Vikky Alexander “is fascinated by spaces that are saturated with extreme beauty and total artifice.” Phantasmic means unreal and illusory. In this installation, mirrored pillars stand before projected images. The mirror’s multiple surfaces fracture the perspective. The result is to expose and defy any comprehension of the whole.

In market terms, one could argue that the last four years, except for the brief trip to stark reality at the end of 2018, have been a thing of beauty and a total artifice.

Nowhere is the contrast better represented than what we have witnessed in the economic Modern Family.

While the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 have enjoyed multiple new all-time highs over and over with the last one made just a week ago, the Russell 2000 struggled and failed to get to its all-time high from 2018. In fact, the case for a giant double top in the Russell’s now grows stronger.

For the sake of repetition, artificially low interest rates, low corporate tax rates, the elimination of many regulations to corporations’ advantage, corporate buybacks, and yes, a real tech boom, all are the reasons the market has enjoyed huge gains.

Furthermore, the “inflation metric” used by central banks is the ultimate phantasm.

Put the aforementioned together along with soaring debt, geopolitical strife and now, this unfortunate pandemic, and Alexander’s installation reflects and re-reflects the defiance of any comprehension of the whole.

Looking at the weekly charts, will the market’s mirrored pillars reflect reality or hallucinations?

Before we dissect these charts, it is important to note that the Russell 2000 confirmed the caution phase, the Dow went into an unconfirmed caution phase, while the S&P 500 touched down yet held the 50-DMA.

QQQs are not even close.

Looking at the weekly chart of IWM, the bear flag breakdown I wrote about all this past week with a projected move to 160, worked perfectly.

Semiconductors, the superstar SMH, also went into an unconfirmed caution phase on the daily charts.

On the weekly, SMH landed right on a weekly exponential moving average. Whether it holds or not at 136 is a focus for this week.

Biotechnology IBB approached and sits on its 50-WMA. If this is where specs live, then one can assume there is a lot more liquidation yet to happen.

Brick and Mortar Retail XRT, unsurprisingly failed the 50 and 200-WMAs. Put that together with the key areas that SMH and IBB are still holding, then XRT has a shot to rally. Only though, if SMH and IBB hang in there.

Transportation landed right on its 50-WMA. What happens next should it hold or not becomes obvious.

Regional Banks-the Prodigal Son, who right on cue started this sell-off, also landed right on the 50-WMA. Again, that makes it obvious as to what happens next.

The Russell 2000 IWM has room to its 50-WMA and 200-DMA at 156.

Let’s put it this way, caution phases are just that - a reason to exercise caution.

However, a distribution phase should conditions worsen, will reflect real and not phantasmic fear.

“The mirror is an instrument that not only reflects the real but also reflects the hallucinations of the ideal world that we position before it.” Ian Wallace

S&P 500 (SPY) 320.70 the 50-DMA. 324.00 resistance

Russell 2000 (IWM) 160 support then 156-162 then 164 resistance

Dow (DIA) 284.50 is the 50-DMA resistance and support 281.40

Nasdaq (QQQ) 212.35 support with 222.10 resistance

KRE (Regional Banks) 53.80 the 200 WMA and 54.00 is the 200-DMA.

SMH (Semiconductors) 139.85 50-DMA resistance. 136 key support

IYT (Transportation) Unconfirmed distribution phase as this sits right below the 200 DMA and 50-WMA making 189.71 super pivotal

IBB (Biotechnology) 111 support 118 resistance

XRT (Retail) 43 support at the 200-DMA so right there

Volatility Index (VXX) Unconfirmed Recuperation phase