December 28th, 2022 by Richard

The SPX on the 20th Dec had the opportunity to rally...

 

Nb. Our comment for 12/20/22

 

It was bit of a tough end to the December expiry for the SPX but, we were more than happy to see the index finish on rollover Wednesday at 3995.32, just inside its zone.

Of course, the SPX was trying to go up to get inside its zone, whereas the FTSE was pulling in the exact opposite direction.

So, being in its zone for just the rollover is not ideal, but it is sometimes as good as you are going to get.

For the FTSE, this meant it was above its zone on the rollover, but managed the actual expiry in its zone.

And don’t forget this was the mighty Dec expiry, the biggest of the big, so with this in mind as well, we are more than happy to take that. And if we had known this at the start of the expiry, we would most definitely have taken it.

However, once the rollover was out of the way, there was precious little left for this index to fight for over the last two days of last week.

Which meant, the January expiry, started life (or being the front month) at 3852.

Prior to Friday 16th in the Jan expiry R2 was at 3845, only jumping that day. Well, it was more like a leap-frog, as the close on that Thursday was 3895.75, so by the time Dec actually expired it was already below it.

The point being, is that the Jan expiry was born in the R2 bandwidth.

Quite often a new expiry can be “born” into a level of ratio it is uncomfortable with and, we strongly suspect, that this is the case here.

If there was ever an opportunity for a Christmas rally to take place, then this is it.

 

 

Range:            3670  to  3895           

Activity:          Poor

Type:              On balance bullish

 

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Nb. Our comment from the 12/13/22 (Nb. The December expiry)

 

And they were doing so well, getting the market back to 3990 and just below the zone as we entered the final week of the December expiry.

Also, don’t forget, this was when London was going the other way and trying to get back inside its zone, below 7450.

Still got a few days yet, so it certainly isn’t over this expiry. It just means they are going to have to work for it if they want a successful outcome.

Of course, this is a success for derivatives, so please bear that in mind.

As we are now on substack it is perhaps worth pointing out that when this research was valued by institutions, or pre-MiFID II, we used to cover the FTSE100, DAX, CAC, HSI, DJIA, NDX and the SPX. And our reports were daily but, more importantly, before the respective market opened.

Which makes this look a tad curve-fitting but, above the zone, although R3 now starts at 4180, we would have mentioned there is what we call a significant step-up at 4105.

Anyway, last week we did get our test of R1 at 3945 (please see comment below), but not the one we were hoping for, R2 at 3895.

Evidently this was enough, especially for a “meandering market”, but it seems the CPI figures have scuppered that.

Also, we do take pains to point out that the huge increase in overall activity in the final week of the biggest of the big expiries very often get misdiagnosed. This to us is such a case in point. It’s not as if the Fed tapering rate rises is new news after all.

What it does mean is that this expiry has a good bit of fight left in it, which is always exciting, if not tradable.

Finally, at least as yet, no pretenders to being the new zone, so 4000 is the bullseye.

 

Range:            3995  to  4005           

Activity:          Only just registered

Type:              On balance not bearish

 

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December 22nd, 2022 by Richard

Huge trading range potential in the January 2023 expiry for the FTSE

 

Nb. Our comment on 12/19/22

We certainly got that exciting end to the December expiry that we hoped for.

Firstly, we sincerely hope you caught the test of DR at 7550 with the intraday high of 7553.36 on Tuesday 13th.

After that it was all about whether or not it would manage to breach the zones upper boundary at 7450. It failed to do so on rollover Wednesday, but this had as much to do with the SPX spending this day around their zone, at 4000.

On the Thursday it did manage it but, we suspect this was a very short-lived sense of achievement, as having broken through it obviously found it even harder to try and stay within it.

The settlement price was 7350.08, so they did do it, but only just.

And that is the trouble with the zone, as being where there is no ratio, then there is absolutely nothing to push back against the market whichever way it goes.

