Wednesday saw lower volume being traded across all 3 indexes but all managed to end higher in what was a choppier day of trading.
The S&P rose 14 points to close at 4701. The NASDAQ rose 100 points to close at 15,786. The Dow Jones rose 35 points to close at 35,754.
After such a strong rally, a weaker day was expected but that weakness looks set to continue Thursday.
Let’s review Wednesday’s closing technical indicators to see what we should expect for Thu Dec 9 2021.
Stock Market Outlook Chart Comments At The Close on Wed Dec 8 2021
The candlestick on Wednesday closed above the 21 day moving average, which is bullish. However the closing candlestick also points to weakness for Thursday.
The 21 day moving average is continuing to fall which is bearish. The other remaining major moving averages, namely the 50, 100 and 200 day are still climbing. This is bullish.
The Bollinger Bands Squeeze is over. The Lower Bollinger Band is trending sideways as is the Lower Bollinger Band. This is bearish for the index.
Stock Market Outlook: Technical Indicators Review:
Momentum: Momentum is unchanged but remained positive.
- Settings: For momentum I use a 10 period when studying market direction.
MACD Histogram: MACD (Moving Averages Convergence / Divergence) issued a down signal on Wed Nov 17 2021 . On Wednesday the down signal weakened considerably. As well, the histogram is showing a rise coming shortly.
- Settings: For MACD Histogram, I am using the Fast Points set at 13, Slow Points at 26 and Smoothing at 9.
Ultimate Oscillator: The Ultimate Oscillator is rising.
- Settings: The Ultimate Oscillator settings are: Period 1 is 5, Period 2 is 10, Period 3 is 15, Factor 1 is 4, Factor 2 is 2 and Factor 3 is 1. These are not the default settings but are the settings I use with the S&P 500 chart set for 1 to 3 months.
Slow Stochastic: The Slow Stochastic has an up signal for Thursday.
Settings: For the Slow Stochastic I use the K period of 14 and D period of 3. The Slow Stochastic tries to predict the market direction further out than just one day.
Relative Strength Index: The RSI signal is rising and nearing overbought readings.
- Settings: The relative strength index is set for a period of 5 which gives it 5 days of market movement to monitor. It is often the first indicator to show an overbought or oversold signal.
Rate of Change: The rate of change signal is rising further. It has not yet confirmed that the next move will be up for the S&P.
- Settings: Rate Of Change is set for a 21 period. This indicator looks back 21 days and compares price action from the past to the present. With the Rate Of Change, prices are rising when signals are positive. Conversely, prices are falling when signals are negative. As an advance rises the Rate Of Change signal should also rise higher, otherwise the rally is suspect. A decline should see the Rate Of Change fall into negative signals. The more negative the signals the stronger the decline.
Support and Resistance Levels To Be Aware Of:
4725 is resistance
4700 is resistance
4655 is light support.
4600 is good support
4550 is light support
4525 is light support
4500 is support
Stock Market Outlook for Tomorrow – Thu Dec 9 2021
On Wednesday the S&P managed to push through resistance to reach 4700. The selling last week and today’s recovery higher, turns the 4655 valuation from resistance to light support.
Volumes were lower throughout all the indexes as investors prepare for the latest inflation numbers to be released. That will impact stocks on Thursday.
Aside from that report, the outlook is still bullish for equities, although not as bullish as we saw earlier this week.
For Thursday, weakness will creep in and there will be dips. Some could be deeper than expected, however the chance of a higher close is still within reach on Thursday.