Main U.S. indexes red; Dow off most, down ~0.6
Energy weakest S&P sector; Cons Disc is sole gainer
Euro STOXX 600 index falls ~0.4%
Dollar ~flat; gold off; crude down >1%; bitcoin up >1%
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield edges down to ~4.38%
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S&P 500 BREADTH IN FREE FALL
The S&P 500 index .SPX is down less than 1% from its 6,090.27 December 6 record closing high.
However, since peaking at an all-time high on November 29, the S&P 500's daily advance/decline (A/D) line has been falling precipitously. In fact, the A/D line is now on track to decline for a 12th day in a row.
Using LSEG data on the S&P 500's A/D line, which goes back to summer 2012, this breadth measure is on a record daily losing streak:
The NYSE A/D line has also recently turned down from a record high. The Nasdaq A/D line, which as long been beleaguered, is at fresh record lows.
Over the last 4-5 years, S&P 500 A/D line peaks have tended to be coincident with significant highs in the S&P 500 index. So, it remains to be seen if the recent A/D line top, five trading days ahead of the SPX's record close, proves to be pivotal or not.
The NYSE A/D line recently gave no divergence warning as it topped the same day as the NYSE Composite .NYA. Of note, ahead of the 2022 bear market, the NYSE A/D line topped in November 2021, 45 trading days ahead of the NYA's peak.
Meanwhile, recent S&P 500 and Nasdaq strength has no doubt been underpinned by Mag 7/tech titan names, helping these indexes defy internal weakness.
Indeed, the NYSE FANG index .NYFANG which includes six of the Mag 7 stocks, has surged more than 10% so far this month. The SPX is just barely positive in December, while the S&P 500 equal-weighted index .SPXEW is down about 4% this month.
With this, the SPXEW/NYFANG ratio fell to an all-time low on Monday.
(Terence Gabriel)
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FOR TUESDAY'S EARLIER LIVE MARKETS POSTS:
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WALL STREET EASES EARLY AFTER RETAIL SALES - CLICK HERE
DOW INDUSTRIALS ON VERGE OF EYE-POPPING LOSING STREAK - CLICK HERE
UPSIDE IN EUROPEAN CYCLICALS BUT NO BUYING YET - BOFA SURVEY - CLICK HERE
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE EURO? BETTER LOOK AT CHINA - CLICK HERE
STOXX DOWN, TRADERS EYE CENBANK CALENDAR - CLICK HERE
EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES DOWN, CENBANK BONANZA LOOMS - CLICK HERE
INVESTORS LOOK PAST POLITICS TO CENTRAL BANK MOVES - CLICK HERE
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(Terence Gabriel is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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