The battle for the soul of the inventory market (SPY) is at stake in March. Why is that? What are the important thing occasions? And are bulls or bears extra prefer to win? 40 12 months funding professional Steve Reitmeister solutions all that alongside together with his buying and selling plan and prime picks. Learn on beneath for the total story.

Shares discovered the underside finish of the present vary on the 200 day transferring common (3,940) with a couple of makes an attempt to interrupt of late. Most notably Thursday the place a great deal of the session was spent beneath the road. However then got here ample assist adopted by an enormous up day on Friday.

What does all of it imply?

That bulls and bears are fairly evenly matched today which retains us caught in a buying and selling. The extra significant query is WHEN will we escape of the vary and WHAT would be the catalyst?

We’ll focus our time at this time on answering these questions and getting our portfolios able to profitably commerce the result.

Market Commentary

Let’s begin off with a 1 12 months chart of the S&P 500 (SPY) to understand how important the 200 day transferring common has been in framing exercise.

Sure, more often than not has been spent beneath this key long run pattern line in bear market territory. Nonetheless, you can too see that it has been over 4 months since making lows and the final 2 months breaking again above this key degree.

Those that imagine extra within the advantage of worth motion would say the bulls have the higher hand at the moment.

Nonetheless, it’s simple to blast giant holes in that principle by reviewing all the wonderful bear market rallies that passed off prior to now earlier than the market cratered as soon as extra. Most notable could be the better than 20% rally that was formally known as a brand new bull market in late 2008 earlier than making a lot decrease lows within the first quarter of 2009.

And only for good measure, please take a look at how the identical factor occurred in late 2002 earlier than early 2003 introduced a painful conclusion to that three 12 months bear market.

The purpose is that the battle for the soul of the market continues to be earlier than us. And fairly probably that battle is finalized in March as we hit these key dates with market transferring occasions:

3/10 Authorities Employment State of affairs. Hold an in depth eye on the wage inflation information that was far too sizzling within the February report which began the current downturn.

3/14 Shopper Worth Index (CPI). The important thing being the month over month tempo to see if we’re heating up just like the February report…or cooling down like the previous couple of months.

3/15 Producer Worth Index (PPI). Insiders know that that is extra essential than CPI as a result of the costs paid by producers at this time leads to the ultimate product and providers within the months forward. (Present PPI results in future CPI).

3/22 Fed Assembly with Curiosity Fee Resolution & Financial Projections. Most anticipate 25 foundation level hike. The actual subject is whether or not the Fed sounds roughly Hawkish than the early February assembly.

After I take a look at these occasions, together with current information that foreshadows what they might inform us, plus current statements by Fed officers…I can not assist however to proceed to be bearish in my market outlook.

Why?

Due to the next equation I’ve shared earlier than, however deserves repeating:

Increased Charges on the Approach (5%+)

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Increased Charges in Place til at Least Finish of 2023

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6-12 months of lagged financial influence

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Already weak financial readings

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Fertile soil to create recession and thus extension of the bear market with decrease lows on the way in which.

Little doubt this identical rational explains why famed hedge fund supervisor David Einhorn was lately on file for the next:

David Einhorn says buyers ought to be “bearish on shares and bullish on inflation’

Till the Authorities Employment Report on 3/10 I’d pay ZERO consideration to the worth motion contained in the vary. Simply meaningless noise.

From that time ahead these aforementioned catalysts shall be stay grenades thrown into the market fray. When the smoke clears I think we’ll escape of the vary with both bulls or bears topped victorious.

Once more, given the info in hand proper now I’d wager on the bears having the victory parade. Nonetheless, it’s good to maintain an open thoughts to the brand new proof because it rolls in. If really bullish, then I’d be more than pleased to shed my bear coat and wave the bullish flag proudly.

Only one little bit of warning…bulls could get irrationally exuberant studying an excessive amount of into the primary few occasions. This might come to a screeching halt when the Fed steps as much as the mic on 3/22.

Something resembling current speeches clarifying charges will climb above 5% and keep in place via 12 months finish ought to calm down most buyers from getting forward of themselves.

Keep opened minded to the brand new info as they avail themselves. Simply understand the scales are nonetheless at the moment tipped within the bear’s favor.

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Wishing you a world of funding success!

Steve Reitmeister…however everybody calls me Reity (pronounced “Righty”)
CEO, StockNews.com

Editor of Reitmeister Complete Return & POWR Worth

SPY shares have been unchanged in after-hours buying and selling Friday. 12 months-to-date, SPY has gained 5.69%, versus a % rise within the benchmark S&P 500 index throughout the identical interval.

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