Stock Market Outlook For The Week of
April 10th = Uptrend
MOVING AVERAGES
Short-term (20 DMA): Uptrend
4 of the 5 major stock market averages remained above their 20-day moving averages.
Intermediate (50 DMA): Uptrend
All the major stock market averages remained above their 50-day moving averages.
Long-term (200 DMA): Mixed
2 of the 5 major stock market averages remained above their 200-day moving averages.
2016-04-10 - US Stock Market Averages
COMMENTARYPrice/volume action also suggests a higher level of institutional selling (as distribution days are starting to pile up) and OEW notes that the uptrend appears to be weakening.
Fundamentally speaking, 2016 Q1 earnings estimates indicate negative growth and have continued to be revised lower for the past three months (i.e. a decline of 1.1% was expected 3 months ago, whereas the decline in earnings is estimated to be 10.3% today, per Zacks.com).
Again, watch for weakness in your holdings (high-volume selling, etc.), and prune as necessary.
Moving Average Signals:
Uptrend = Market indexes remained above their moving average during the trading week
Downtrend = Market indexes remained below their moving average during the trading week
Buy signal = Market indexes rose above their moving averages during the trading week
Sell signal = Market indexes fell below their moving averages during the trading week