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Tomorrow's trading on the ASX?

?? Shorters covering their shorts again today
that could be

but if so it makes you wonder what the shorters foresee

in the US where it is 'lifelines for our mates ' i can see the worry ( on shorting those over-valued market darlings )
 
divs, the link for short sells...https://www.asx.com.au/data/shortsell.txt

The data is updated about 11.30am every day. Bit of work....you can keep an eye on short sells if you enter the data each day....eg, are they going up or down etc...
 

Industry ETFs​

Tue 26 Sep 23, 8:23am (AEST)
DescriptionLastChg %
Commodities
Uranium28.01+4.55%
Lithium & Battery Tech54.74-0.05%
Steel65.06-0.24%
Copper Miners36.32-0.36%
Strategic Metals66.71-0.66%
Gold Miners28.51-1.25%
Silver21.2-1.76%
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense106.57+0.41%
Construction50.51+0.34%
Global Jets17.1-0.41%
Agriculture21.75-0.50%
Healthcare
Cannabis7.12+5.01%
Biotechnology122.27-0.24%
DescriptionLastChg %
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin13.52-0.73%
Renewables
Solar52.57-0.47%
Hydrogen7.52-0.92%
CleanTech10.98-1.61%
Technology
Video Games/eSports51.11+0.91%
E-commerce17.9805+0.90%
Semiconductor469.47+0.73%
Robotics & AI24.62+0.20%
Electric Vehicles23.49+0.13%
Cloud Computing18.810.00%
FinTech20.01-0.30%
Cybersecurity24.1-0.82%
Sports Betting/Gaming15.901-1.79%
 

Key Events​

ASX corporate actions occurring today:
  • Trading ex-div: Nick Scali (NCK) – $0.35, Southern Cross Electrical (SXE) – $0.04
  • Dividends paid: Atlas Pearls (ATP) – $).003, Contract Energy (CEN) – $0.18, Altium (ALU) – $0.29, LGI (LGI) – $0.01
  • Listing: None
Economic calendar (AEST):
  • 11:00 am: RBA Conference on Inflation
 

Industry ETFs​

Wed 27 Sep 23, 8:31am (AEST)
DescriptionLastChg %
Commodities
Silver20.96-1.13%
Steel64.1337-1.42%
Lithium & Battery Tech53.74-1.83%
Copper Miners35.6-1.98%
Strategic Metals64.95-2.64%
Gold Miners27.74-2.70%
Uranium27.2-2.89%
Industrials
Agriculture21.67-0.37%
Aerospace & Defense105.4-0.89%
Construction49.8-1.41%
Global Jets16.85-1.46%
Healthcare
Biotechnology122.54+0.35%
Cannabis7.08-0.56%
DescriptionLastChg %
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin13.47-0.37%
Renewables
Solar51.74-1.58%
CleanTech10.73-2.28%
Hydrogen7.29-3.06%
Technology
Sports Betting/Gaming15.8652-0.23%
Video Games/eSports50.54-1.12%
Cybersecurity23.78-1.33%
FinTech19.71-1.50%
Semiconductor459.31-1.82%
E-commerce17.65-1.84%
Electric Vehicles23.02-2.00%
Robotics & AI24.12-2.03%
Cloud Computing18.42-2.07%
 

Key Events​

ASX corporate actions occurring today:
  • Trading ex-div: Imdex (IMD) – $0.02, Cedar Woods (CWP) – $0.07, Myer (MYR) – $0.01, Vulcan Steel (VSL) – $0.25, Fonterra Shareholders Fund (FSF) – $0.31
  • Dividends paid: ASX (ASX) – $1.12, Amcor (AMC) – $0.18, Woolworths (WOW) – $0.58, Diverger (DVR) – $0.03, Worley (WOR) – $0.25, Pilbara Minerals (PLS) – $0.14, Aurizon (AZJ) – $0.08, Ampol (ALD) – $0.95, Iluka Resources (ILU) – $0.03, Mineral Resources (MIN) – $0.70, Regis Healthcare (REG) – $0.07, Coles (COL) – $0.30, Endeavour Group (EDV) – $0.07
  • Listing: None
Economic calendar (AEST):
  • 11:30 am: Australia Monthly CPI Indicator
  • 10:30 pm: US Durable Goods Orders
 
I didn't want to post this, but since you mentioned death and cuts, Dona......

Where Are We Now?​

Markets have pulled back sharply in the past week. In this segment, we'll recap some of the key data points behind the selloff and what to watch out for.

Yields have been a major pain point for markets. The US 10-year yield recently pushed above 4.50% for the first time since 2007. This move is more than just higher-for-longer.

The US is issuing over US$10 billion per day in treasuries to cover their deficit spending. This is effectively flooding the bond market with supply, driving bond prices lower and yields higher.

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US 10-year yield chart (Source: TradingView)​

Positioning in the US market is extremely one sided now. Put option activity for the Nasdaq 100 has surged to its highest level since December 2021, with all long positions unwound.

