Founder & Chief Market Strategist - SAV Markets, SAV Markets

Shyam Devani

Founder & Chief Market Strategist - SAV Markets

Cross Asset Strategy

The picture on the Dow Jones Industrials Average is unfolding in a manner that is still similar to that seen a year after the last major crisis almost a decade ago - and it is troublesome in the short run.One way or another, in whichever strange ways, history has a way of somehow reflecting it’s previous shades. A year after the lows, the stock market today is once again showing signs of short term vulnerability as it did in 2010, a year after the stock market low of March 2009.Perhaps the leading signs are seen on the Dow Transportation Average which has already declined notably since the first half of May. Any lower on either the Transports or the Industrials would amount to significant bearish breaks that would argue for 6%-9% declines from current levels depending on which average we choose to look at.Perhaps it was bad timing for the Fed to be hawkish this month. Or this is a reaction to the Fed’s hawkishness itself. Either way, should this bearish picture on the Dow, as well as the bearish ones in most commodity markets, unfold, expect the Fed to “back track” on some of its recent messages.

The picture on the Dow Jones Industrials Average is unfolding in a manner that is still similar to that seen a year after the last major crisis almost a decade ago - and it is troublesome in the short run.One way or another, in whichever strange ways, history has a way of somehow reflecting it’s previous shades. A year after the lows, the stock market today is once again showing signs of short term vulnerability as it did in 2010, a year after the stock market low of March 2009.Perhaps the leading signs are seen on the Dow Transportation Average which has already declined notably since the first half of May. Any lower on either the Transports or the Industrials would amount to significant bearish breaks that would argue for 6%-9% declines from current levels depending on which average we choose to look at.Perhaps it was bad timing for the Fed to be hawkish this month. Or this is a reaction to the Fed’s hawkishness itself. Either way, should this bearish picture on the Dow, as well as the bearish ones in most commodity markets, unfold, expect the Fed to “back track” on some of its recent messages.

The breaks lower on Copper and the wider London Metals Exchange Index can now be confirmed.A look at the price action and charts suggest further losses to the tune of 10% from here in both.Perhaps as a consequence, we see an additional break lower on US 30 year yield.Is US 10 year yield to follow?This note is a quick follow up on the price action in markets from the earlier report titled <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/bonds-all-charts-lead-to-me" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:52482" rel="noopener">Bonds: All Charts Lead to Me</a>

The breaks lower on Copper and the wider London Metals Exchange Index can now be confirmed.A look at the price action and charts suggest further losses to the tune of 10% from here in both.Perhaps as a consequence, we see an additional break lower on US 30 year yield.Is US 10 year yield to follow?This note is a quick follow up on the price action in markets from the earlier report titled Bonds: All Charts Lead to Me 

Commodities & Bonds – The Breaks and the Targets

Since the release of US labour market data yields have slipped. Notable price action has unfolded for only the third time since yields peaked in late March, which indicates lower yields still.Additionally, USDJPY has faltered, which is consistent with the signs in fixed income markets.But how low is low? Could this just be a short lived and relatively meaningless move down in yields or could we see US 10Y yield below 1.46% and US 30Y yield below 2.15%?

Since the release of US labour market data yields have slipped. Notable price action has unfolded for only the third time since yields peaked in late March, which indicates lower yields still.Additionally, USDJPY has faltered, which is consistent with the signs in fixed income markets.But how low is low? Could this just be a short lived and relatively meaningless move down in yields or could we see US 10Y yield below 1.46% and US 30Y yield below 2.15%?

Is it still the time to be defensive on equities and have a notable allocation in Bonds as was described in the note from 11 May (see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/us-equities-time-to-get-defensive" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:51332" rel="noopener">US Equities: Time to Get Defensive</a>)?Whichever chart we look at across markets - whether in fixed income, commodities, foreign exchange, or equities - the signs are clear…stay long bonds (Treasuries) in this environment for the short term.

Is it still the time to be defensive on equities and have a notable allocation in Bonds as was described in the note from 11 May (see US Equities: Time to Get Defensive)?Whichever chart we look at across markets - whether in fixed income, commodities, foreign exchange, or equities - the signs are clear…stay long bonds (Treasuries) in this environment for the short term.

Technical Analysis

Following last week’s note titled <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/us-equities-time-to-get-defensive" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:51332" rel="noopener">US Equities: Time to Get Defensive</a>, we suggested there could be a notable short term rotation from stocks to bonds this month and possibly next.While equities have slipped, the move down does not yet seem to be over.At the same time we now see a setup on the Long Bond future that is telling us a rally lies ahead. Could this be a short term setup that warrants further caution for Equities?

Following last week’s note titled US Equities: Time to Get Defensive, we suggested there could be a notable short term rotation from stocks to bonds this month and possibly next.While equities have slipped, the move down does not yet seem to be over.At the same time we now see a setup on the Long Bond future that is telling us a rally lies ahead. Could this be a short term setup that warrants further caution for Equities?

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