And once the expiry was out the way and, courtesy of the January expiry zone being slightly higher, the market found itself below the zone in this new expiry without having to actually even go anywhere.

Compounding this, is the fact that the new expiry also has 150-points of the very minimal Y1 ratio below the zone.

This makes the first meaningful ratio support level 7250.

However, the good news for the bulls, is that there is also 150-points of Y1 ratio on the other side of the zone.

Meaning we have a potential trading range of 7250 all the way up to 7650 this expiry.

 

Range:            7250  to  7400      

Activity:          Average

Type:              On balance decently bearish

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Nb. Our comment from 12/12/22 (re. the Dec expiry)

Well, here we are in the final week of the mighty December expiry and, we have to say, it really hasn’t been that exciting. Quite the opposite in fact.

Hopefully the rollover and actual expiry will generate a bit of excitement, and then we can get down to the usual Christmas rally.

But first we must mention last week and, on the very day we last published (5/12/22) we saw a bandwidth test with B1 again featuring prominently, and exactly as suspected (please see our comment below).

The intraday high was 7598.21 and, although B1 had slipped, we did get that “nervous reaction”, which then saw the market to go on and test DR at 7550.

DR held but, as we always say with a bandwidth test, you tend to get a breakout the next day. Which is exactly what happened.

This meant the remainder of last week was all about the zone’s upper boundary at 7450.

Perfect timing as we enter the final week, now all they need is one last final effort to get it back in its zone for either the rollover or the expiry.

Trouble is, it is never that simple. As this week sees everything go up several notches, as the December expiry isn’t known as the biggest of the big for no reason.

The trouble is, this greatly enhanced activity can very easily be misdiagnosed and, therefore attributed to other factors, which can make getting, and holding, the market between 7350 and 7450 very difficult.

And then, we quite often see the amber gamblers, those that pile in at the closing stages, which can dramatically shift even the zone. So, a move to 7450-7550 is not out of the question either.

At least 7550 is still DR and B1 is back at 7600, so you at least definitely know where all that futures selling is going to come out at.

 

Range:            7450  to  7550      

Activity:          Very poor

Type:              Bearish

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December 14th, 2022 by Richard

The FTSE starts the mighty Dec expiry struggling to get back into its zone.

 

Nb. Our comment on 12/12/22

Well, here we are in the final week of the mighty December expiry and, we have to say, it really hasn’t been that exciting. Quite the opposite in fact.

Hopefully the rollover and actual expiry will generate a bit of excitement, and then we can get down to the usual Christmas rally.

But first we must mention last week and, on the very day we last published (5/12/22) we saw a bandwidth test with B1 again featuring prominently, and exactly as suspected (please see our comment below).

The intraday high was 7598.21 and, although B1 had slipped, we did get that “nervous reaction”, which then saw the market to go on and test DR at 7550.

DR held but, as we always say with a bandwidth test, you tend to get a breakout the next day. Which is exactly what happened.

This meant the remainder of last week was all about the zone’s upper boundary at 7450.

Perfect timing as we enter the final week, now all they need is one last final effort to get it back in its zone for either the rollover or the expiry.

Trouble is, it is never that simple. As this week sees everything go up several notches, as the December expiry isn’t known as the biggest of the big for no reason.

The trouble is, this greatly enhanced activity can very easily be misdiagnosed and, therefore attributed to other factors, which can make getting, and holding, the market between 7350 and 7450 very difficult.

And then, we quite often see the amber gamblers, those that pile in at the closing stages, which can dramatically shift even the zone. So, a move to 7450-7550 is not out of the question either.

At least 7550 is still DR and B1 is back at 7600, so you at least definitely know where all that futures selling is going to come out at.

 

Range:            7450  to  7550      

Activity:          Very poor

Type:              Bearish

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Nb. Our comment from 12/05/22

We had to wait until the following day after we published last week for the test of 7550.

The intraday high was 7543.09 on the back of a 4.44% gain on the very heavily weighted HSBC. Although the market finished down at 7512 the writing was on the wall as one could definitely see the bullish flame had been seriously ignited.

