Why did Stock market give up promising opening gains?

Stocks and credit markets gave up promising opening gains, and it was only commodities that had a really good day. It seems like the beneficiary of inflation would be indeed real assets, as I had been harping about so often, and that the S&P 500 is starting to run into headwinds. Not on account of taper expectations, which appear to have been indeed pushed to the Nov-Dec time window, but thanks to inflation. Whenever you start seeing heavyweights roll over to the downside, it‘s time to pay attention.

Yes, enter tech behemoths – worthwhile to watch. Stagflation would be a powerful environment to facilitate stock market declines – who could forget the 1974-5 slump? Real assets stand positioned to reap the rewards as the cost-push inflation that I‘ve discussed since early this year is very much intact. Throw in some serious supply chain disruptions that won‘t be resolved this year. All you end up with is waiting for precious metals to catch up in the commodities appreciation – bringing in very nice profits in oil and copper… My total portfolio performance chart is at a fresh high!

Let‘s move right into the charts (all courtesy of www.stockcharts.com).

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Outlook

Bears took the opportunity and managed to close quite a few opening gaps on Friday. Would the 50-day moving average again cushion the downswing?

Credit Markets

The credit market turned sharply lower, and the only encouraging sign is the lack of volume compared to the prior upswing.

Gold, Silver, and Miners

Gold and silver are stable in the very short run and can still surprise on the upside. However bleak the miners to gold ratio looks like, precious metals are approaching Sep FOMC disappointment as the Fed won‘t taper then – and that equals celebrations in the metals. Meanwhile, inflation keeps biting, and real rates are going ever more negative.

Crude Oil

Crude oil predictably rose, erasing the poor U.S. inventories‘ effect. Oil stocks performance is actually reasonably strong given the broad stock market slide – black gold can keep on surprising on the upside.

Copper

Copper played strong to catch up to the CRB Index and on heavy volume. This is as bullish short-term as it gets.

Bitcoin and Ethereum

Bitcoin and Ethereum downswing is approaching juncture – will it break below the Sep lows? The 44,000 level is once again key, but I‘m looking for any bearish move to be invalidated and for the golden cross to happen.

Summary

Risk-on was, in the end, selective on Friday, with real assets outperforming paper ones strongly. Such a dynamic is likely to carry over to the week just starting as a crucial test awaits S&P 500 – and it appears the stock market dip would be bought once again.

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