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Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!It is not always evident in hindsight who is prevailing in a trade, and it is not always evident who is stuck until it is too tardy. I speculate the previous week might have been a trap to lure more traders under the pretext of seasonal bullishness.
A bear trap arises when a momentary bullish alteration or reversal materializes within a broader downtrend. This transitory upward trend can deceive traders into entering positions that could result in losses when the market declines again.
There is no definitive proof to suggest that what transpired last week signifies markets are assured to continue rising. Currently, it’s practically equivalent to tossing a coin. S&P 500 The first three days of November observed a notable surge of 3.94%. It is worthwhile to note that going back to 1928, there have been only five instances where November has recorded a similarly robust performance in its first three days. These years comprise 1933, 2001, and 2020, during which the remainder of November experienced stock gains, and 1956 and 1982, where stocks witnessed declines for the rest of the month.
There aren’t enough precedents in history to definitively discern which outlook is favorable after such a substantial decline last week. However, one thing I am certain about is that last week did not demonstrate that we are in a bull market. We don’t know yet.
Shares last week mainly diminished losses suffered over the preceding two weeks. Such movements, while forceful, are not uncommon in the bear markets I believe we are still in. The most crucial thing to monitor this week is how Treasuries behave relative to stocks.
If the rally in Treasuries continues as stocks decline, it implies that the stock market’s interpretation of the bond market movement this week was incorrect, and a flight to safety commences. This suggests that the rally in stocks last week was indeed a bullish trap.
Summary
It’s only Monday, so we don’t know yet how things will be, but I believe nothing has really changed here.
Small-cap stocks still appear feeble. Utility stocks continue to indicate that the risk-off trend will endure. There has been no major alteration in wood compared to gold. And everyone is getting excited in 5 trading days.
The key point remains the same. Concentrate on the circumstances that favor an accident instead of the precise mile marker that could cause your car to crash. Concentrate on the weather to know when to accelerate or decelerate. From the perspective of intermarket analysis, it is still raining outside.
Don’t presume the rally will continue.
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