Last week’s review of the macro market indicators suggested heading into the shortened Thanksgiving Holiday week, that the equity markets had moved strongly higher, maybe a bit too fast in the short run.
Elsewhere looked for gold to continue lower while crude oil consolidated in its downtrend. The US Dollar Index was consolidating with an upward bias and US Treasuries were moving higher in the consolidation range. The Shanghai Composite looked ready to resume the move higher out of consolidation, and Emerging Markets were biased to the upside short term in their downtrend.
Volatility looked to remain low adding some wind to the backs of the equity index ETFs N:SPY, N:IWM and O:QQQ. Their charts looked good in the short term, with the SPY and QQQ moving higher and the IWM biased higher in consolidation. Longer term the SPY and QQQ looked ready to attack their all-time highs, while the IWM lagged behind.
The week played out with gold running flat until pushing lower to end the week while crude oil started higher but could not continue. The US dollar drifted slightly higher while Treasuries found 1 day of upside before consolidating. The Shanghai Composite muddled along sideways until a drop Friday while Emerging Markets pulled back from a lower high.
Volatility settled in a tight range, at low levels for the week. The Equity Index ETFs were mixed, with the SPY and the QQQ holding steady, while the IWM marched higher.
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