Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Three Charts Of Recent S&P500 Price Volatility – January 12, 2016

This post is an update to past posts regarding stock market volatility.
While I track many different measures of volatility, I find the following charts to be both simple and clear in depicting the recent volatility in the stock market.
Overall, my analyses indicates that there are many reasons for this volatility, and the volatility is highly significant.
For reference purposes, shown below are three charts with y-axis price labels.
First, a one-year daily depiction of the S&P500 through Monday's (January 11, 2016) close, with a 50-day moving average (MA50) depicted by the blue line:
(click on chart to enlarge image)(charts courtesy of StockCharts.com)
S&P500 chart
Second, a three-month daily depiction of the S&P500 through Monday's (January 11, 2016) close, with a 50-day moving average (MA50) depicted by the blue line:
(click on chart to enlarge image)(chart courtesy of StockCharts.com)
S&P500 chart
Third, a three-month depiction of the S&P500 in 60 minute intervals through Monday's (January 11, 2016) close, with a 50-hour moving average (MA50) depicted by the blue line:
S&P500 60-minute chart
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
SPX at 1932.15 as this post is written

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