Last week brought huge earnings reports for some of the big US tech companies, with mixed reactions. We saw META lose 7% during the previous week after a great earnings report, and Alphabet (GOOG) soaring 10% on Friday. Next week, we will see earnings from Amazon (Tuesday) and Apple on Thursday as well as other large cap earnings reports. Will the market be pricing in higher earnings off the back of last week's form?
First, let's observe the broader markets...
S&P 500
SPX looks to have created a bearish break of structure. I am anticipating a retrace into the pattern, at approximately $5,200 (around a 2% up move), at which point, the price may look to reverse to the downside. We can find confirmation for this on the RSI, where the momentum, which was holding at ~40, was broken and bulls are clearly losing power for the time being.
DXY
The DXY (or dollar index) is inversely correlated to the S&P 500. To put it simply: dollar goes up; stocks go down, and vice versa.
In this image, you can see that the DXY has broken down from the highs and is looking to retrace. We have already seen a throwback into the consolidation pattern, and are now looking for the dollar to retrace...thereby adding confluence to the fact that stocks will see a rise in the early days of the week
AAPL
For AAPL, it is simple. A break below $165.67 would cause a major impulse to the downside, targetting ~$149.50. However, with current momentum, what I believe is more likely is a retrace to between $186 and $191 (an increase of nearly 10% and 13% respectively). For this to happen, a clean break of the swing high at 178.36 would need to occur.
That's all for this market outlook. In conclusion, I am looking for a declining dollar and rising stocks in the early part of next week.
Let me know what you think.
Cheers
First, let's observe the broader markets...
S&P 500
SPX looks to have created a bearish break of structure. I am anticipating a retrace into the pattern, at approximately $5,200 (around a 2% up move), at which point, the price may look to reverse to the downside. We can find confirmation for this on the RSI, where the momentum, which was holding at ~40, was broken and bulls are clearly losing power for the time being.
DXY
The DXY (or dollar index) is inversely correlated to the S&P 500. To put it simply: dollar goes up; stocks go down, and vice versa.
In this image, you can see that the DXY has broken down from the highs and is looking to retrace. We have already seen a throwback into the consolidation pattern, and are now looking for the dollar to retrace...thereby adding confluence to the fact that stocks will see a rise in the early days of the week
AAPL
For AAPL, it is simple. A break below $165.67 would cause a major impulse to the downside, targetting ~$149.50. However, with current momentum, what I believe is more likely is a retrace to between $186 and $191 (an increase of nearly 10% and 13% respectively). For this to happen, a clean break of the swing high at 178.36 would need to occur.
That's all for this market outlook. In conclusion, I am looking for a declining dollar and rising stocks in the early part of next week.
Let me know what you think.
Cheers