Comments
Equities
The S&P 500, NASDAQ, and European indices remain strategically Bullish; NASDAQ stronger than S&P 500; Chinese and Emerging Market declines are slowing.
- Equity Styles: Large Cap Growth leads Large Cap Value: Large Caps lead Small, Mid Cap and Equal Weight indices.
- Ranked Sectors: Leaders - Real Estate, Technology, Health Care, Communication Services
Laggards - Materials, Consumer Staples, Industrials, Energy
Interest Rates
The downtrend of the Yields of 30-year US Treasury Bond and the 10-year Note appear to be slowing and forming bottoms.
The flattening trend of the Yield Curve continues slowing.
Currencies
The Australian Dollar (proxy for Chinese economic activity), the Euro, and the British Pound all show short-term strengthening while remaining in downtrends.
The US Dollar shows short-term weakening while remaining in an uptrend after making a double bottom.
Gold is choppy in a sideways trend.