We do bang on about the misleading opening level on the FTSE, because it is so very misrepresentative, and such was again the case on Wednesday 30th Nov. Officially the market opened at 7512 but, in reality, it was 7555.

This meant it had essentially leapfrogged the DR level at 7550, and it really didn’t look back again all day.

Rather that Wednesday and Thursday it was all about B1 at 7600, the “serious backup” we called it last week.

The intraday highs were 7599.27 and 7599.70 respectively.

The trouble on Friday, was the market couldn’t break back down over DR at 7550.

If B1 was still at 7600 and the market went back there it would be strike 3 but, as you can see in the above table, B1 now starts at 7650.

Does give the market a bit more headroom but, the market won’t know B1 has slipped, so should it go there again it may well have a nervous reaction.

As we are just at the halfway point of this expiry there is still plenty of time but, eventually the zone down at 7400 will exert its influence, especially as the move up to 7500 is now looking unlikely.

Finally, a note re the Christmas rally and, very typically, this is what we are used to seeing, so if it remains as normal then we won’t see this year’s rally until after the Dec expiry is over.

 

Range:            7450  to  7550        or        7550  to  (7600)/7650     

Activity:          Very poor

Type:              Bullish

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December 6th, 2022 by Richard

The SPX retreats back to the safety of its zone after testing R2.

 

Nb. Our comment for 12/06/22

 

We made the point in our last comment (30th Nov – please see below-) that in the absence of a meaningful test of a ratio/delta level the SPX was in essence just meandering.

Luckily, we didn’t have to wait very long, courtesy of the Fed mentioning it might ease the pace of rate hikes, the market leapt up to 4080 on the very day we published.

Obviously, the market got carried away with itself and, no surprise, having been so aimless for so long it was crying out to let off some steam.

The trouble with that was, for the next two days, Thursday and Friday, it was stuck in the R2 bandwidth not being able to make any progress in either direction.

We actually thought, that they had solved the problem on the Friday, what with that massive gap down at the open which took the market down to 4040.17, and below R2 at 4055.

Can’t explain why it finished back at where it started but, as the ratio/delta levels hadn’t changed, a repeat was always a distinct possibility.

Coincidence or not, we were also not surprised to see the market finish yesterday back within its zone when it did repeat this yesterday.

Our problem is, that it is a week early, as the rollover and expiry are not until next week.

In a perfect world, we would like to see this market test R1 at 3945, or even R2 at 3895, as don’t forget there is no minimal Y ratio above the zone, so the market is now well accustomed to R1.

Just to remind everyone, the perfect expiry is when the market test one level of ratio on one side of the zone, then goes on to test the same level on the other side before finishing in or around its zone. Although anywhere in the Y ratio for the SPX is more than acceptable.

 

Range:            3995  to  4005           

Activity:          Only just registered

Type:              On balance not bearish

 

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Nb. Our comment from the 11/30/22

 

Well, the market did try, getting as high as 4034.02 last week, before capitulating.

So, not really very aggressive, as it was only R1 ratio it was dealing with.

Although, it is perhaps worth noting that it may have been just too early in the expiry for the market to deal with R1 ratio but, it could also have been, it just didn’t want to be in bullish territory above the zone.

Both are not good news for the bulls but, one at least, is not so bad as the other. As the market can always become just a bit more aggressive and committed and so therefore become accustomed to R1, but it is a lot harder to swing sentiment as a whole from bearish to bullish.

In the meantime, it seems happy enough to just languish in the Y ratio bandwidth below the zone.

We would be a lot happier had it tested R2 at 4055, and we will be a lot happier when it tests R1 at 3895, as in the absence of either it is just meandering really.

Compounding all this, is the fact that the FTSE is at the other end of the spectrum, having taken on, and beaten, DR ratio, on gone on to challenge B1.

