Moreover, the latest Commitment of Traders report shows that large speculators (read: hedge funds) are now in a crowded long in the high-beta NASDAQ 100 and the net long position has started to decline, which is another bad sign for the bulls.
Shanghai Index breaks down
China has become the last hope of growth in a growth starved world but the Chinese stock market is rolling over. The chart below shows the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index, which has fallen through an uptrend line that began in November 2008, as well as the 50-day moving average. Both of these are important signposts for technicians that point to an interruption of the rally.
Given some of my recent warnings about the equity market (see here and here), these additional data points are more indications of the precarious state of the US equity market.
2 comments:
cam, commercials also posted a major sell signal based on velocity and amount of selling this week in nasdaq.
on a side note. gold is another crowded trade because of large spec positions.
god bless cam and thanks for the great blog
I was aware of the gold COT readings and I agree with your conclusions but this was a comment on the equity market.
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