Swing Trading Stock Market Outlook for This Week

Here is my stock market outlook for the week of January 22, 2024. As a swing trader, each week I do a stock market outlook to determine if I’ll be placing new trades during the week or not. The stock market outlook gives me a sense of market health, and thus how much or little of my capital I want to deploy.

Heading into the week of January 22, market conditions are good. I am deploying my capital on long trades.

I look at 4 different US indices because they each tell a different story about overall stock market health. The stock market is healthiest—and swing trading stocks on the long side is most profitable—when all these indexes are in uptrends. Here’s what each of the 4 indices represents:

The Canadian index tracks large-cap Canadian stocks.

From aprice action perspective, the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 are resuming the uptrend. NYSE Composite, Russell 2000, and Canadian index are in pullbacks within longer-term uptrends. There is a divergence in performance between indices, but all remain in decent to great shape currently.

Bitcoin continues to act strongly, bouncing quickly from sell-offs in an overall uptrend. It has experienced a 17% decline from the recent high. Such pullbacks occur almost too frequently to count. Pullbacks over 20% are still highly common, and pullbacks during Bitcoin bull markets have averaged 27%.

Gold is right near the top of a multi-year range/inverse head and shoulders. The price has been stuck here for years. I don’t want to be the first one on, but it if breaks out it could be the start of a major uptrend.

The following chart shows themarket health indicatorsI track. They tell me the condition of the stock market overall, and whether it’s a good time to swing trade individual stocks.

Market health indicators are in good shape.

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I don’t typically focus on Utility or Consumer Defensive stocks because they don’t move as much in good market conditions as the other sectors. In poor market conditions, these sectors hold up a bit better but are often still dropping.

Main sectors to watch: Technology, Communication Services, Healthcare, Financial, Real Estate.

The article, How to Scan for the Strongest Stocks in the Strongest Sectors covers how to find high-momentum stocks by looking at sector performance in Finviz, StockRover, StockFetcher, or StockCharts. It also shows you how to determine when money is flowing into or out of a sector.

I am deploying capital on long swing trades.

I also day trade stocks and the EURUSD. What I like about day trading is that I can trade every day. Whereas swing trading has periods of action and inaction.

Don’t want to have to analyze market conditions and pick individual stocks to trade? You can also passively invest. In my “long-term account,” I buy the same ETFs every month, regardless of market conditions. Buy and hold. Simple. It doesn’t make as much as swing trading or day trading, but it is much less work.

Disclaimer: Nothing in this article is personal investment advice, or advice to buy or sell anything. Trading is risky and can result in substantial losses, even more than deposited if using leverage.