These are very significant levels of ratio, that result in a huge number of futures selling courtesy of the dynamic delta. There is nothing wrong of course with a market that is happy to buy all these futures coming out onto the market. Our issue is that this seems peculiar to London, as the SPX is certainly not exhibiting the same bullish exuberance.

Generally, it is unlikely that both are right.

So, choose your horse and, for what it’s worth, we always go for the SPX in circumstances such as this. Even though the better trading opportunities are this side of the pond.

 

Range:            3895  to  4005           

Activity:          Very poor

Type:              Bearish

 

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December 5th, 2022 by Richard

The FTSE runs into B1at 7600 (twice) and gets knocked back (twice).

 

Nb. Our comment from 11/28/22

Well, the first week was indeed all about the zone but, by the end, it also seems R2 did indeed hold no fear.

Although, we have to admit, judging by the lack of movement, the market evidently found it very difficult coping with the ratio. Bit like walking waist deep in mud, having to deal with the incessant futures selling, if you’re not really up for it.

On Monday last week the FTSE tested the bottom boundary (7350) of its zone with the intraday low of 7343.37.

The Tuesday saw it test the upper boundary (7450), firstly in the morning when it just touched it before getting repelled 30-points, and then again in the afternoon, with the intraday high of 7458.88.

The following two days saw it struggle in R2 above the zone but, on both days, it came down to test the upper boundary for support, or confirmation, with the intraday lows of 7452.84 and 7443.46 respectively.

The end result of all this, is that you now know that the market certainly now knows where the safety of its zone is.

Looking ahead, and there haven’t been many changes in the ratio, and most of those are below the zone, so the ratio situation is very plain to see this expiry.

7550 is now critical for the FTSE and, although it is only DR, it is that level for the market which is coming from R1.

That is a huge leap, 3 entire levels, and don’t forget these are exponential, so this should be like running into a wall, albeit a wall of futures selling.

Also, don’t forget, B1 is also lurking there at 7600, giving it some serious backup.

Looking a lot further ahead and, very much dependant on what happens in the next fortnight, we can see the zone being 7450-7550 in the final week.

 

Range:            7450  to  7540      

Activity:          Poor

Type:              On balance only just bullish

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Nb. Our comment on 12/05/22

We had to wait until the following day after we published last week for the test of 7550.

The intraday high was 7543.09 on the back of a 4.44% gain on the very heavily weighted HSBC. Although the market finished down at 7512 the writing was on the wall as one could definitely see the bullish flame had been seriously ignited.

We do bang on about the misleading opening level on the FTSE, because it is so very misrepresentative, and such was again the case on Wednesday 30th Nov. Officially the market opened at 7512 but, in reality, it was 7555.

This meant it had essentially leapfrogged the DR level at 7550, and it really didn’t look back again all day.

Rather that Wednesday and Thursday it was all about B1 at 7600, the “serious backup” we called it last week.

The intraday highs were 7599.27 and 7599.70 respectively.

The trouble on Friday, was the market couldn’t break back down over DR at 7550.

If B1 was still at 7600 and the market went back there it would be strike 3 but, as you can see in the above table, B1 now starts at 7650.

Does give the market a bit more headroom but, the market won’t know B1 has slipped, so should it go there again it may well have a nervous reaction.

As we are just at the halfway point of this expiry there is still plenty of time but, eventually the zone down at 7400 will exert its influence, especially as the move up to 7500 is now looking unlikely.

Finally, a note re the Christmas rally and, very typically, this is what we are used to seeing, so if it remains as normal then we won’t see this year’s rally until after the Dec expiry is over.

 

Range:            7450  to  7550        or        7550  to  (7600)/7650     

Activity:          Very poor

Type:              Bullish

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November 30th, 2022 by Richard

The SPX back below its zone and into bearish territory, again.

 

Nb. Our comment from the 11/22/22

 

Firstly, a final comment on the November expiry, where the settlement price was 3983.42.

