2024-05-20 - a daily price action after hour update - dax
Good Evening and I hope you are well.
overall market comment
Markets moved mostly sideways today but commodities are on a tear, except for Oil. We can expect more volatility on the commodities side, since they are in play and everyone want’s some. Be humble to net get caught on the wrong side and have strong momentum on your side. For stock indexes I expect either another leg up which could start tomorrow or a bigger pull-back to the daily 20 ema.
dax
comment: Tight trading range 18800 - 18890. Absolutely neutral inside that range. Bulls only managed to get to around 50% pull-back from ath to 18700, which is weak but since bears could not even close the gap to Friday, that’s even more pathetic. Expecting more sideways until the triangle from the right shoulders breaks.
current market cycle: trading range - bulls broke 19000 but no follow through.
key levels: 18700 - 19000 - below 18700 is 18400 next.
bull case: Bulls keeping this at the highs and 300 points above the daily 20ema. As long as they keep this above 18700, they are in full control and higher highs are possible. For tomorrow I expect they will close the gap to 18850 and try higher again. The small bear trend line is their next resistance.
bear case: Bears kept it below the 50% pb most recent low to high. Market formed a head & shoulders pattern which fails more than it breaks down. It’s a continuation pattern and bears do not have the odds on their side here. They need to close the gap to 18792 and then retest 18700. For now I can’t see the market breaking that level without any catalyst.
short term: Bearish below 18880 and bullish above for test of 19000 or higher. Head & Shoulders break down confirmed with 15m close below 18700 for target 18400 or lower.
medium-long term: My long term outlook stays bearish and I expect at least a -20% correction in 2024. Medium term is 17100 while I think we can touch the big bull trend line starting 2022-10 around 16700 in 2024. —unchanged
trade of the day: Long from the EU open was ok, since bears could not close the gap to Friday. Bullish enough for target 18900ish.
overall market comment
Markets moved mostly sideways today but commodities are on a tear, except for Oil. We can expect more volatility on the commodities side, since they are in play and everyone want’s some. Be humble to net get caught on the wrong side and have strong momentum on your side. For stock indexes I expect either another leg up which could start tomorrow or a bigger pull-back to the daily 20 ema.
dax
comment: Tight trading range 18800 - 18890. Absolutely neutral inside that range. Bulls only managed to get to around 50% pull-back from ath to 18700, which is weak but since bears could not even close the gap to Friday, that’s even more pathetic. Expecting more sideways until the triangle from the right shoulders breaks.
current market cycle: trading range - bulls broke 19000 but no follow through.
key levels: 18700 - 19000 - below 18700 is 18400 next.
bull case: Bulls keeping this at the highs and 300 points above the daily 20ema. As long as they keep this above 18700, they are in full control and higher highs are possible. For tomorrow I expect they will close the gap to 18850 and try higher again. The small bear trend line is their next resistance.
bear case: Bears kept it below the 50% pb most recent low to high. Market formed a head & shoulders pattern which fails more than it breaks down. It’s a continuation pattern and bears do not have the odds on their side here. They need to close the gap to 18792 and then retest 18700. For now I can’t see the market breaking that level without any catalyst.
short term: Bearish below 18880 and bullish above for test of 19000 or higher. Head & Shoulders break down confirmed with 15m close below 18700 for target 18400 or lower.
medium-long term: My long term outlook stays bearish and I expect at least a -20% correction in 2024. Medium term is 17100 while I think we can touch the big bull trend line starting 2022-10 around 16700 in 2024. —unchanged
trade of the day: Long from the EU open was ok, since bears could not close the gap to Friday. Bullish enough for target 18900ish.
