Tech Talk for Thursday December 27th 2018

Another wild day, this time in a bullish way! The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1,086.25, an all-time record daily point gain. U.S. equity index shook off early weakness with a gain of 5%.

Strongest sector/subsector was energy thanks to an 8.68% jump in the price of WTI Crude Oil

StockTwits Released Yesterday @EquityClock

Technical action by S&P 500 stocks to 10:00: Quietly bearish. No intermediate breakouts. Breakdowns: $ECL $AEE $NEE

Editor's Note: Equities moved lower until 11:00 AM EST before launching higher. Additional breakdowns between 10:00 and 11:00 AM EST included LEG, OMC, CVS, RE, CB, CBOE, MAS, AMD, ECL, GRMN, AVB, PSA, AEE, CMS, AWK, NEE and DLR.

Silver $SILVER moved above $14.95 and its ETN $SLV moved above $14.02 completing a double bottom pattern.

'Tis the season for strength in $Silver from Mid-December to at least the end of February. $SLV

Silver stocks and their related ETNs $SIL continue to outperform Silver $Silver $SLV.

Utilities SPDRs $XLU moved below $50.91 extending an intermediate downtrend. Individual S&P utilities breakdowns: $AEE $CMS $AWK $NEE

Trader's Corner

Equity Indices and related ETFs

Daily Seasonal/Technical Equity Trends for December 26th 2018

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Commodities

Daily Seasonal/Technical Commodities Trends for December 26th 2018

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

Sectors

Daily Seasonal/Technical Sector Trends for December 26th 2018

Green: Increase from previous day

Red: Decrease from previous day

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S&P Momentum Barometer

The Barometer dropped 5.00 to 1.20 yesterday, forth lowest level reached in the history of this indicator. After the Barometer dropped to 0.20 in July 2002, the S&P 500 Index gained 24.4% during the next two months. After the Barometer dropped to 1.00 in November 2008, the S&P 500 Index gained 24.4% during the next two months. After the Barometer dropped to 0.40 in August 2011, the S&P 500 Index advanced 11.8% during the next month. A word of caution! Lows set by the S&P 500 Index on those dates subsequently were broken on the downside. The ultimate lows for the cycle (e.g. March 2009) were set several months later. The bottom line: Play the trade on the upside that could last until spring, but expect the lows set midday yesterday to be tested in 2019.

Following are charts showing S&P 500 performance during the periods indicated:

Disclaimer: Seasonality and technical ratings offered in this report and at

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