QU A N T IFIA BLE EDGES

S U BS CRIBER L E TTER
ASSESSING MARKET ACTION WITH INDICATORS AND HISTORY

January 14, 2020 Volume 13 Issue 9

Market Overview

Signals Overview
Aggregator CBI Reading
Flat 0

Tonight’s Research Points

• No new evidence emerged tonight.

Short-term Outlook
The Bottom Line
Too overbought to buy and too strong to short.

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Summary of Recent Active Studies (see Letters from listed dates for details
Av g Av g Av g DrawDn
Study Date Description T im e span Bias Run-up DrawDn - 1 Std Dev
Active - Short Term
None
Active - Long Term
December 31 , 2020 1 st 5-day low > 1 0ma 1 -1 0 day s Bullish 2.10% -1.35% -2.60%
Nov ember 1 1 , 201 9 "not QE" int term Bullish
Nov ember 5, 201 9 SPX 50-day %b > 1 00 1 -50 day s Bullish 4.90% -4.20% -7.90%
Nov ember 4, 201 9 Presidential cy cle + Best 6 mos bullish 6 months Bullish
October 28, 201 9 NASDAQ Leading int term Bullish
April 2, 201 9 Golden Cross int term Bullish

The Evidence
The market gapped up on Monday and continued upwards, finishing near the high or the day, and
at all-times highs for several indices. The SPX rose 0.7%, NASDAQ gained 1.0% and Russell
2000 climbed 0.7%. Breadth was positive as the NYSE Up Issues % was 69% and the Up Volume
% came in at 65%. NYSE volume rose some from Friday’s level.

Compelling new short-term evidence tonight is lacking. Sometimes when the market gets into
these persistent moves higher, we just don’t see compelling triggers one way or the other. “Too
overbought to buy and too strong to short” is a phrase I have used many times. But while there is
nothing new and compelling tonight, let’s briefly review some of the evidence we have seen
recently that might be worth remaining aware of.

The intermediate-term active list is filled with bullish studies. Momentum, the Fed, a leading
NASDAQ, and long-term cycles all support the idea that the rally should continue. But we have
seen evidence recently suggesting it could be overdone, and that mid-January is a time where it
could pull back. Over the weekend I showed how January opex week had struggled historically.
And while it has not been the case in recent years, that tendency could reassert itself. In the 1/3/20
letter I showed that there has often been a mid-January swoon when the 1st trading day of the year
has started with a gain. That swoon has not yet arrived. I have also noted that SPY and QQQ have
gone an extended period now without any substantial pullback. They have now both closed above
their 10-day moving averages for 25 days in a row. Since 2000, there have only been 3 other
instances where this has happened: 11/2014, 11/2015, and 3/2016. So a pullback is overdue, and
mid-January is often a time where we see one. Therefore, there is a battle between time frames and
bullish/bearish forces, and finding a great trigger point is tough here.

I have updated the Aggregator chart below.

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Without any new studies being added tonight, the green Aggregator Line remained slightly above
zero. Positive readings mean net expectations are for upside over the next few days. Meanwhile
the black Differential Line held below 0. The negative Differential Line reading means SPX is
overbought versus recent expectations. So expectations are positive but SPX is still quite
overbought. This is considered a neutral configuration. Neutral configurations are visible on the
chart whenever both lines close on opposite sides of zero. Therefore, the Aggregator signal stayed
flat at the close.

With the short-term active list barren, expectations are solely based on the intermediate-term
studies. If nothing new emerges on Tuesday, then they will remain slightly bullish. Of course short-
term expectations in the coming days will be greatly influenced by any new short-term evidence
that emerges. Meanwhile, the Differential Pivot will be 3269.61 on Tuesday. That is 0.6% below
Monday’s close. Therefore, SPX would need to close 0.6% lower in order to flip back to
“oversold” versus recent expectations.

So the Aggregator is again neutral. I am too. And my outlook has not really changed since
yesterday. Like I said above…too overbought to buy and too strong to short. I will continue to
wait for a more favorable reward/risk opportunity before taking on new index exposure. The
market rarely goes very long without tipping its hand in some way. I’ll be ready when it does.

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Intermediate-term Outlook (2 weeks – 2 months) – updated 1/13 – bullish
The intermediate-term outlook was last updated in the 1/13/20 Letter. It can be found in the most
recent weekly letter on the website.
http://quantifiableedges.com/current-weekly-letter/

Catapult and Capitulative Breadth Statistics

Catapult & CBI Presentation Link
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OpenCatapult Triggers
None

Broad Market Large Cap CBI – 0

Additional New Trade Ideas

A full listing of system triggers can be found at the numbered systems page each night. I will
cherry pick some of my favorite setups from the S&P 100 and ETF lists along with occasional
other trade ideas to track below.

None tonight.

Current Open Trade Ideas

Symbol Entry Date Entry Price Current Price % Gain/Loss Stop Notes
TGT(1/3) 1/6/2020 $123.97 $124.59 0.50% sold on open
TGT(1/3) 1/7/2020 $123.00 $124.59 1.29% sold on open
ACN(1/3) 1/7/2020 $203.20 $207.49 2.11% sold on open
ACN(1/3) 1/8/2020 $203.93 $207.49 1.75% sold on open
A complete list of Quantifiable Edges trade idea results since the inception of the letter in 2008
can be found here.
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