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Market Comments September 3, 2010
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Can we trust this rally?
After bouncing around between positive and negative for several hours, stocks rallied sharply during the last couple hours of trading. The Dow gained 50-points, but percentage-wise, the broader indices did even better.

For the TSP, the C-fund gained 0.91% on Thursday, the S-fund was up 1.27%, and the I-fund added 0.43%. The F-fund (bonds) slipped 0.10%.
The S&P 500 pushed up toward the 200-day EMA (1092) and the upper end of the longer-term downtrend resistance line (~1105), not surprisingly, on light volume. While the action has been impressive, it gets tougher from here - particularly next week.

Chart provided courtesy of www.decisionpoint.com, analysis by TSP Talk
The NYSE overbought / oversold indicator hit +471. We have found that bull market rallies are able to push this indicator up to the +1000 overbought level, but during bear markets, the +500 area is where the indices find some trouble. Officially, we are in a bear market as the S&P 500 is below the 200-day EMA, and more importantly, the 50-day EMA is below the 200-day EMA.

Chart provided courtesy of www.decisionpoint.com, analysis by TSP Talk
I have posted this long-term (2007-2008) chart a couple of times this week to show why I believe this rally could be a trap. These large head and shoulders patterns are very bearish, and you will notice that prior to the breakdown of the H&S patterns during the bear market, there was a sharp rally that turned out to be a trap.
Chart provided courtesy of www.decisionpoint.com, analysis by TSP Talk
In addition, pre-holiday week trading is very often reversed the week after the holiday. To me, this adds up to a possible fake-out rally this week, and while only time will tell, I think buying right here may be a mistake. If the downtrend is eventually broken, I would rethink the situation. But for now, i am looking at this as a temporary bear market rally.
This morning we get the August jobs report. The latest estimates are for a loss of 120,000 jobs, a gain of 44,000 private sector jobs, and an unemployment rate of 9.6%.
Thanks for reading! Have a great holiday weekend!
Tom Crowley
Here is the historical chart surrounding labor Day Weekend:
Chart provided courtesy of www.sentimentrader.com

Friday is the 3rd trading day in September:

Chart provided courtesy of www.sentimentrader.com

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