SP500 Stock Market Analysis: Slower industrial growth bearish for SP500

November 23, 2018

By IFCMarkets

Slower industrial growth bearish for SP500

US housing and industrial sectors growth slowed more than expected in October. Will the SP500 continue declining?

US economic data were negative on balance lately. After a stronger than expected October jobs report and retail sales data updates from housing and industrial sectors were weaker than expected: industrial production growth slowed to 0.1% over month in October instead of steady growth at 0.2%, and housing starts rose slower than forecast while building permits continued falling in October albeit at a slightly lower rate than in previous month. And business investment was weak for the third month in a row: capital goods orders, (nondefense excluding aircrafts) were stagnant in October as durable goods (made to last at least three years) orders fell 4.4%, the biggest decline in 15 months. Weaker data are bearish for SP500.

SP500 descent below MA(200) intact Technical Analysis IFC Markets chart

On the daily timeframe the SP500 is below the 200-day moving average MA(200) which has leveled off, this is bearish.

  • The Parabolic indicator gives a sell signal.
  • The Donchian channel indicates downtrend: it is tilting lower.
  • The MACD indicator gives a bearish signal: it is below the signal line and the gap is widening.
  • The RSI indicator is falling but has not breached into oversold the zone.

We believe the bearish momentum will continue after the price breaches below the lower boundary of Donchian channel at 2631.06. This level can be used as an entry point for placing a pending order to sell. The stop loss can be placed above the upper Donchian channel at 2816.31. After placing the order, the stop loss is to be moved every day to the next fractal high, following Parabolic signals. Thus, we are changing the probable profit/loss ratio to the breakeven point. If the price meets the stop loss level (2816.31) without reaching the order (2631.06), we recommend cancelling the order: the market has undergone internal changes which were not taken into account.

Technical Analysis Summary

PositionSell
Sell stopBelow 2631.06
Stop lossAbove 2816.31

Market Analysis provided by IFCMarkets


Free Reports:

Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter





Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.