The following chart is based on the Z Option Market Analysis Tool – which determines if a market is trending by assigning a trending score from -3 to +3. This helps us keep our trading with the trend.
| Symbol | Description | Short Term Trend | Medium Term Trend |
| $DJI | Dow Jones Industrial Average | 3 | 3 |
| SPX | S&P 500 INDEX | 3 | 3 |
| RUT | RUSSELL 2000 INDEX | 3 | 2 |
| /ZB[Z5] | 30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Futures,ETH | 3 | 3 |
| /ZN[Z5] | 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures,ETH | 2 | 3 |
| VIX | CBOE MARKET VOLATILITY INDEX | -3 | -3 |
| /GC[Z5] | Gold Futures, ETH | -2 | 1 |
| /CL[Z5] | Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures,ETH | 2 | -1 |
| /DX[Z5] | US Dollar Index Futures | 3 | 3 |
| NDX | NASDAQ-100 INDEX INDEX | 3 | 3 |
| $DJT | Dow Jones Transportation Average | -2 | -2 |
| XLK | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST TECHNOLOGY SELECT INDEX | 3 | 3 |
| XLI | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST INDUSTRIAL SELECT INDEX | 3 | 3 |
| XLY | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST CONSUMER DIS SELECT INDEX | 3 | 3 |
| XLB | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST MATERIALS SELECT SEC INDEX | 3 | 2 |
| XLE | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST ENERGY SELECT INDEX | 1 | 2 |
| XLP | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX | 3 | 3 |
| XLV | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST HEALTH CARE SELECT INDEX | 3 | 2 |
| XLU | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST UTILITIES SELECT INDEX | -2 | 1 |
| XLF | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR FUND | 3 | 2 |
Any market showing a 3 or a -3 is trending strongly – and should be factored into any options strategy you are contemplating.
The Fed has worked its magic again – all the major Market Indices are trending with a +3, signifying they are in a major positive trend.
This includes the S&P 500 and the 30 Year Bond? They both can’t be right – with stock valuations at near record highs, and Bond Yields at near record lows – it will be interesting to see how this all works out.
Notable exceptions include the Dow Transports – which are in a strong downtrend – and Utilities.
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