So, just over 10-points below the zone. After traversing all the way back up from testing Y2 at 3695 (3698.15 3rd) it then tested Y2 at 4005 (4008.97 14th) and, albeit did go a bit higher, to then fall back to 3906.54 before recovering to end within spitting distance of its zone is more than good enough for us.

Hopefully December will be as perfect but, being the biggest of the big, this is a very tall order.

Especially when one considers that this expiry always contains Thanksgiving, and therefore also the usual rally.

Which we have already seen a chunk of we suspect.

More importantly, it means the first week is holiday restricted (actual closures but also absenteeism) so normality doesn’t really return until the last two weeks. Which means, this week and the next, anything can happen.

Apart from the fact it always takes a day or so for everyone to get up to speed with the sheer magnitude of increased activity courtesy of this being a triple and already being about three times the size of an intermediary expiry at the same stage.

Looking at the table above, no surprise the zone is where it is and, in fact, it probably moved before Novembers did.

Slight surprise there is a bandwidth of Y ratio. Although, only time will tell, how long this remains in place.

While it does, this does give the SPX a decent enough trading range to play around in. At least that is, until it decides to get a bit more aggressive.   

 

Range:            3895  to  4005           

Activity:          Poor

Type:              Neutral

 

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Nb. Our comment for 11/30/22

 

Well, the market did try, getting as high as 4034.02 last week, before capitulating.

So, not really very aggressive, as it was only R1 ratio it was dealing with.

Although, it is perhaps worth noting that it may have been just too early in the expiry for the market to deal with R1 ratio but, it could also have been, it just didn’t want to be in bullish territory above the zone.

Both are not good news for the bulls but, one at least, is not so bad as the other. As the market can always become just a bit more aggressive and committed and so therefore become accustomed to R1, but it is a lot harder to swing sentiment as a whole from bearish to bullish.

In the meantime, it seems happy enough to just languish in the Y ratio bandwidth below the zone.

We would be a lot happier had it tested R2 at 4055, and we will be a lot happier when it tests R1 at 3895, as in the absence of either it is just meandering really.

Compounding all this, is the fact that the FTSE is at the other end of the spectrum, having taken on, and beaten, DR ratio, on gone on to challenge B1.

These are very significant levels of ratio, that result in a huge number of futures selling courtesy of the dynamic delta. There is nothing wrong of course with a market that is happy to buy all these futures coming out onto the market. Our issue is that this seems peculiar to London, as the SPX is certainly not exhibiting the same bullish exuberance.

Generally, it is unlikely that both are right.

So, choose your horse and, for what it’s worth, we always go for the SPX in circumstances such as this. Even though the better trading opportunities are this side of the pond.

 

Range:            3895  to  4005           

Activity:          Very poor

Type:              Bearish

 

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November 28th, 2022 by Richard

7550 now a huge ratio level for the FTSE, if it can break free from its zone.

 

Nb. Our comment from 11/21/22

What we didn’t know when we last commentated on the final week of the November expiry, was the fact that the mighty Dec expiry’s zone was about to move up.

And as you can see in the above table, not insignificantly, as it jumped from 7200 all the way up to 7400.

Rather interestingly, in the Nov expiry, that zone actually ended up at 7250-7350, so both headed north during the week.

Anyway, we call it the “mighty” expiry as triple witching ones are by their very nature far far bigger than the intermediary ones. And, Dec, is the biggest of these big ones.

Already it is about four times the size of November’s, and that is also when one is at the start of being the near month whilst the others journey is over.

What this means in a practical sense, is all forms of activity get a sizeable boost.

Which also means, a lot of misinterpretation as to what is causing it. With a lot of the Fourth Estate very often ascribing it to various news items, rather than derivatives.

Of course, the fact the market is going to start in its zone is good but, once everybody gets acclimatised, R2 shouldn’t hold much fear.

In fact, triples routinely challenge the DR and B levels of ratio, especially the FTSE, by the end.

Enjoy the excitement, and make a note of where the ratio levels are.

