Der SP-500-Chart (unten) sieht heute ganz schön angeschlagen aus. Der Aufwärts-Trendkanal wurde nach unten durchbrochen; die Korrektur könnte vorerst bis zur Unterstützung bei ca. 1470 laufen. Ein guter Short-Einstieg wäre IMHO gekommen, wenn der SP-500 nach einer technischen Erholung die Unterkante des Trendkanals erneut testet. Das wäre etwa bei SP-500 = 1505. Man muss dann nur aufpassen, dass es kein Doppeltop gibt (SP-500 = ca. 1515). Und noch mehr muss man aufpassen, dass die Idiotie nicht noch weiter (nach oben) geht.
Stalking Stocks with the Shark
Date: 05.10.07
Time: 07:47pm
Poor Retail Sales Lead to Profit TakingGreetings Shark Investors:
The market saw a pretty hefty bout of profit-taking Thursday as very weak same store sales reports from retailers, a rise in import prices, and a worse than expected reading on March’s trade balance caused investors to do some early selling. Although the expectations for April’s retail sales weren’t all that high due to the unusually cold weather, few expected the reports to be as bad as they were, even though Target (TGT) had warned a few weeks ago that their same-store-sales would be much worse than they had anticipated. Still, guidance from several big names for the coming months is still optimistic, and the culprit for most of the negative sentiment likely lies with the much lower than expected trade deficit which came in almost $4 billion less than what the forecasts were calling for.
The importance of this reading lies in the fact that it will make the next reading we get on first quarter GDP lower than the preliminary one we got two weeks ago -- which also happened to be worse than expected. Add to that the weak retail numbers we got today, which will be part of this quarter’s GDP data, and all of the sudden things don’t look so good from an economic standpoint. Still, even though these are all very good reasons to lock in some gains, these data came in before the bell, and it wasn’t until much later in the morning that the selling really kicked in.
As we’ve been saying for quite some time, traders recognize the power of momentum, and that has been a big part of the rally we have seen off the lows of March. Once these market players see investors piling into the market for fear of being left behind, they jump on and ride the wave. However, they also understand that momentum works both ways, and once it became apparent that buyers were taking the day to lock in some gains instead of buying the weakness, we saw the proverbial mad dash for the exits that can often happen when conditions are extended as they have become recently.
We’ve seen sharp sell-off like this before. We had one in November, another in January, and one in early February. Each of those times, the market bounced right back, working its way to new highs in just a few days. Although we are unsure if we will see the same sort of sling-shot effect back up immediately, savvy investors will make sure that they maintain their discipline, move to lock in some of the gains they have enjoyed over the past several weeks, and tighten up any stops they may have for their long positions. Tomorrow may present an opportunity to re-load long positions, but playing a little defense now that we’ve seen a crack in the momentum wouldn’t be such a bad idea.
Let’s go to the charts.
The Nasdaq took a hit during Thursday’s session on increasing volume. We opened lower, and could only mount a brief rally attempt mid-morning. The selling pressure picked up steam as the day progressed, and we closed at lows. Breadth was extremely poor in technology names with GOOG and RIMM leading to the downside. We finally saw some profit taking kick in today, and we will be watching to see how the index responds in the coming days.
The S&P 500 finished the session lower on increasing volume. The index opened weak, and outside of a brief bounce attempt, we went straight down all day. The dip buyers were missing-in-action, and the selling pressures intensified as the day progressed. It has been a while since the market has taken a beating like this, and we will be watching to see how the bulls respond in tomorrow’s session.
Asien ist heute morgen im Schnitt 1 % im Minus, ähnlich wie der DOW gestern.
(Verkleinert auf 82%)

