Why Some Key Charts Reveal the Reflation Rally May Be Tiring (Finally)

Why Some Key Charts Reveal the Reflation Rally May Be Tiring (Finally)

Checking in on Some Key Charts

Major indices hit new recovery highs today, with the DOW hitting it’s highest mark in the last 18 months.

Trading volume remains tepid, however – as you can see from this chart of the S&P 500, this recent rally appears to lack some conviction:

Rallies have been occurring on lower volume than pullbacks.
(Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com)

Chinese shareholders have been less exuberant of late than their American counterparts, as the Shanghai Composite Index continues to flirt with a breakdown beneath its 200 day moving average:

While US markets climb everyday, China huffs and puffs.
(Chart courtesy of Yahoo Finance).

Regular readers know that China is one of our favorite leading indicators. Is China’s recovery running out of steam already?

The experts at Stratfor Global Intelligence believe that China’s economy will be run on lending for at least the next year (free video clip here) – the result of which remains to be seen.

Commodities, also, continue to lag the rally in equities:

Like Chinese stocks, commodities are also well off of recovery highs.

Bottom Line: These non-confirmations could be ominous bearish divergences, indicating the reflation rally is on it’s last legs. The rally appears tired, but is not over yet.

On the other hand, if all 3 of these charts confirm new recovery highs together, we’d have to conclude that this rally still has some room to run.

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