed a 'Goldilocks' jobs report
Uptrend from late May low broken - Blue line
Accelerated decline set up
When we asked our restaurant employees to come back, almost all said, ‘No thanks.’ If they return to work, they’ll have to take a pay cut, writes Kurt Huffman via
@WSJ
San Fran Fed says the 3 month T bill vs 10 year yield is better than the 2 yr vs 10 year
3 mo bill vs 10 yr isn't close (yet) to inverting
Won't lower the volume of those fixated on the 2-10 spread Has a median lead time prior to a recession of 19 months Helpful? Not really!
@RyanDetrick
@sonusvarghese
If I put my head in the oven - feet in the freezer my stomach is just right 🙂
Good chance the people holding the $1.1 trillion in debt are not the same people with large balances at the bank
Stress is building within the economy
Delinquency rates are climbing
On March 2 I recommended buying the long term Treasury yield ETF TLT below $99.35
An article I wrote on Linked In was posted on my Twitter feed
This morning I recommended selling half of the position with TLT trading at $104.80
Powell will push back
Wall Street rate cut projections
Jan 2022 Wall St. forecast 3 hikes for 2022
Why believe Wall Street now?
Easing in Fin'l Conditions
Stimulates economy, Not what Fed wants
Powell Provides excuse for profit taking
S&P from 4104 Wave C=Wave A at 4633
Street thinks the FOMC increases funds rate 1.0% July 91% Wrong, 0.75% in September
Me - 0.75% in July maybe 0.50% in Sept
Financial Conditions have tightened more than policy rate
FOMC doesn't want a 'problem' to develop that causes them to back track
Moderation is coming
Watch, Listen, and Learn
I expected the S&P to fall to 3500 in 2022 and for a rally to 4200 in 2023.
What's coming next?
Listen, Watch, and Learn
Jim Welsh
@JimWelshMacro
The S&P has reached two important price levels
Rally off the October low of 3492 lifted the S&P to 4195
Equal rally from the March low of 3809 is 4512
78.6% retracement of decline from 4818 to 3492 is 4534
Today 4528
Buy SH S&P inverse ETF $13.71
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In the old days the market rallied on higher volume
For most of the last decade the markets rallies on low volume after ramping higher during a selloff
And, Oh yeah, it's August
@vurnt22
Big fan
Nantucket Sleighride
For Yasgur's Farm
Mississippi Queen
1978 Walking down a street in Milwaukee
Here comes Lesley West
Thanked him for all the great music
@hmeisler
The Russell 2000 may have completed 5 waves up from the low in Sept at today's high
It looks like it also completed 5 waves up from Jan 4 low for Wave 5 from Sept low
Implies a top in the strongest sector
Ugly week possible next week
@Daniel_VonAhlen
Just facts. In 1981 the debt to GDP ratio was 32% and doubled by June 2008 Same period 10-yr Trsy yield fell from 15.4% to 3.99% This was before QE1 in December and FC hit in Sept 2008 Corp debt grew from 30% in 1981 to 45% in 2008 No crowding out Classroom theory vs reality
December 18 WTR title "Powell Wasn’t as Dovish as Market’s Believe"
January 16 WTR title “No Hurry to Cut"
Thought Wall Street was wrong to think a rate cut was coming
Reaction by S&P shows Wall Street's surprise when there shouldn't have been any surprise
Stock market concluded 3 cuts are coming
Powell said confidence inflation is going toward 2% is needed for the first cut
Feb PCE won't show much progress
March CPI will tick up to 3.4% from 3.2%
Ensuing months have low takeaways
3 cuts is a reach
Small banks disproportionately hold more Commercial Real Estate loans than big banks
The wave of small banks being shut down will make March 2023's Regional bank problem look like a hick up
Wave 1 off the low on January 5 was 120 points (4802-4682)
If Wave 5 is equal, the S&P 500 could trade up to 4965 (4845+120)
Rally > 4931 completes 5 waves up from 4682
Pullback coming
9-26 Weekly Technical Review -2
The Dot Plot last week finally woke up Wall Street to the message FOMC members have been delivering for weeks. The FOMC is going to increase the Funds rate to a modestly restrictive level and then hold the Funds rate at that level for a long time.
Last year I said no recession in 2022 or first half of 2023
A slowdown is coming in 2H and recession in 2024
Tune in to hear why
My presentation at the Money Show is tomorrow at
1:20 - 1:50 EST
You can attend by clicking on this link
The irony will be lost on those who don't support nuclear power cleanest power source and eliminates outages after sundown (France gets 80% of its electricity) The US can build safe nuclear Past is prologue in 2040 there will be shortages limiting driving electric cars range
@EconBerger
Big difference
In 1995 banks didn't increase lending standards which is why there was a soft landing
Same thing in 1965 and 1984
Rejections rate for car loans
9% in Feb and 14% in June
Auto production added 0.51% to 2 Q GDP
What happens later this year?
