Friday, April 24, 2009

Stalemate Continues as Stocks vacillate back and forth

The markets remain in a range although with stocks opening weak, rallying during much of the day and then once again selling off again into the close.  The sentiment still appears to be tipped to the bullish side, but the institutional investors still remain cautious, showing minimal participation.  Without sustained buying by the “BIGS”, markets will continue to be trendless and listless, with choppy back and forth price action.

Gold, silver and oil are up marginally this morning but remain in their trading ranges.

  As of this writing, futures are positive and the DAX is positive, indicating a positive open.   The market condition scans are once again showing no strong directional bias although the buy momentum numbers are greater than sell momentum numbers; the numbers are low, suggesting lack of positive follow through.     The market bias indicators continue to show a neutral bias, indicating once again a choppy indecisive market that remains in a bottoming condition. 

Index

Change

%Change

Level

Phase

TSX

+130.35

+1.40%

9409.50

Recovery

DJIA

+70.49

+0.89%

7957.06

Recovery

Nasdaq

+6.09

+0.37%

1652.21

Recovery

SP 500

+8.37

+0.99%

851.92

Recovery

Russell 2000

-4.09

-0.87%

466.62

Recovery

NYSE

+81.49

+1.54%

5372.10

Recovery

Source: Telechart

Short Term market outlook:

Bias: Scans showing a neutral bias

Energy: moderate

 Primary Trend: Remains down to sideways

Sector

Phase

Consumer Staples

Recovery

Healthcare

Bearish

Technology

Recovery

Utilities

Bearish

Energy

Recovery

Financials

Recovery

Industrials

Recovery

Materials

Recovery

Consumer Discretionary

Recovery

Source: Telechart 

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