 

Range:            7350  to  7340      

Activity:          Poor

Type:              Bearish

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Nb. Our comment on 11/28/22

Well, the first week was indeed all about the zone but, by the end, it also seems R2 did indeed hold no fear.

Although, we have to admit, judging by the lack of movement, the market evidently found it very difficult coping with the ratio. Bit like walking waist deep in mud, having to deal with the incessant futures selling, if you’re not really up for it.

On Monday last week the FTSE tested the bottom boundary (7350) of its zone with the intraday low of 7343.37.

The Tuesday saw it test the upper boundary (7450), firstly in the morning when it just touched it before getting repelled 30-points, and then again in the afternoon, with the intraday high of 7458.88.

The following two days saw it struggle in R2 above the zone but, on both days, it came down to test the upper boundary for support, or confirmation, with the intraday lows of 7452.84 and 7443.46 respectively.

The end result of all this, is that you now know that the market certainly now knows where the safety of its zone is.

Looking ahead, and there haven’t been many changes in the ratio, and most of those are below the zone, so the ratio situation is very plain to see this expiry.

7550 is now critical for the FTSE and, although it is only DR, it is that level for the market which is coming from R1.

That is a huge leap, 3 entire levels, and don’t forget these are exponential, so this should be like running into a wall, albeit a wall of futures selling.

Also, don’t forget, B1 is also lurking there at 7600, giving it some serious backup.

Looking a lot further ahead and, very much dependant on what happens in the next fortnight, we can see the zone being 7450-7550 in the final week.

 

Range:            7450  to  7540      

Activity:          Poor

Type:              On balance only just bullish

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November 22nd, 2022 by Richard

After a near perfect Nov expiry, Dec will bring its own uniqueness to bear.

 

Nb. Our comment from the 11/16/22 (Not published)

 

Nb. Our comment for 11/22/22

 

Firstly, a final comment on the November expiry, where the settlement price was 3983.42.

So, just over 10-points below the zone. After traversing all the way back up from testing Y2 at 3695 (3698.15 3rd) it then tested Y2 at 4005 (4008.97 14th) and, albeit did go a bit higher, to then fall back to 3906.54 before recovering to end within spitting distance of its zone is more than good enough for us.

Hopefully December will be as perfect but, being the biggest of the big, this is a very tall order.

Especially when one considers that this expiry always contains Thanksgiving, and therefore also the usual rally.

Which we have already seen a chunk of we suspect.

More importantly, it means the first week is holiday restricted (actual closures but also absenteeism) so normality doesn’t really return until the last two weeks. Which means, this week and the next, anything can happen.

Apart from the fact it always takes a day or so for everyone to get up to speed with the sheer magnitude of increased activity courtesy of this being a triple and already being about three times the size of an intermediary expiry at the same stage.

Looking at the table above, no surprise the zone is where it is and, in fact, it probably moved before Novembers did.

Slight surprise there is a bandwidth of Y ratio. Although, only time will tell, how long this remains in place.

While it does, this does give the SPX a decent enough trading range to play around in. At least that is, until it decides to get a bit more aggressive.   

 

Range:            3895  to  4005           

Activity:          Poor

Type:              Neutral

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November 21st, 2022 by Richard

First look at the FTSE Dec expiry Hedge Ratio table for the biggest of the big ones.

 

Nb. Our comment from 11/14/22 (Not published)

Nb. Our comment on 11/21/22

What we didn’t know when we last commentated on the final week of the November expiry, was the fact that the mighty Dec expiry’s zone was about to move up.

And as you can see in the above table, not insignificantly, as it jumped from 7200 all the way up to 7400.

Rather interestingly, in the Nov expiry, that zone actually ended up at 7250-7350, so both headed north during the week.

Anyway, we call it the “mighty” expiry as triple witching ones are by their very nature far far bigger than the intermediary ones. And, Dec, is the biggest of these big ones.

