Bottom line
- The market environment is pristine, with only sporadic signs of internal deterioration, but with near-historic optimism, gains tend to be muted, with a high probability of being reversed at some point over the ensuing weeks.
Market environment (More info) Positives Negatives 1. Price pattern 1. % of Stocks in Correction 2. Moving averages 3. McClellan Summation (weak) 4. % Stocks > 200-Day 5. Net New Highs / Lows Sentiment / Breadth / Other Positives Negatives 1. Big breadth (again and again) 1. Confidence near record high 2. High-yield market still fine 2. Too much options speculation 3. Surging small-caps 3. Equities high vs GDP, Assets 4. Surging tech stocks 4. IPO market too hot (and here) 5. Excess liquidity is high 5. Broad overvaluation 6. Jump in leverage Other Sectors and Assets Positives Negatives 1. Energy (here, here, and here) 1. Skewed tech (here and here)
