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Pravda Markets Report

Technicals Monthly

May 2017 Edition

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Market Index Overview – S&P500 (SPX) as of close Friday 4/28/17

Index advanced into March highs after breaking a consolidation pattern.


A Closer Technical Look – Bonds (/ZB) as of close Friday 3/3/17

Bonds declined back below the 153.15 resistance level


A Closer Technical Look – Oil

Oil consolidates in a wedge with resistance at $54.5. Support is at the ascending trend line around $50.


A Closer Technical Look - Gold

Gold broke through the 200 day moving average and retraced down to key support levels near $1,265.


Sentiment – CNN Greed and Fear Index- NEUTRAL

The Index is moving into the neutral area as US markets continue into new highs.

What is this? CNN's Fear & Greed Index tracks seven indicators of investor sentiment. Investors are driven by two emotions: fear

and greed. Too much fear can sink stocks well below where they should be. When investors get greedy, they can bid up stock prices

way too far.

“Be‏Fearful‏When‏Others‏Are‏Greedy‏and‏Greedy‏

When Others Are Fearful”‏– Warren Buffett


Sentiment – AAII Investor Sentiment Survey- NEUTRAL

Investors moved into Bullish opinions. Current levels are neutral when compared to historical averages.

What is this? The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey has become a widely followed measure of the mood of

individual investors. The weekly survey results are published in financial publications including Barron's

and Bloomberg and are widely followed by market strategists, investment newsletter writers and other

financial professionals.

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10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 3-Month Treasury Constant Maturity.

Inverted yield curve often precedes a major market decline. So far so good.


Inverse Put Call Ratio

A unique oscillating indicator based on options activity coupled with a Bollinger Band to view overextended signals.

Options activity is neutral with about an equal amount of Puts and Calls volume.

While the indicator is at 1 (indicating neutrality in the Put/Call ratio), this reading is in the lower edge of the Bollinger Band

indicating a greater than average number of Puts.


Stock Averages

Number of Stocks Above 20-Day Moving Average

The market is in a bullish state with around 65% of stocks above their 20 day moving average.


Sentiment – ISE Sentiment Index - NEUTRAL

The Index has recently retraced back to its average for a neutral sentiment.

What is this? ISEE is an indicator of bullish/bearish investor sentiment that is computed using a unique calculation methodology and

proprietary ISE option trade data. Unlike traditional put/call ratios, ISEE is based on opening long customer transactions only. Trades

by market makers and firms are excluded as these tend to skew sentiment value. As a result, ISEE provides a more accurate

reflection of true investor sentiment.

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Market Direction Confirmation via Transports Sector Observation as per Dow Theory

Key premise of the theory states that both

the broad equity market index as well as

the transports index need to align in

market direction to confirm a bullish or

bearish trend. (additional rules apply)

Dow theory

Market Direction: Cautiously Bullish

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) is above

short and long term moving averages

Dow Jones Transports Average (IYT) is in line

with both moving averages

Current Analysis

A confirmed bullish market is when:

Both indexes are exhibiting higher price

peaks and valleys on long term charts

Both indexes are above their respective

200 day moving average (orange)

Additional level of confirmation: index

above 50 day moving average (blue)

The Approach

Dow Jones Index Transports Index

Transports and the Dow are holding strong above both key moving averages indicating a Bullish environment.


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The sentiment chart shows the percentage breakdown in bullish and bearish sentiment shared by StockTwits users over time. It is

calculated on a rolling, 7 day basis.

The good people of the StockTwits are bullish Stocks, Bonds, and Gold.


Currencies

Key support/resistance and trend lines for currencies


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Fed Funds Rate @ 1.00: market projects a >90% chance that there will NOT be a rate hike in May

Prime Rate @ 4.00: a half a percent move up from a year ago

FOMC’s‏Rate‏Projection from the Dot Plot: currently projecting 2017 @ ~1.50 % and 2018 @ ~2.00%


Sector Analysis: year to date performance

Outperformers: Technology and Discretionary

Underperformers: Energy and Financials


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Nonfarm payroll growth, at a consensus 185,000 in April, is expected to improve from March's disappointing gain of 98,000.

Unemployment rate, which in March came in at an expansion low of 4.5 percent, is expected to retrace 1 tenth of the improvement to

a consensus 4.6 percent.


Headlines of the week

Notable‏covers‏and‏headlines‏from‏world’s‏most‏read‏publications

As Princeton economist Paul Krugman wryly noted, "Whom the Gods would destroy, they first put on the cover of Business Week."


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The Richest Man in Babylon is a book by George S. Clason which dispenses financial advice through a

collection of parables. Through their experiences in business and managing personal finance, the

characters in the parables learn simple lessons in financial wisdom.


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