Already it is about four times the size of November’s, and that is also when one is at the start of being the near month whilst the others journey is over.

What this means in a practical sense, is all forms of activity get a sizeable boost.

Which also means, a lot of misinterpretation as to what is causing it. With a lot of the Fourth Estate very often ascribing it to various news items, rather than derivatives.

Of course, the fact the market is going to start in its zone is good but, once everybody gets acclimatised, R2 shouldn’t hold much fear.

In fact, triples routinely challenge the DR and B levels of ratio, especially the FTSE, by the end.

Enjoy the excitement, and make a note of where the ratio levels are.

 

Range:            7350  to  7340      

Activity:          Poor

Type:              Bearish

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November 15th, 2022 by Richard

From Y2 at 3695 all the way up to the corresponding Y2 at 4005 so, all we need now, is a finish in its zone.

 

Nb. Our comment from the 11/08/22

 

It was good timing to publish our last comment on the 1st, as that very day this market ended at 3856.10, right on its zone.

This made the next day, Wednesday the 2nd, the critical day.

Basically, the market had to choose to stay above the zone and therefore remain in bullish territory, or to relinquish its newly established beachhead.

We hope it came across that we were a bit sceptical of the rise, and saw it mainly as the market drifting upwards in absence of any ratio “traction” whatsoever.

And in keeping with our belief that this expiry will be an exciting one, the following day, Thursday 3rd, saw this index capitulate all the way down to Y2 at 3695, with the intraday low of 3698.15.

We are not convinced that the intraday low of 3708.84 was another test of Y2, as being a bit far away from 3695, we think it was more like one of those cases where it was you first.

Of course, when nobody wants to be the first to test a level again, the market often reverses short of the actual level.

Decent recovery though, but now the market is stranded in no-man’s land.

Not a bad place to be, especially when there is no ratio to speak of.

However, you now know that the market knows that the zone is at 3850 and Y2 is at 3695.

We have no idea which way it will jump next, and there have been no meaningful ratio developments to indicate a preference either way, so we can’t really help at the moment.

What we can say though, is although activity has been truly abysmal so far this expiry, in the last couple of days we have seen a small tick up. Which, if this continues and grows, means the current fence-sitting shouldn’t last much longer.

 

Range:            3695  to  3845           

Activity:          Poor

Type:              On balance only just bullish

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Nb. Our comment for 11/15/22

 

It didn’t take long from our last comment before the market knew which way it wanted to “jump”.

Where the ratio is concerned, it can only offer clues as to which way and even then, nothing is guaranteed.

What the ratio does tell you, is that a) a big move is very likely, and b) the potential, or extent, of that move.

We often think that people now want to be spoon fed with everything as, to us at least, this knowledge seems inadequate nowadays.

Anyway, in our last comment we covered the bounce up off Y2 at 3695, the intraday and expiry low being 3698.15 on the 3rd November.

Last Friday and this Monday, the 11th and 14th respectively, it was the turn of the corresponding Y2 ratio, at 4005.

Those two days saw intraday highs of 4001.48 and 4008.97.

As we said on twitter, although 4005 is still Y2 today, it is so by the narrowest of margins, and anyway, another test would be strike 3.

So, from our viewpoint, we have got the expiry low, and pretty much nailed the high (although being on strike 3 and with the rollover tomorrow we would say our job was done on Friday 11th). And that makes a nice run of 310-points between 3695 and 4005, or 8.4% and, equally importantly, in just one expiry.

Getting back to the present, for us to claim a perfect expiry, all we need now is for it to either rollover or expire in its zone.

The trouble is, in this final week, this is a very fluid situation.

And partly why we took pains to point out the 4005 was on strike 3, is that we also suspect the zone will end up at 3995-4005.

So, a bit of overshoot is highly likely but, at the end of the day…or expiry if you like…we are more than happy with what the ratios have achieved in this expiry already.

 

Range:            3855  to  4005           

Activity:          Very poor

Type:              Bearish

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