MORE BUYING IN THE STOCK MARKET ON OMICRON OPTIMISM

Omicron Optimism  

Please click here for a chart of  S&P 500 ETF (SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX).

Note the following:

• Many people with the exception of the momo crowd in the stock market would agree that the world would have been better off without omicron.  But the momo crowd has a different playbook.
• The chart shows that based on the gain in the premarket, the stock market is now higher than it was on the day omicron news broke.
• There is aggressive buying in the stock market on optimism over omicron.  The market has concluded that omicron will slow down the Fed in tapering.   Money printing for longer means a higher stock market.
• In our analysis, the conclusion by the stock market is premature.
• The chart shows that during the omicron dip, SPY touched the top band of the support zone but did not dip into the support zone before rallying.  This is a positive.
• The chart shows that RSI is on a buy signal.
• Due to positive seasonality and optimism over omicron, the Santa Claus rally is bringing in more buying.

Momo Crowd And Smart Money In Stocks

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Gold

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Oil

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Markets

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Interest rates are ticking up and bonds are ticking down.

The dollar is stronger.

Trading futures is not recommended for most investors. The purpose of providing this information is to give an indication of the premarket activity that usually guides the activity when the market opens.

Gold futures are at $1774, silver futures are at $22.26, and oil futures are at $71.43.

S&P 500 futures resistance levels are 4713, 4770, and 4900: support levels are 4600, 4460, and 4400.

DJIA futures are up 306  points.

Protection Bands and What To Do Now?

It is important for investors to look ahead and not in the rearview mirror.

Consider continuing to hold existing positions. Based on individual risk preference, consider holding 🔒 in cash or treasury bills or short-term bond funds or allocated to short-term tactical trades, and short to medium-term hedges of 🔒, and short term hedges of 🔒. This is a good way to protect yourself and participate in the upside at the same time.

You can determine your protection bands by adding cash to hedges.  The high band of the protection is appropriate for those who are older or conservative. The low band of the protection is appropriate for those who are younger or aggressive.  If you do not hedge, the total cash level should be more than stated above but significantly less than cash plus hedges.

It is worth reminding that you cannot take advantage of new upcoming opportunities if you are not holding enough cash.  When adjusting hedge levels, consider adjusting partial stop quantities for stock positions (non ETF); consider using wider stops on remaining quantities and also allowing more room for high beta stocks.  High beta stocks are the ones that move more than the market.