I’d say Germany is in a world of hurt here, too. Enter………a Fräulein with a bullwhip.
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Banks Breaking Down
Emerging Support?
Just to shift gears, I’ll offer something somewhat bullish (although I don’t mean it for a second).
The emerging markets, mentioned here incessantly on Slope, have been extraordinarily chart-able for 2018. That’s plain to see from the tints I have provided below. At the moment, my eye is on that yellow since, which for the third day appears to be providing support.
Time to Short Utilities
I think the utilities index is a fantastic long-term short. Lately it has rallied up to a price point which gives it an appealing risk/reward ratio.
Yanking the Wax Away
I know almost nothing about politics in Brazil. I had heard, however, there was a Presidential election on Sunday (that is, yesterday), and the “Donald Trump of Brazil” was rising in the polls. Well, he won, and Brazil equities exploded higher this morning. Examining the Fibonacci retracements, I noticed that we were trading near a possible reversal point, so I shorted the symbol EWZ at 39.37 with a stop at 39.50. It’s up about 1.43% as of this moment. This was definitely a “sell into strength” type moment, because Brazil’s problems are probably bigger than their version of Trump can solve.
