With the volatility surging, the indexes have really been flopping around. The $TSX continues to struggle. The outside bar forming after Thursdays wild ride is not bullish. The intraday action was better on Thursday, but we will need these levels to hold.
The 10-minute chart (a shorter time frame than I usually look at) shows the price moving from the top of the range to the bottom this week. Currently, it is trying to rally out of the hole.
With the wide swinging market, portfolios are being swayed up and down wildly; even the defensive stocks are moving in wide ranges. The growth stocks that started off having a great fourth quarter are now looking questionable. One example is GOOS.TO. The significantly lower momentum of the PPO for the December high compared to the June high is worrisome. As the stock retests the prior high, we want to see price break out with momentum improving. Currently, momentum is rolling over.
An example of this same chart shape recently happened on one of the Marijuana names. One difference, however, is that the PPO is still well above zero; that said, the chart could easily break lower.
While the Canadian price of crude oil is substantially lower than the $WTIC price, there are a few things coming into play here. The governments are getting involved to reset the broken market. The Canadian oil stocks might behave differently than the US stocks as the $WTIC-Canadian price differential improves.
The chart of XEG.TO shows the industry response. Muted after the big down drafts this week, but better than nothing. I am now watching these charts for bases to start setting up over the next month.
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