Less production
@silviakillings
@TheStalwart
Overwhelmingly would be 90% not 59%
Your bias is showing
If this program were means tested as it should be, the percentage for food utilities would be over 90%
@menlobear
Adam
Think bigger and move to California
Then you can take $900 from the register
Walk out of the store
Even if you're video taped stealing
You're a free Man!
No charges filed and the DA claims crime is down🙃
Sounds like an alternate universe?
Welcome to California in 2022!
@PipCzar
@forexanalytix
Perfect timing Blake!
Dollar strength is sending shock waves throughout the global financial system
Time for Treasury Sec Yellen to say
"At its current level the Dollar is likely over valued"
And say nothing more
In Aug 15 WTR told subscribers to lighten up
Expected decline to June low
The Gap higher on Oct 4 and Gap lower on Oct 7 created an Island
Look out below!
50% retracement is 3505 of rally from Mar 2020 low 2190 to Jan 2022 high of 4818
The market is a discounting mechanism How many times have you heard some expert utter those words? Complete rubbish. What was the market discounting when the S&P peaked on Feb 19, 2020? Or in October 2007? Or March 2009? The market is always wrong at tops and bottoms. Period
FYI didn't expect recession in 2022 or 1H of 2023
but big slowing 2H
Wall Street is cheering the upward revision to Q1 GDP
What's being overlooked is the 2nd consecutive decline in Gross Domestic Income Q4 -3.3% Q1 -1.8%
Over time GDP & GDI track
Suggests weaker GDP coming
What do you think Treasury yields are going to do?
How about Gold? Or the Dollar? The S&P?
Here's my take after combining the outlook for monetary policy, the economy, and chart analysis
@EconguyRosie
Didn't think there would be a recession 2022-2023
MFG is <15% of GDP, Services > 80%
Consumers had Excess Savings
Curve inverted July '22
AVG lead time from yield curve inversion is 19 months = January '24
Lending Standards tight - Sm Biz squeezed
Big slowing by mid 2024
Andy Giersher and I discuss the near term outlook for stocks, Dollar, and Treasury yields
And the longer term prospect of a Secular Bear market that could last for more than 10 years
The Coming Secular Bear Market report is available
A look at the ratio of Credit Card debt as a % of Disposable Income suggests consumers aren't stretched
2013-2017 It was 5.6% 2005-2007 7.5%, Now 5.5%
However Disposable Income isn't distributed evenly throughout society
Income Inequality greater now than since the 1920's
I'm looking forward to our conversation tomorrow
Hope you can join us
Have Treasury bonds entered a Secular Bear Market?
Will the No recession narrative be challenged before year end?
Oct 31 WTR Quote
To the extent a 0.50% hike in December has been the main reason for rally since Oct 21, correction would bring S&P 500 down to 3698 – 3747 or lower
The stock market could be vulnerable to deeper shakeout
Given this set up lightening up near 3900 makes sense.
Ro Khana asks Why not 3% inflation?
Avg. lifespan 78
2% inflation Prices double in 36 years
Quadruple in 72 yrs
3% inflation Prices double in 24 years
Prices up 8 fold in 72 yrs
This is why 3% inflation is a bad idea
Except for politicians that want to spend lots of money
Great cartoon
Consumers always want a sale price or discounted prices when shopping for cars, clothes and gadgets
A market provides a discount or puts merchandise on sale No Thanks!
Markets reveal a different side to human psychology
At a top investors are willing to pay more
Nice feedback
Every week I meet with
@JimWelshMacro
and he breaks down his macro view complimented by charts. Probably one of the best weekly market preparation videos you need to watch
Take the time to check out
Ike Iossif Marketviews and I discuss the key reversals in Nvidia and the Semi Conductor ETH-SMH
When the leaders (Generals) experience a Key Reversal the foot soldiers often follow
21 Day Net % of Advances - Declines
Last week S&P >4400 BUT
Market breadth weaker than in April 4163
Much weaker than in Feb SPX 4195
Much weaker than Aug 4325
Participation in recent rally was poor
After early June spurt breadth has softened
@DiMartinoBooth
Spending by those 55 and older comprises 42% of GDP But this cohort is most affected by COVID Until those 55 and older are safe and able to fully reengage into the economy, growth will be held back and not normal Inflation not likely until sideline money flows into the economy