Börsipäev 17. juuni

USA futuurid on suutnud 0,3%list plussi hoida

Euroopa turud:

Saksamaa DAX +0,42%
Pantsusmaa CAC 40 +0,58%
Suurbritannia FTSE100 +0,68%
Hispaania IBEX 35 +1,04%
Rootsi OMX 30 +0,12%
Venemaa MICEX +0,23%
Poola WIG -0,51%

Aasia turud:
Jaapani Nikkei 225 -0,67%
Hong Kongi Hang Seng +0,38%
Hiina Shanghai A (kodumaine) -0,38%
Hiina Shanghai B (välismaine) N/A -0,21%
Lõuna-Korea Kosdaq -0,16%
Tai Set 50 +0,25%
India Sensex 30 +0,88%

Rev Shark: Giving the Bulls Some Room

06/17/2010 7:29AM

Man stands for long time with mouth open before roast duck flies in. -- Chinese saying

Overseas markets are strong this morning, and that's giving us a positive start. The Spanish bond auction went well, there is a little more clarity about the Gulf spill situation after the escrow deal, retail sales in the U.K. were good due to demand for televisions for World Cup viewing and the euro continues its rally.

With the S&P 500 holding its breakout of the 200-day simple moving average, the bulls are ready for some more upside. After a wobbly close last night. is it really any surprise that we have a strong start this morning? Trapping the unsuspecting overnight crowd has been the pattern lately, and it's playing out again this morning.

There has been a lot written recently about how this market is nuts, and how there's no rhyme or reason for the way it trades. The market is always irrational to some degree, but there the theme lately has been that it has become so dysfunctional that it's untradeable. There is plenty of evidence to back up that assertion, and the high level of frustration of many market players helps to confirm it.

Unfortunately, complaining about the character of the market action isn't going to make us any money. We either have to find a way to deal with it or just stand aside and ignore it.

There is nothing wrong with sitting on the sidelines when you feel out of sync with the market. It happens to all market players from time to time. No matter how hard you try, you just can't make any progress, and you start to wonder if you just don't have the old mojo anymore. When that happens, getting away from the market for a little while can be a very good idea.

The great thing about the market is that conditions always change if you wait long enough. There will be times when it feels like stocks will never go up again, times when nothing seems to go down, and times when it feels completely random and confused. Eventually things always shift and the character of the market is suddenly quite different. All you have to do is wait long enough and you'll have a different sort of market to deal with.

Don't give up. You have to keep at it day after day so that you have a feel for the action and are mentally and emotionally prepared as things do change. There may be a long period when you don't make any progress and you feel frustrated and confused, but you just have to work through it and wait for greater clarity to emerge.

The market wouldn't be so potentially lucrative if it were easy. Like most good things in life, it requires some hard work if you expect to reap the rewards.

The bulls have some good news flow and are back on track this morning. There have a fair amount of room to run on the upside before they smack into the next level of technical resistance, and I'm giving them room to do so. Yes, volume has been poor and the upside momentum is not very impressive, but this market has been able to run on that sort of action -- and it's doing it again.

BDI kohta veel niipalju, et kui viimase viie aasta jooksul lisandus merele umbes 300 uut kaubalaeva aastas, siis sellel aastal peaks see jääma 1400 laeva juurde (07-08 buumi ajal tellitud laevad saavad valmis). Kuna BDI aitab kiiresti jälgida muutust toorainete nõudluse järele, siis on selge, et uute laevade suure arvu tõttu ei ole indeks hetkel väga hea proxy nõudluse hindamiseks toorainesektoris.

Kui aga uute laevade arv stabiliseerub, tasub indeksil ikkagi silma peal hoida (annab üsna kiirelt märku toorainesektori nõudlusest, mis on omakorda sisend erinevates sektorites). Baltic Exchange ise arvab umbes sama (link):

"There are two elements to the BDI: demand and supply. When the supply of shipping is fairly stable, demand represents a good pointer to activity in primary industry,"

"[The BDI] is a good indicator of dry bulk rates in the market—we have never made great claims for it to be more than that."

Philadelphia Fedi äritingimusi kajastav indeks oodatust märgatavalt kehvem:

June Philadelphia Fed 8.0 vs 20.0 Briefing.com consensus, May 21.4

May Leading Indicators +0.4% vs +0.5% Briefing.com consensus, prior revised to 0.0% from -0.1%

See ongi siis põhjuseks miks põhi alt läks.
Panen siia BDI kohta väikse ülevaate:

Dry Bulk Index indicates further weakness possible

With the global economic recovery teetering, a good indication of worldwide demand is the Baltic Dry Index, which tracks worldwide international shipping prices of various dry bulk cargos. The index takes into account 26 shipping routes measured on a timecharter and voyage basis, providing "an assessment of the price of moving major raw materials by sea."

The way the Dry Bulk Index is calculated is a lot like LIBOR in that each day the Baltic calls brokers around the world asking how much it would cost to book different cargos of raw materials on various routes. The Baltic Dry Index is broken down into three categories: Capesize, Panamax, and Supramax/Handymax.

Capesize ships are those that are too big to navigate the Suez, and must travel around the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn to reach their destinations. Many vessels of this capacity include oil tankers and bulk carriers transporting raw materials. These ships make up 62% of Dry Bulk traffic.

Panamax ships are those which are able to travel through the Panama Canal. These ships must have the dimensions that enable them to fit in the canal's lock chambers. Panamax ships make up 20% of Dry Bulk traffic.

Supramax/Handymax is the third ship classification in the Dry Bulk Index. These ships are the smallest classification and make up 18% of the index.

Looking technically at the Baltic Dry Index, there are several worrisome signs. After retracing 38.2% of its move from its June 2008 peak to its December 2008 trough (an important Fibonacci retracement), the Baltic Dry Index has struggled to push higher. The index recently dropped below the trendline extending off the April 2009 bottom. By doing so it also caused a breakdown of the RSI, another bearish indicator. The divergence of the MACD fuels the bearish case as further weakness appears on the horizon for the Baltic Dry Index.

While there is no direct way for the average investor to trade the Baltic Dry Index, it can be used as an indicator of future economic expansion/weakness. For those looking for a play on the weakness in the index, Claymore Shipping ETF (SEA), Diana Shipping (DSX), Genco Shipping and Trading (GNK), and Dry Ships (DRYS) are viable options.