GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – November 18, 2017
REVIEW
Emerging Markets equities continue to remain strong. A widely followed benchmark for the Emerging Markets equity performance, MSCI Emerging Markets index resumes its multi-month uptrend in a steady parallel trend channel. Last one month's short-term consolidation can be identified as a possible flag; a bullish continuation chart pattern. The lower boundary of the flag at 1,100 level will act as a short-term support. Earlier in July 2017, the MSCI Emerging Markets index cleared a decade-long trend line resistance at 1,015 levels as shown on the monthly scale price chart.
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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – November 11, 2017
REVIEW
During established up trends pullback to the long-term averages are considered to be low risk entry points. A widely followed trend indicator is the 200 day moving average. Price action above the 200 day moving average is recognized as an uptrend, while price trading below the 200 day (40 week) average is considered to be a downtrend. In the last quarter of 2016, the Euro Stoxx Banking index breached its long-term average on the upside what was considered to be the beginning of a possible uptrend. Since then, each pullback found support at the long-term moving average, confirming the steady uptrend. Over the past 5 months, the Euro Stoxx Banking index formed a sideways consolidation that can be identified as a symmetrical triangle. Read More
