Manna Seekers Need Convincing ~ The Risk Averse Alert

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Manna Seekers Need Convincing


"Manna for the long trade" is how elevated options premium is read (see $VIX)...




Yet also reflecting a measure of unwillingness to write options contracts, the Volatility Index remaining elevated likewise is indicating that, a retest of recent market lows might be necessary to coax the will of yield hungry money managers to juice their returns collecting options premium. A successful retest should serve to bolster belief the worst of selling has been seen.


$SPX

Coming right up, if similarity in the S&P 500's technical configuration with the same during the latter half of June 2010 bears any significance. With elevated weakness preceding the present moment a retest of this month's lows seems rather likely.

It will be interesting to see how the S&P 500's weaker technical state is repaired over weeks ahead. Momentum-wise (bottom panel), standing out are sharp spikes higher, late-June (2011) and presently. Nothing quite so steep developed during formation of wave (c) of B. Thus do interests long equities appear both trapped and desperate to coax a bid. We probably will see further evidence of this, as wave (2) of C develops over the next few weeks.




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