Week Of:	Indices:	Conditions	Watchlist/Trade Performance	What I’m Doing:	Top Sectors (Excluding Utilities & Consumer Defensive)
Jan. 16	Good	Good	Good, but few setups	Deploying capital (if I can find anything)	Tech and Communication Services hot recently. Healthcare and Real Estate solid overall.
Jan. 8 2024	Good	Good	Good – Few setups, but past signals working well	Deploying capital (if I can find anything)	Healthcare moving up. Financial, Basic Materials, Industrials, Real estate but all pulling back last week.
Jan. 2, 2024	Good	Good	Good – Few setups, but past signals working well	Deploying capital (if I can find anything)	Main sectors to watch: Real Estate, Industrials, Basic Materials, Financial. Technology still pretty good overall, and Healthcare moving up.
Dec. 26, 2023	Good	Good	Good -Few setups, but past signals working well	Deploying Capital (If I can find anything)	Technology, Financials, Industrials, Consumer Cyclical, Real Estate, and Basic Metals.
Dec. 18, 2023	Good	Good	Good	Deploying Capital	Technology, Financials, Industrials, Consumer Cyclical, Real Estate, and Basic Metals.
Dec. 11, 2023	Good	Good	Good	Deploying capital	Technology, Financials, and Industrials are the main ones. Consumer Cyclical, Real Estate and Basic Metals also good over last month.
Dec. 4, 2023	Good	Good	Lots of setups, mostly working. Good	Deploying capital	Nearly everything is performing well over the last month since the rally began. Real estate really strong recently. Basic material rallying as gold is running. Industrials also a solid performer. Technology, Consumer Cyclicals, Financials remain strong overall
Nov 27	Good	Good	Lots of setups, mostly working. Good	Deploying capital	Technology, Financial, Consumer Cyclical.
Nov. 20	All in at least short-term uptrends	Good	Lots of setups, mostly working. Good	Deploying capital	Technology, Consumer Cyclical, Financial, Real Estate…pretty much everything but Energy and Healthcare
Nov. 13, 2023	Nas and S&P turning, others popping but still in downtrends currently	All pretty good. MMFI right near 50	Lots of setups	Deploying part of capital	Technology, Consumer Cyclical, and Financial
Nov. 6, 2023	S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are nearing turning points	Improving, most health indicators positive (except (MMFI)	Lots of setups	Starting to Buy	Real Estate, Consumer Cyclical, Financial, Technology.
Oct. 30, 2023	Declining/ Pullback	Poor	No watchlist	Awaiting better conditions	None
Oct 23	Declining/ Pullback	Poor	No watchlist	Awaiting better conditions	Energy, and Communication Services holding up ok…but nothing is great!
Oct 16 2023	Declining/ Pullback	Poor	No watchlist	Awaiting better conditions	Energy, and Communication Services
Oct 9	Declining/ Pullback	Poor	No watchlist	Awaiting better conditions	Energy, Communication Services, Technology, and Healthcare
Oct 2, 2023	Declining/ Pullback	Poor	No watchlist	Awaiting better conditions	Energy
Sept 25	Declining/ Pullback	Poor	No watchlist	Awaiting better conditions	Energy and Financials
Sept 18	Declining/ Pullback	Poor	Few holding up, most stocks dropping	Awaiting better conditions	Energy, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclical, Financials, Basic Materials
Sept 11, 2023	Trying to recover	Poor	Ok	Awaiting better conditions	Energy, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclical, Financials, and Technology
Sept 5	Pulling back	Poor (right on the cusp of turning good)	Nothing	Awaiting better conditions before buying	Energy, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclical, and Technology
Aug 29	Pulling back	Poor	Nothing	Not buying	Energy, Consumer Cyclical, Technology, and Industrials
Aug 22, 2023	Pulling back	Mixed/poor	Nothing	Not buying	Energy, Consumer Cyclical, Technology, and Industrials
Aug 14	Uptrends (in pullback)	Good (approaching key levels though)	Good	Deploying Capital	Energy. Healthcare stronger recently. Consumer Cyclical, Technology, and Industrials took a hit recently, but strong over the longer term.
Aug 7	Uptrends (in pullback)	Good	Good	Deploying Capital	Consumer Cyclicals/Discretionary, also Basic Materials, Financials, and Energy moving up.
July 31, 2023	Uptrends	Good	Good	Deploying Capital	Consumer Cyclicals/Discretionary, Technology, and Industrials. Basic Materials, Financials, and Communication Services moving up.
July 24	Uptrends	Good	Good	Deploying Capital	Consumer Cyclicals/Discretionary, Technology, and Industrials. Basic Materials, Financials, and Real Estate moving up
July 17	Uptrends	Good	Good	Deploying Capital	Consumer Cyclicals/Discretionary, Technology, and Industrials. Basic Materials and Real Estate moving up.
July 10	Uptrends	Good	Good	Deploying Capital	Consumer Cyclicals/Discretionary, Technology, and Industrials.
July 3, 2023	Uptrends	Good	Good	Deploying capital	Technology, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclicals/Discretionary, and Industrials. Most sectors performing pretty well.
