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Stocks.Must.Close.Green. Lowest 4-Day Volume in 5 Years
Another day, another low volume, low range, VWAP-reverting, must-close-green move in S&P 500 e-mini futures and stocks in general. The last 4 days have been the lowest volume for a non-Xmas holiday week since 2007 in futures and NYSE volumes are just remarkably bad compared to even normal cyclical seasonal dips. The range-compression in equity markets is very reminiscent of last April/May's top but the magic 1400 level was held and maintained by an entirely VWAP-clinging afternoon of trading. HYG dipped intraday and recovered to unch (underperforming once again). VIX ended just in the red at 15.28% - and also had a very narrow range day. Gold led stocks higher even as the USD rose notably (with EUR weakness the main factor) and Treasuries with by far the greatest relative range - thanks to the 30Y auction tail (which was bid like crazy after to end unchanged). The USD is now 0.36% up on the week - but Gold/Silver/Copper/Oil are all up from 1%-2.5% on the week. Broad risk-assets and ETFs all ended the day in sync with stocks as Materials and Energy outperformed while Consumer sectors underperformed (along with financials). Another odd day to say the least.
Futures Volume in the last 4-days is (ex-Xmas) the lowest since early 2007... and the last 2 days have seen the lowest range since April of last year!
and NYSE volume is dismal compared to the last five years - even adjusted (below) for seasonal weakness...
but we feel perilously close to something here...
as moderation and complacency begets exuberance and chaos...
but ES is looking like it needs to drop to refuel if its going higher...
Chart: Bloomberg
Bonus Chart: The New 'Flash-Crashy' Normal in Best-Buy (Best-Sell) today...
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Wanna hear a joke?
The market.
Low-volume consolidation before the next move up to ES 1425. Call it the "Bidermann bear-in-denial thumbscrew move."
That would make sense if anyone could give a plausible explanaton as to why the market is near multi-year highes when nothing substantial has changed from several weeks ago when it was hovering in the 1320s. What spooks investors is when the market rallies 80 points on nothing.
Market is topped out. Time to go long volatility and triple leveraged shorts. Volume is extremely thin. Market will be easily spooked. The big money knows it.
I'm thinking head fake above 1422 previous highs, driving VIX sub-15 and 10 Yr to 2%, then an overall market top could be in place.
Could it be that with HFT, algo Vs. algo, when no one takes the head fake, there is NO trading?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQiS_U24aHQ&list=UU8eFERtcxPZ-M3Cxkh7zhtQ&index=2&feature=plcp
Wanna see a magic trick?
<flash crash>
GONE! tada!
So its effectively down to the 10 Billion POMO next week for the 30 year keeping the market levitated...nay, markets around the world.
Spooky.
I swear I watched it for 2 minutes of dead time yesterday.
Don't move boys and girls or else.
A rally to believe in right?
market tops occur when there are no more buyers
see what happened after the last time the volume was this low in 2007?
I went to take a dump and out came the market.
Are there any ETF or options that tracks the stock volume ?
I want to buy the bearish of that...
interesting thought.. a nyse volume histogram that orbits VIX. I wonder.
manchester united ipo's tommmorow that will be fun!
and more important, WHEN CAN WE SHORT IT!!!
this time I'm going all in on the puts! 4 months ahead, and than wait for the Facepalm effect!
Just in time for a spectacular christmass gift that keeps on giving!
FB II.
It's dying a slow death.
Is it just me, but i think there is something really bad is about to come, i feel it
Reminds me of the 'lull' during the Beijing Olympics in August 2008.......
Or the roller coaster almost coming to a stop as it reached the peak?
I can't wait until volume goes negative
Jim - I think it's dead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE&sns=em
I think it needs some music to go with it ;)
Kill me now. Please. Just make them stop. I'm begging you. ;)
Are we close to the bottom yet?
Well, if something bad is coming...and the Fed is about to buy 10 bln 30yr in 20 days via POMO...long Vix, short S&P and buy dips in bonds!!!
http://govttrader.blogspot.com/
The real joke comes when Benny Boy buys a trillion worth and everyone sells into it.
That's MY plan !!
"more whisper" than "Whispering Death" indeed. oh, well.
probably cuz of the olympics
all the traders must be in Disneyland right now to explain this kind of low volume...
it's like we're in the 2007 euphoria market all over again!
nobody selling, everybody expecting the market to double, tripple when QE3 is launched....
just imagine where the market would be if all the earnings reports would be well! maybe even at the same level as today's bad earnings levels!!!
just think if the short ban were lifted...
Earlier today someone said all the computers are cannibalizing themselves. One can only hope.
Is the paint dry yet?
Never fear, Jackson Hole is near!
god please. i cant go thru one more fucking day of QE talk. MOMMY MAKE IT STOP!!
just don't look under the bed
I think there's room under there next to Ben. He's hiding from the lynch mob.
Low volume at tops indicates a turn is near. This will likely be wave 3 down - very punishing.
http://bit.ly/S4mA3I
"Wave 2 is, once again, close to completing. Today’s marginal move up continues to be supported by extremely low. This is a strong sign of a weakening trend. The MACD that broke the divergence pattern, has turned up, but with such continued low volume behind today’s move, wave 2 should be ending very soon – likely this week."
Maybe next week.
It's not even a trader's market, anymore.
Man this would be some scary shit if I wasn't sure in my heart of hearts that the MASS ARRESTS, the death of the FED, and the repudiation of the debt were not all right around the corner... http://tinyurl.com/cd5cyjo/
Question is:
When do I plunk down a good bit of dough on some silver maples and an ounce of gold?
Yesterday.
Treasury Ponzi.
It could go on forever.
Using $$$ from new Treasury sales to pay interest on old Treasury sales.
A rare non fudge by China:
July exports much lower than expected at plus 1.05 vs 8.0% expected
all about that oil price, they gotta knock it down. USD bids are in, Asia sinking. Aug correction will hit hard.