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Weekly Market Report

Weekly Market Report

(January 31st, 2010 – February 6th, 2010)

Courtesy of InTheMoneyStocks

 

The SPX continued to decline lower again for the third consecutive week. It closed below it’s weekly 20 moving average on very strong volume. This is the sharpest pullback in the SPX since June 2009. In the June to July pullback phase the SPX lost 87 points from peak to trough. Curently this January decline has given back 77 points from it’s recent 1150 top. The weekly support levels for the SPX are 1050.00 and 1000.00 should the decline continue. Since the March low the SPX has not had a single 10 percent correction. In order for a ten percent correction to occur the SPX would need to trade down to the 1035.00 level.

The U.S. Oil Fund (USO) pulled back again this week as the U.S. Dollar traded higher. Oil continues to remain is a sideways base or channel. Currently the low range can be bought and the high range can be sold. This range looks as if it can be bought at the low end and sold at the high end until the USO breaks out or breaks down of this channel. For the near term expect the 10 point range to be in play.    

The SPDR Gold Shares(GLD) sold off with most other commodities this past week as the U.S. Dollar increased. The weekly 105.00 support level held this past week for the GLD. Shoud the 105.00 level fail to hold the next major support level for the GLD will be 100.00 level. Please remember to monitor the U.S. Dollar as gold and the dollar generally trade inverse to each other. Gold is veiwed by many as a global currency and an option against the U.S. Dollar should it decline.

The U.S. Dollar index (DXY) climbed higher again this past week. In last weeks brief report we pointed out the 80.00 resistance level that is now in play and expected off of the current chart pattern. This resistance level should still be watched and possibly a little higher on the DXY. The weekly 200 moving average is currently at 80.58 and is likely the next target for the DXY. Often when price gets very close to major moving average it will tag or pierce that area. Please remember the stock market rally from the March lows in 2009 occurred on a falling U.S. Dollar. The weak dollar did help inflate everything inflationary such as commodities and agriculture stocks. Therefore, when the dollar increases in price most commodities and agriculture stocks decline. 

 

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