Blog post: Day 27 of $QQQ short term up-trend, 419 new lows and 105 new highs among US stocks Tuesday; 89% successful new lows from 10 days ago, 45% successful new 10 day highs; Dollar, $UUP, now in daily RWB up-trend along with higher interest rates and $GLD therefore weakens
When interest rates rise, foreign traders buy dollars to invest in dollar denominated instruments and to receive the higher interest. As dollar rises in value gold price (GLD) declines because it takes fewer of the more valuable dollars to buy an ounce of gold.
Blog post: Day 26 of $QQQ short term up-trend but there were 438 new lows and 232 new highs among US stocks on Monday; rates to rise and kill the bull; in cash in my trading account, see ominous chart of $SHY
I regret that I changed the word scared to concerned in yesterday’s post when I characterized my current take on the market. With 438 new lows and 232 new highs registered Monday, I am even more concerned/scared about the market’s near term future. I have been reviewing the perspicacious writings of Marty Zweig and Ned Davis and am struck by their urgent advice not to fight the Federal Reserve’s intentions.
When the Fed moves to raise rates the stock market and even the economy gets a cold or worse. Higher rates suck $$$ out of stocks because people can earn a decent return in interest type instruments rather than from more risky stocks. With inflation zooming, does anyone think rates will not go higher? Now that Powell has learned he will keep his job he can start raising short term rates.
The trend in short term rates can be tracked by the 1-3 year treasury bond ETF, SHY. The chart below shows that SHY is already in a daily BWR (shorter term red averages well below declining longer term blue averages) down-trend. Lower bond prices mean higher interest rates as bond traders sell current bonds that pay minimal interest and pursue newly issued bonds paying higher rates.
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