Thursday, September 3, 2009

Sideways Trend Remains and Jobs Report Friday

The market condition scans are showing a positive bias along with the market bias indicators, but energy remains weak. Futures are positive indicating a bullish open. Potential market moving news this morning will be the retail sales reports and the employment report which is due out tomorrow.

The OECD is calling for a 7 country contraction of 3.7%. The Materials sector was the primary winner yesterday, while financials and energy pulled back. Technology sectors are holding their own. This may be a sector to look for opportunities. We remain in a market condition where it is prudent to continue to be highly selective in investment choices. Look for companies with improving or stable fundamentals and strong chart patterns.

Yesterday, inflation fears drove a 30 dollar rise in gold which is continuing today. However, the caveat is that both gold and silver remain within in the confines of their trading ranges that have been in place for the last two months.

Index

Change

%Change

Level

Phase

TSX

-210.85

-1.93%

10701.32

Bullish

DJIA

-262.85

-2.75%

9280.67

Bullish

Nasdaq

-57.36

-2.83%

1967.07

Bullish

SP 500

-33.37

-3.25%

994.75

Bullish

Russell 2000

-28.19

-4.83%

555.83

Bullish

NYSE

-213.15

-3.19%

6474.79

Bullish

Source: Telechart

Short Term market outlook:

Bias: Scans showing a positive bias

Energy: weak

Primary Trend: sideways

Sector

Phase

Consumer Staples

Bullish

Healthcare

Bullish

Technology

Bullish

Utilities

Bullish

Energy

Bullish

Financials

Bullish

Industrials

Bullish

Materials

Bullish

Consumer Discretionary

Bullish

Source: Telechart

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