The S&P 500 lost -9% in the month of April and many indicators are pointing to a bearish market. Our Dow Theory Indicator (red line) has not turned negative yet. However, all major indexes are approaching their yearly low (see second chart below) and surely will trigger our indicator to move into negative territory of –1 and give us a sell signal.
Although an official sell signal hasn’t been triggered by this indicator, our read on the market breadth has been negative since the Market Score (green line) went into negative territory on February 1st. At the time, the S&P 500 was at 4,547 which is 10% higher than current level.
A buy signal occurs when market capitulates to the downside. A mark of –5 indicate a market capitulation to the downside and triggers a buy signal. Continue reading →