Banking Crisis is Stocks Bull Market Buying Opportunity

Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2023 Apr 29, 2023 - 08:30 PM GMT

It's CPI Tuesday! We usually get a fake out move going into CPI then a reversal soon after which given that the market has been falling since the 6th of March into CPI data release then we should be setting up for a reversal higher some time after release of CP LIE which chimes with my end of the correction expectations given that both primary (3900) and secondary (3820) correction targets have been fulfilled.

Last month my CPI forecast table suggested to expect 6.28% vs actual of 6.4%. For February the table expects a sharp drop to 5.66% vs consensus of 6%, actual is probably going to be somewhere between 5.66% and 6%, so a net positive CPI data release should give weight to the next Fed rate hike being 0,25% instead of 0.5%, with the really big CPI drop coming on April's data release after which I expect inflation will become more sticky.

However, then we have the impact of the SVB panic bank run that has resulted in tightening of credit markets and thus is deflationary to some degree, For more on the inflation mega-trend see ny previous article - https://www.patreon.com/posts/stock-market-to-78628081

The Fed once more BAILED OUT the banking crime syndicate to the extent that they can now go and gamble to their hearts content knowing that should their derivatives bets go belie up then the Fed and other central banks will step in to make depositors whole again. Okay, it's a little more complicated than that involving banks parking excess deposits in long dated US treasuries as they chased yields only to be hit by the Fed inflation curve ball rate hike cycle which means that if they are forced to SELL bonds to any significant extent then they are ALL BANKRUPT! Even the biggest of big banks! Simply they need to hold bonds to maturity to avoid booking the loss..

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US Bond Yields

That was one hell off a drop in the 2 year yield yesterday, went straight from 5% to 4%. Now US rates are on par with where they were when the S&P was trading at 4200, of course it's not as simple as that, the rate fell in response to the Fed bailout of the banking crime syndicate. Still this should be positive for stocks.

(Charts courtesy of stockcharts.com)

This chart shows how the US yield curve has evolved since the start of the year where yesterday (pink) yields fell more sharply at the shorter end than the longer end resulting in a narrowing of the inversion. between the 2 year and the 10 year. For a clearer [picture focus on the red (12th March) vs the pink (13th March) curves to see the magnitude of the change.

What does this mean?

It means the market is not only discounting no further rate hikes but also several rate CUTs this year, Is that going to happen? I doubt it! I still think the Fed will raise rates until the Fed funds rate exceeds CPI, so maybe 1 or 2 more 0.25% rate hikes.

So interest rates have taken a nose bleed dive as the market correctly discounts the fact that what the Fed fears most is a financial crisis that could easily spiral out of control and thus seek to do their utmost to prevent a repeat of the near death experience of 2008. Which is another reason why all those bandying around charts of 2008 expecting a rerun during first 2022 and now 2023 are going to be disappointed. The Fed of pre Lehman's collapse no longer exists, the Fed since is determined to never witness a repeat of 2008 and hence the weekends shock and awe announcement that caught the bears by surprise, we'll what did they think the Fed was going to do? Let 2008 repeat?

Last 2 DAILY Briefs Recap

Stock Market Brief - 10th March 2023 (10.30am UK)

S&P 3916 - Bounced to above 4000 and then dumped towards 3900, .as expected broke the 3920 last low. trading down to 3907 and below 3900 after hours, in fact the low as of a few hours ago was 3883! That's my low end target for the 3882 to 3900 range! So fulfilled primary target, secondary being 3790-3820, trend to 3900 triggered a number of small buys in the likes of IBM, MGNI, IIPR, Redfin, GPN, Qualcom, MPR, Inmode, Amazon, Pfizer, JNJ. Whilst others await lower prices.

What;'s next is not easy AHEAD of Non farm payrolls data release at 1.30pm UK Time, it's a bit like flying a plane in a cloud and not knowing if there is a mountain ahead or not. Financials are under pressure so that is a downwards pull on the stock indices which suggests 3820 is more probable than not given that the likes of Tesla amongst others have reversed lower, with Tesla at $173 on the verge of entering it's accumulation zone of $164 to $142. Another plus is that sterling has not fallen much (1.196) which makes for easier US stock buys for UK investors compared to October 2022's sterling blood bath.

So we could see a fake bounce on NFP before the dump towards 3790-3820, how high could it bounce? We'll it's a straight line drop from the 3975-4000 zone to the after hours low of 3883, so it could bounce all the way back into that zone before dumping towards 3800, .It is not easy ahead of NFP hence why I am positioned to buy the dip.

Actual - S&P rallied on NFP to 3940 before dumping to a low of 3840.

Stock Market Brief - 13th March 2023 (10.30am UK)

S&P 3860 - Given the amount of volatility it is a tough call to make but I very much doubt 3840 is THE LOW, so the S&P should trade to below 3820, nudge below 3800 before confounding the herd by embarking on an inexplicable rally that normally resolves in retest for a higher low to set the scene for the main rally into late April / early May. So a dump to below 3800 will bring more target stocks well into their buying ranges. I'll expand in an article in some 24 hours time ahead of CPI.

Actual - S&P reversed the bailout pre market rally from 3938 tumbling to an early low of 3809 before trending higher to settle at 3852.

