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Bearish Stock Market Base Building

Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market Feb 12, 2009 - 08:56 AM GMT

By: Chris_Ciovacco

Stock-Markets Best Financial Markets Analysis ArticleInvesting in the financial markets requires the assessment of probabilities for both positive and negative outcomes. You should approach the market with neither a bullish nor a bearish bias. The S&P 500 has been holding up relatively well since the November 20, 2008 low. A sideways pattern in the markets is often referred to as a base. Wall Street, as a whole, is predisposed to view the markets with a significant bullish bias. Consequently, the S&P 500's recent basing pattern has been met with almost a universally positive reaction.


S&P 500 Basing Not Necessarily Bullish


During a bear market bases can have bullish implications as a market bottom tends to occur over time. We have touched on this topic in Bear Markets Tend To Retest Lows . We have also acknowledged recent positive developments in market breadth since the November 2008 lows (see Breadth, "Accounting Problems", and Gold ).


S&P 500 Basing Not Necessarily Bullish


S&P 500 Basing Not Necessarily Bullish


In 2009, another feather in the bearish cap is sentiment. Many indicators paint somewhat of a carefree reaction to the market's big drop after the government's PR disaster on Tuesday (2/10/09). Sentiment is a contrary indicator. When people are bullish or complacent, the stage is set for possible losses. More information on current sentiment can be found in Mark Hulbert's article What Me Worry? .

While acknowledging a basing pattern can be a sign of a bottoming process and precede bullish outcomes, history suggests a base during a bear market can also occur just prior to another painful leg down for investors. In both the 2000-2002 and 1974-1975 bear markets, investors were bullish as bases formed.


S&P 500 Basing Not Necessarily Bullish


S&P 500 Basing Not Necessarily Bullish


The primary trend in stocks remains down, which means the odds favor lower lows after this base. If we were in a bull market, odds would favor higher highs after a base. We are not in a bull market. The purpose of this commentary is not to make a bearish forecast for the 2009 markets, but rather to highlight the need to balance the lopsided reaction to the market's recent base.

By Chris Ciovacco
Ciovacco Capital Management

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    Chris Ciovacco is the Chief Investment Officer for Ciovacco Capital Management, LLC. More on the web at www.ciovaccocapital.com

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