Who Says You Can’t Time The Market?

JNK Weekly Chart JNK Weekly Chart

Junk Bonds, via SPDR® Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE:JNK), rallied Friday closing above the 50-week moving average.

Then again yesterday, JNK ran up to yet another new high since March. This is the best example of “Don’t Fight the Fed!” (especially ahead of the Fed meeting).

Until I see a shift in risk appetite, I cannot get negative, in spite of the headlines, economic data, rise in gold, fall in the dollar or civil rest. Call JNK the perfect timing mechanism, as I believe we will see the market sputter, but not until JNK stops moving up and gives us a real topping sign.

The weekly chart of JNK, above, shows it cleared the 50-week moving average (blue).

A couple of other noteworthy features of the chart:

The high June 5th is 105.26, just cleared.
The 200-WMA (green) is well above at 107.64.
The 23-month moving average is at 105.83.

Should JNK continue its north route and clear 105.83, I imagine the 200-WMA is next. That means the overall market will continue to run up since risk appetite will remain high.

If JNK fails 104.91, especially with the end of the month nigh, then I would consider that a top for the overall market as well.

At that point we can still talk about inflation, and even more readily, add the prefix “stag” before it.

KEY LEVELS
S&P 500 (SPY)320 held and has to continue to

Russell 2000 (IWM)146 support 150 resistance

Dow (DIA)270 now resistance 262.50 support

NASDAQ (QQQ)262 now resistance with support at 250

Regional Banking ETF (NYSE:KRE) Yo-yo again, unconfirmed bearish phase. 37.70 the 50-DMA

Van
Eck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:SMH)165-168 resistance

i
Shares Transportation Average ETF (NYSE:IYT)172.75 support and back into an unconfirmed accumulation phase

i
Shares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB)142 resistance

SPDR® S&P Retail ETF (NYSE:XRT)46.00 support

Volatility Index (VXX)I’d like to see a new multi-month low, then reversal

Junk Bonds (JNK) Cleared 104.95-must hold

LQD (i
Shs i
Boxx High Yield Corporate Bonds) Support at the 10-DMA 137.50

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