It's deja vu all over again.
In a repeat of yesterday's session, where US equities and the dollar levitated in a one-way trade, Tuesday's muted session - where in addition to closed China and South Korean markets, Germany's Dax is also shut for holiday - has seen early dollar and European equity strength, while the S&P is set for new record highs amid higher E-minis and a VIX that is again lower after 5 consecutive days of declines.
Is it QE or is it earnings?
Back in mid-July, Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett wrote "The Most Dangerous Moment For Markets Will Come In 3 Or 4 Months" in which he warned that "further upside in risk assets will create problems later in the year" and concluded that "ultimately, we believe the extremely strong performance by equities and bonds in H1 is very unlikely to be repeated in H2" because "monetary policy will have to tighten to raise volatility, reduce Wall St inflation, and reduce inequality.
The dollar rally paused on Friday and looked poised to finish its best weekly gain of the year with a whimper, when in a repeat of the Thursday session the, Bloomberg dollar index first rose more than 0.1% during Asia hours before slumping around the European open as month and quarter-end flows came into play again.
The Nasdaq 100 and Nasdaq Composite index both remain in solid rising trends (Bull Markets), Nothing of late has changed the long-term trend!
Below looks at the Nasdaq ETF QQQ over the past few years and highlights some short-term price action that could become concerning to Tech bulls.