(This is an excerpt from the subscriber-only DecisionPoint Alert on DecisionPoint.com)
This week, the markets experienced a dramatic bias shift. We measure the Intermediate-Term Bias using our Silver Cross Index (SCI). The SCI measures how many stocks within an index, sector, or industry group hold “silver crosses”, as in a 20-day EMA above the 50-day EMA.
When the SCI moves below its signal line, it shifts the Bias to BEARISH. This week, we saw every major market index we follow, with the exception of the Dow Industrials, move to Bearish Biases. We’ve also seen similar activity among the sectors and industry groups we follow.
To reiterate, the bias shift is due to a Silver Cross Index crossing down through its 10-day EMA, which means that some stocks within the given market index are experiencing 20/50-day EMA downside crossovers. When the 20-day EMA is below its 50-day EMA, the stock is, at the very least, in correction mode. The chart below is one that we use daily to track bias shifts. Clearly, most indexes still have a high percentage of stocks that still have a Silver Cross, but their bias is now bearish because of the shift below the moving average.
Conclusion: Based on the Silver Cross Indexes moving below their EMAs, we have new Bearish Biases on nearly every market index we follow. These Bear Shifts often precede longer declines. The weakness within these indexes implies a more concerted decline to follow.
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Erin Swenlin is a co-founder of the DecisionPoint.com website along with her father, Carl Swenlin. She launched the DecisionPoint daily blog in 2009 alongside Carl and now serves as a consulting technical analyst and blog contributor at StockCharts.com. Erin is an active Member of the CMT Association. She holds a Master’s degree in Information Resource Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Southern California.
Carl Swenlin is a veteran technical analyst who has been actively engaged in market analysis since 1981. A pioneer in the creation of online technical resources, he was president and founder of DecisionPoint.com, one of the premier market timing and technical analysis websites on the web. DecisionPoint specializes in stock market indicators and charting. Since DecisionPoint merged with StockCharts.com in 2013, Carl has served a consulting technical analyst and blog contributor.
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