I'll continue with the short-term briefs at a lower frequency of 2 per week, one at the weekend and one during the week, else that is all I will end up having time to send each month.

Current Trend

The S&P remains in a downtrend i.e. lower highs and lows and thus continues to target a break of 3800 on the short-term basis. In terms of swings the correction could extend to as deep as 3745 though I doubt it will go that low, more likely will bounce around between 3890 and 3780 for a few days.

As for what us likely to transpire beyond this then in steps our trusty road map that dates back to my in-depth analysis of October 2022.

Note this is a rough road map of how I expect the stock markets trend to play out during 2023, the chances that the stock market 5 months on is going to for instance bottom early March was pretty slim, instead the road map shows the direction of travel coupled with current analysis on subsequent price action. For instance the road map paints a picture for the stock market correction ending during March before entering a powerful bull trend into Mid Summer, that current price action acts to test and fine tune..

The stock market has fulfilled it's primary 3900 and secondary 3820 objectives for this correction that began at the start of February so should be carving out a bottoming price pattern over the coming days to set the scene for the bull run to resume that more likely than not will include a retest for a higher low as is the observed MACD pattern suggests to expect. Thus the correction both in terms of time and price and the road map should be on it's last legs.

Other signs for a resumption of the bull run can be seem in the fact that so far maximum doom and gloom has failed to deliver any of the panic selling that many had convinced themselves was imminent. It does not get more doom and gloom than a run on the banks, despite which the S&P is little changed on where it was before SVB blew up.

Therefore the most probable outcome is for the market to soon enter into it's next uptrend that will take the S&P to a new bull market high i.e. to beyond the last high of 4195, and likely beyond 4300, leaving many to scratch their heads as to what the hell is going on?

In conclusion I am expecting the following trend pattern over the next 4 to 5 weeks, i.e. basing now for an advance into late April enclosing a trend that see's a rally to above 4000 followed by a retest for a higher low and then it's off to the races to well above the last high of 4195.

Whilst my stock market big picture is for a bullish 2023 followed by a bearish 2024, baring in mind the bull run is probably going to peak during summer as per my original trend forecast road map.

AI Stocks Portfolio

Despite the stock market falling as expected many target stocks have stubbornly resisted correcting to any significant degree which is probably due to flight to safety to AI tech stocks, the likes of Nvidia, AVGO, TSMC whilst others appear to have fully embraced the panic and fallen hard such as GPN where I was already over invested to 128% going into the correction but now after the free fall below $100 stand at 150% invested, Further across the board mostly small buys have lifted my exposure to 87.8% invested 12.2% cash accumulating into Google, Amazon, Qualcom, Micron, IBM, JNJ Pfizer, and higher risk stocks - GPN, KLAC, CARA, ULH. amongst others.

Table Big Image - https://www.marketoracle.co.uk/images/2023/Mar/AI-stocks-13-3-big.jpg

Google Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ujy3c_NzvDfUAuRx5QY5lqgkpfmos2rWvp09EtClmoc/edit?usp=sharing

Stocks in their Buying Ranges That I have Been Accumulating

QCOM - $114 - $117 to $104

Micron $53.0 = $55 to $48

IBM $125 - $126 - $118

JNJ - $153 - $152 to $142

Pfizer $39.9 - $40.8 to $36

CARA $5.83 - Catching a falling knife on earnings miss.

KLA $364 - $374 to $328

INMODE - $31 - $31 to $29

ULH $27 - $31 to $26

WDC $35 - $35 to $32

GPN $96 - $104 - $92

MGNI - $8.7 - $9 to $7.5

Stocks Near their Buying Ranges that I have been nibbling on.

Google - $91.7 - $90 to $86

AMAT $115 - $112 - $104

ASML - $605 - $572 to $538

AVGO - $616 - $583 to $536

LRCX - $477 - $472 to $432

Amazon $92.4 - $90 to $84

Intel $27 - $26 to $24

ADSK - $197 - $190 - $176

ARW $115 - $112 to $99

Target Stocks Pending Deeper Draw downs

Nvidia $229.6 - $192 to $152

Microsoft $254 - $238 to $222

META $181 - $158 - $136

Tesla $174.8 - $166 to $136

USDC investor shells out $2M to receive $0.05 USDT trying to evade stable coin crash

The danger of trading at the market instead of setting a limit order - This guy panic sold $2 million of USDC for USDT and got 5 cents of USDT in exchange due to failure to set a slippage limit, as the bot routed his order for maximum profit, illustrates that the crypto exchanges are put to steal your funds. However such slippage is not just limited to crypto's it can happen to small and medium cap stocks!

https://cointelegraph.com/news/usdc-investor-shells-out-2m-to-receive-0-05-usdt-trying-to-evade-crash

This is why one scales in and out of positions because sometimes the broker will screw you! Etorro recently screwed me out of $50 bucks on an ARW short position, the stock gapped DOWN on the open but I sill got stopped out of my short, how? the spread magically extended upwards to hunt stop loss on the GAP DOWN open! Becareful out there especially when using stops because the likes of Etorro WILL stop you out!

Your analyst once more putting his neck on the chopping block ahead of CP LIE.

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