Weekend Report for Monday, January 29
Bottom Line:
The SPX, NDX and DOW closed the week at all-time highs. The RUT has formed a well-defined Balance Area (see below). The direction of the breakout may determine the near term direction of the overall stock market, at least short-term.
There is no obvious resistance, or target for the SPX, NDX or DOW above Friday’s close. What is highly like to occur at the next significant top of relative importance is divergence. We will likely see divergences among/between the four major US trading indices at the next significant top.
This is another reason to watch the RUT for the next few days. It is already diverging against the others with not having taken out its December high, and that needs to soon occur under an immediate bullish assumption.
PDF: Weekend Report_2024_01_29
SPX
Upper KRA: TBD
Lower KRA: 4840; 4800
NDX
Upper KRA: TBD
Lower KRAs: 17286; 17041-16982
RUT
Upper KRAs: 2001; 2071
Lower KRA: 1960
The RUT is in a tight, increasingly mature Balance Area range. This suggests a breakout and potential trend should soon occur.
DOW
Upper KRA: TBD
Lower KRAs: 37789
SPX Profile
From the weekly perspective there has been one minor pocket of Balance since the October 27 low. It appears another distribution (range) began at the January lows in the indices. The relative lack of Balance, and the depth of retracement in that Balance is unusual and likely to eventually result in a top of larger degree than we have seen since that October low. Where that top may occur is a complete unknown (see above).
Potential Paths of Development
The path in red suggests a top is very close, then retracment/rotation. The path in green suggests higher from here, then retracement/rotation.
Internals
No change:
The 10-day and 5-day MAs of NYSE advancing issues are now sloping higher from a relatively low level. There is a LOT of room for upside expansion.
US 10-yr Notes
No change:
Potential trend change to DOWN.
US Dollar
In a mature Balance Area.
Gold
Gold continues to chop lower. Lower lows and highs. 1987 is critical.
Crude
From last weekend’s Report:
Mature Balance Area. Consider the side of the breakout.
CL is attempting to break to the upside. 72.96 is the critical downside level.