Hedge funds short exposure (as a % of total short US tech short exposure) has jumped to almost 40% from 33% a few months ago. These were the same funds that were aggressively buying into names like Nvidia and AMD earlier this year.

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The S&P 500 has undercut its channel support and trading close to both the 200-day moving average (blue) and a longstanding trendline that goes back to October 2022. This weakness has pushed market breadth to the lowest level since May, so things aren't exactly very strong beneath the hood.

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S&P 500 daily chart (Source: TradingView)​

The bearishness has flushed sentiment with CNN's Fear & Greed Index falling close to 'Extreme Fear' levels. We haven't seen these levels since mid-March, which was when the S&P 500 bottomed after a 9.2% pullback from February highs.

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Source: CNN​

From a technical perspective, the ASX 200 is staring at two key levels: 7,000 (which was also the mid-July low) and 6,900 (which was also the mid-March low).

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ASX 200 daily chart (Source: TradingView)​

Major benchmarks (both US and Australia) are becoming increasingly oversold. This places the market in an awkward place where it can experience a short-term technical bounce (which took place for the ASX 200 last Friday where it finished 0.05% higher from a session low of -1.5%). But current macro conditions may not necessarily allow for anything more than a bounce. Let's see if the market's can muster up some resilience ahead of the seasonally stronger month of Octobe
 
every day it seems, recently, the overnight lead is weak, usually pointing to a down day. Then a bit of a clawback. Death by a thousand cuts.
but most days tempts me to buy a morsel of something ( which i sometimes resist )

( one reason i don't totally hate short-sellers , they sometimes bring me a glimpse of opportunity )
 
I didn't want to post this, but since you mentioned death and cuts, Dona......

Where Are We Now?​

Markets have pulled back sharply in the past week. In this segment, we'll recap some of the key data points behind the selloff and what to watch out for.

Yields have been a major pain point for markets. The US 10-year yield recently pushed above 4.50% for the first time since 2007. This move is more than just higher-for-longer.

The US is issuing over US$10 billion per day in treasuries to cover their deficit spending. This is effectively flooding the bond market with supply, driving bond prices lower and yields higher.

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US 10-year yield chart (Source: TradingView)​

Positioning in the US market is extremely one sided now. Put option activity for the Nasdaq 100 has surged to its highest level since December 2021, with all long positions unwound.

Hedge funds short exposure (as a % of total short US tech short exposure) has jumped to almost 40% from 33% a few months ago. These were the same funds that were aggressively buying into names like Nvidia and AMD earlier this year.

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now is this the worst of the downturn or a prelude to October ??

the perma-bears see several dramas coming to fruition in October , are they correct this time
 

Industry ETFs​

Thu 28 Sep 23, 8:37am (AEST)
DescriptionLastChg %
Commodities
Steel64.9605+1.29%
Lithium & Battery Tech53.84+0.19%
Uranium27.15-0.18%
Copper Miners35.4-0.56%
Strategic Metals64.42-0.82%
Silver20.7-1.24%
Gold Miners26.91-2.99%
Industrials
Construction50.29+0.98%
Aerospace & Defense106.39+0.94%
Global Jets16.9+0.30%
Agriculture21.61-0.28%
Healthcare
Biotechnology123.11+0.47%
Cannabis6.97-1.55%
DescriptionLastChg %
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin13.470.00%
Renewables
Hydrogen7.38+1.23%
CleanTech10.82+0.84%
Solar51.68-0.12%
Technology
Robotics & AI24.41+1.20%
Cybersecurity24.02+1.01%
Semiconductor463.36+0.88%
E-commerce17.79+0.79%
Video Games/eSports50.9+0.71%
Cloud Computing18.55+0.71%
Electric Vehicles23.15+0.56%
Sports Betting/Gaming15.9285+0.40%
FinTech19.73+0.10%
 

Key Events​

ASX corporate actions occurring today:
  • Trading ex-div: There are 40 stocks trading ex-div today. See a full list here
  • Dividends paid: There are 24 companies paying out dividends today. See a full list here
  • Listing: Pioneer Lithium (PLN) at 11:00 am
Economic calendar (AEST):
  • 11:30 am: Australia Retail Sales
  • 10:00 pm: Germany Inflation
  • 10:30 pm: US Q3 GDP
 

Market Breadth In Question

The percentage of S&P 500 stocks trading above their 200-day moving average is at multi-month lows.

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Source: Barchart​

While the percentage of S&P 500 stocks trading above their 50-day is now only 12%. The only times we've seen readings at such depressed levels was:

  • The market low of October 2022
  • The Covid lows in 2020
  • Taper tantrum in 2018
The indicator also suggests that the consensus is growing ever more bearish, supported by the fact that hedge funds are loading up on bearish bets. Could this be another market low? Or is the market in a terribly unhealthy state?

Another indicator (McClellan Oscillator chart below) suggests the S&P 500 is - temporarily at least - oversold. So while there may be some window dressing for the end of the month/quarter, any bounce may be short-lived. And as for any further sell-down .... well, good luck.
 
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