The US Dollar Index (DXY) has gotten off to a rip-roaring start to 2024. Up more than 2% on the year, the greenback’s ascent comes after significant declines over the final handful of months in 2023. That is usually a headwind for equities, particularly shares of companies domiciled overseas. Not surprisingly, we’ve seen many foreign index funds suffer relative to...
AMEX:SPY TVC:DXY AMEX:EFA The opportunity presented by a falling dollar: These are simple Yearly Candles. The chart depicts how the falling dollar can provide outperformance in foreign equities vs domestic equities. The top chart is simply a chart of the dollar index. The middle chart is EFA vs SPY. The bottom chart is that of the EFA. Take notice as the...
US S&P 500 stocks ($SPY) have been in a continued uptrend when plotted against equities of Developed Markets ex-US ($VEA). Of late, that trend has really reversed and $SPY is breaking key levels, to possibly be challenging that LT uptrend channel.
VEA has strongly moved to the upside, breaking the downtrend line suggesting that the downtrend may have finished. Currently price is pulling back to backtest the broken trendline which may act as a Support Zone. This may provide a very good opportunity to buy the dip around the Buy Zone of $1.850 - $1.920, with a target of the next Resistance Zone between $2.175...
#VEA esta peleando con la resistencia del canal de largo plazo que tenia. Punto a monitorear.
So here we are, S&P 500 at 2,000, bears have good arguments and bulls have good arguments as well. As of right now, I have no idea where equities are going, I'll let the market tell me. But here is a quick trade idea I got today. By the way, please correct me if there is something wrong in my analysis as this is my first real market-neutral trade that does not...