We retired our "Five Bull Market Barometers" in 2020 to make room for a new weekly post that's focused on the three most important charts for the week ahead.
This is that post, so let's jump into this week's edition.
The market breadth has definitely improved, but certain stocks are pushing higher on momentum, and we're here to identify just those! This week, we have a stock from the Financial Sector.
We held our December Monthly Strategy Session last week. Premium Members can access and rewatch it here.
Non-members can get a quick recap of the call simply by reading this post each month.
By focusing on long-term, monthly charts, the idea is to take a step back and put things into the context of their structural trends. This is easily one of our most valuable exercises as it forces us to put aside the day-to-day noise and simply examine markets from a “big-picture” point of view.
With that as our backdrop, let’s dive right in and discuss three of the most important charts and/or themes from this month’s call.
The forex and futures markets will provide bountiful ways to trade a weakening dollar.
Unfortunately, some of our initial attempts to capitalize on dollar weakness have fallen flat.
We’re not surprised – especially since market conditions remain challenging. But that won’t deter us from moving forward and finding the best trade setups.
As always, a viable trade comes down to two critical components: a well-defined risk level and a risk/reward profile heavily skewed in our favor.
And, of course, you know how much we like relative strength.
That brings us to a vehicle that challenges the definition of "currency."
Portfolio Update: Precious metals have been showing signs of life relative to base metals for some time. For example, the trend in the copper/gold ratio has favored gold 40 weeks in a row. Silver has also gotten in on the action and with it holding above a key level last week, we are adding it to our Tactical Opportunity portfolio this week.
The market’s focus is moving on from monthly inflation prints and toward the health & resiliency of the economy in light of the cumulative tightening by the Fed. Our macro health status report remains mixed, but is holding steady for now.