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Paban Raj Pandey left a senior analyst position at a small hedge fund in January 2014, and started blogging in April of that year. With 20 years’ industry experience, he primarily focuses on US equities, macro, technical analysis, and derivatives (particularly options). Paban shares his ...more

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VIX Acts Like It Wants To Rally
Small-caps and tech continue to diverge. Post-vaccine news, longs are gravitating toward the former and leaving the latter. Amidst this, signs of fatigue are also showing up on the S&P 500, while VIX acts like it wants to rally.
Commitment Of Traders, Futures Positions Of Non-Commercials This Week
Major equity indices have since gone on to post new highs, but VIX has managed to hold its own. Even amidst the prevailing euphoria, the demand for protection is there.
Downside Risk Higher Than Upside Potential On Major Equity Indices
Major US equity indices are in overbought territory, particularly daily, with several sentiment readings already elevated. The risk is to the downside.
Commitments Of Traders - Mid-Nov.
The fact is that the S&P 500 posted a new high on Nov. 9, but VIX did not even test support at low-20s, let alone lower. At least going by the way VIX is behaving, new highs in equity indices is yet to signal full-fledged risk-on.
Major Equity Indices End Right At/Near Resistance; Breather Due – Either Right Here Or Post-Breakout
Last Monday, major equity indices all opened up strong but by Friday they diverged. Small-caps led, while tech lagged. Despite this, they all closed out the week at/near resistance. Breakout will further push them into extended territory.
Vaccine Or Not, Fed Chair Powell All But Promises Continued Easy Money
The US economy is up to the gills in leverage. A sustained rise in interest rates will hurt.
In Post-Pfizer Growth-To-Value Shift, Russell 2000 Benefits Immensely — ’21 Earnings Estimates Front And Center
The Russell 2000 rallied huge the last seven sessions, as post-Pfizer news in particular investors have rerated value versus growth. With this, next year’s earnings estimates are front and center.
Major US Equity Indices Rally Huge Into Resistance Last Week; Likely To Be On Pins And Needles Until Georgia Runoff Outcome
US equities surged last week pricing in a divided government. The focus now shifts from the White House to Georgia, to the runoff election on January 5th. If the Senate flips, risks of higher taxes and bigger budget deficit meaningfully go up.
Examining The Future Thru Futures, What Hedge Funds Buy - CoT This Week
After tentative action last Thursday and Friday, volatility simply collapsed this week.
3-Week Selloff Pushes Major Equity Indices To Crucial Support – Opportunity For Bulls To Step Up And Defend
Major US equity indices took it on the chin last week. Medium- to long-term, there is more to go on the downside – if nothing else just to unwind overbought conditions. Near-term, in the right circumstances for bulls, a relief rally is possible.
Commitment Of Traders Report: Futures Positions, What Hedge Funds Are Buying
As leveraged as the economy is, with national debt north of $27 trillion, corporate debt at $11 trillion and household debt north of $16 trillion, higher rates will bite. And GLD is beginning to bleed.
Just Before Wed Sell-Off, Investors Intelligence Bulls Rose To 8-Week High – N/T Notwithstanding, Sentiment Remains Effusive L/T
A day before Wednesday’s mini-collapse in major US stock indices, Investors Intelligence bulls reached a multi-week high. Some of these indices are near important support, providing bulls an opportunity to regroup.
Russell 2000 Once Again Loses 1600+; Russell 2000:S&P 500 Fails At Horizontal Resistance
The ratio of Russell 2000 to S&P 500 fails at the upper line of an ascending triangle. Concurrently, the small cap index fails to save 1600-plus breakout retest.
Margin Debt Grows In Sep – A Down Month – Russell 2000 Breaks Out In Oct; Bulls Will Love If Russell 2000:S&P 500 Breaks Out Next
September was a down month, but it turns out the selloff was used as an opportunity to buy. Use of leverage grew last month. Amidst this risk-on behavior, bulls will be all smiles should the ratio of Russell 2000 to the S&P 500 break out.
CoT: Futures Positions Of Non-Commercials Update
Bulls probably were not too happy with how within three weeks non-commercials unwound massive net shorts in Nasdaq 100 index (mini) futures without much of a lift to the cash. But bygones be bygones.
Housing Strong; ITB, Having Rallied To New High This Month, Tests Major Resistance – Unsuccessfully Thus Far
US housing is going gangbusters. Sales are very strong. Builder optimism is at a record. Starts have recovered strongly. Amidst all this, ITB, having risen to a new high this month, is running into massive resistance.
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