#Nasdaq #Dax Monday last week was the anniversary of “Black Monday” in the US, a day in 1987 when the Dow Jones managed to mislay over 25% of its value in a single session. We even wrote an article about it, deciding not to publish as it read like panic clickbait. Some analysts had pointed out the markets were in a similar position, ready for a sharp drop. Needless to say, markets WERE NOT in such a state but following reversals this week, we’re substantially less confident calamity isn’t far away.
When we reviewed matters prior to the 23rd anniversary of “Black Monday”, the DOW was trading around 28,700 points and we calculated in US index needed reverse below 26,500 before we’d risk concerns for the future. Alas, on Wednesday 28th, the DOW managed to bottom at 26,497 points and so far, we’re not seeing great evidence of a recoil in horror from the horrid reversal potential which just triggered (by only 3 points, it must be said).
The immediate situation is quite dangerous, weakness now below 26,497 risking entering a cycle to an initial 24,300 points. While this sounds dramatic, our secondary and hopeful bottom calculation comes in at 20,700 points. The secondary “bottom” number has a pretty unpleasant implication, taking the index into a zone where a hopefully ultimate wipe-out allows for an eventual 17,270 points. As the visuals confirm, this would entirely undo all the Dow Jones gains during the current Trump presidency! It’s perhaps not the ideal image to portray during a US Presidential shambles.
If this has all been a dreadful aberration, due to Covid-19 fears once again making themselves known worldwide, early signals of this being an over-reaction shall come if the US index manages exceed 26,830 points as this calculates with the potential of a fairly tame sounding 27,035 points. Achieving a rebound at this level will be the first tickbox hinting bottom is “in”. If bettered, our secondary calculation works out at 27,250 points and allows a deep breath. Above such a point, we shall tend relax and run the numbers again.
It’s almost Halloween. Perhaps the market is just giving the world a bit of a fright… Or should we anticipate “Halloween Market Massacre” headlines?
FUTURES
| Time Issued | Market | Price At Issue | Short Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop | Long Entry | Fast Exit | Slow Exit | Stop | Prior |
| 10:30:39PM | GOLD | 1878 | Success | ||||||||
| 10:33:01PM | BRENT | 39.56 | Success | ||||||||
| 10:39:08PM | FTSE | 5564.45 | Success | ||||||||
| 10:49:09PM | FRANCE | 4552 | Success | ||||||||
| 10:53:16PM | GERMANY | 11534 | 11452 | 11243 | 10975 | 11655 | 11650 | 11695 | 11776 | 11540 | Success |
| 10:56:12PM | US500 | 3286.92 | Success | ||||||||
| 11:01:21PM | DOW | 26645 | Success | ||||||||
| 11:04:17PM | NASDAQ | 11212 | 11130 | 11090 | 11049 | 11290 | 11309 | 11378.5 | 11467 | 11202 | |
| 11:07:06PM | JAPAN | 23106 | Success |