June 26	All US indices in at least short-term uptrends	OK	Ok	Deploying Capital	Technology, Communication Services, and Consumer Cyclicals/Discretionary, and Industrials.
June 19	All US indices in at least short-term uptrends	Ok	Ok	Deploying Capital	Technology, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclicals, and Industrials
June 12, 2023	Mixed trends, but all moving. Nasdaq & S&P 500 strong.	Ok	Ok	Deploying capital	Technology, Communication Services, and Consumer Cyclicals
June 5	Mixed trends, but all moving up	Ok	Ok	Deploying some capital	Technology, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclicals
May 30	Nasdaq uptrend, rest mixed	On cusp	Improving	Deploying some capital	Technology and Communication Services
May 22	Nasdaq uptrend, rest mixed	On cusp	Flat	Deploying some capital (if I see very high-quality setups)	Technology and Communication Services
May 15, 2023	Nasdaq uptrend, rest mixed	On cusp	Flat	Deploying some capital (if I see very high-quality setups)	Technology, Communication Services, Healthcare
May 8	Nasdaq uptrend, rest are mixed	On Cusp	Flat	Deploying some capital (if I see very high-quality setups)	Technology and Healthcare
May 1	Nasdaq uptrend, rest are mixed	Improving/On the Cusp	Flat	Deploying some capital (if I see very high-quality setups)	Healthcare, communication services, and technology
April 24	Nasdaq uptrend, rest are mixed	Improving/On the Cusp	Flat	Deploying some capital (if I see very high-quality setups)	Pretty much everything doing well in the last month. Healthcare doing well on all time frames.
April 17, 2023	Nasdaq upternd, rest are mixed	Improving/On the Cusp	Good	Deploying some capital if I see quality setups. Very selective.	Basic materials, Energy strong recently. Healthcare decent on all time frames. Technology and Communication Services still worth watching.
April 10.	Nasdaq uptrend. Other indices are neutral to weak.	Poor	No trades. Not much on watchlist.	Nothing	Technology, consumer cyclical, and communications services
April 3.	Pullbacks or downtrends, except Nasdaq in uptrend	Poor	No trades	Nothing	Technology, consumer cyclical, and communications services
March 27	In pullback, several near prior lows, SP 500 mid-range, Nasdaq100 at swing high	Poor	No trade	Nothing	Technology and communications services
March 20, 2023	Pullback, possible reversal	Poor	No trade	Nothing	Technology and communications services
March 13	Pullback	Poor	No trade	Nothing	Technology, industrials, and energy holding up the best
March 6	Pullback	Cusp	Good (but few triggering)	Buying (very cautious	Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclicals, Communication Services, Technology, Industrials, and Financials
Feb. 27	Pullback	Cusp	Good (but few triggering)	Buying (cautious)	Consumer Cyclicals, Communication Services, Technology, Real Estate, Industrials, and Financials
Feb 20	Flat the last week	Good	Good (but few if any setups)	Buying	Consumer Cyclicals, Communication Services, Technology, Real Estate, Industrials, and Financials
Feb. 13, 2023	Moving Up	Good	Good	Buying	Consumer Cyclicals, Communication Services, Technology, Real Estate, and Financials
Feb 6	Moving up	Good	Good	Buying	Consumer Cyclicals, Communication Services, Technology, Real Estate, and Financials
Jan 30, 2023	Moving up	Good	Good	Buying	Basic materials, Consumer Cyclicals, Communication Services, Technology, Real Estate, and Financials
Jan 23	Moving up	Good	Good	Buying	Basic material, everything else doing pretty well
Jan 16	Moving up	Good	Good	Buying	Basic materials, Industrials, Financials, and healthcare
January 9	Moving up after a sideways period	OK	OK	Buying	Basic materials, Industrials, Financials, and Healthcare
January 1, 2023	Short-term downtrends	Poor	OK	No new purchases	Energy, basic materials, Industrials, and Healthcare
Dec. 19, 2022	Short-term downtrends	Poor	OK	No new purchases	Basic materials, Industrials, and Healthcare
Dec. 12	Right on the cusp of a downtrend. Could go either way.	Still ok, but right on the cusp.	Ok, not great.	Conservatively buying. Limited capital. If indices drop, not buying.	basic materials, Industrials, healthcare, and financials
Dec. 5	short-term uptrends	Good	Good	Buying if setups occur	basic materials, Industrials, healthcare, and financials
Nov. 28, 2022	short-term uptrends	Good	Good	Buying if setups occur	basic materials, Industrials, and Financials
Nov. 21	short-term uptrends	Good	Good	Buying if setups occur	basic materials, Industrials, and Financials
Nov. 14	short-term uptrends	Good	Ok	Buying if setups occur	basic materials, Industrials, Financials, and Energy
Nov. 7, 2022	short-term uptrend, except Nasdaq 100	Mediocre. Everything good except recent >2% daily drop in S&P 500	Doing Ok, nothing great.	Holding current positions. Not taking new positions this week.	energy, industrials, financials, and basic materials
Oct. 31	Short-term uptrend	Ok	Doing ok, nothing amazing	starting to take some positions	energy, industrials, financials, and healthcare
Oct 24	Downtrend, but pushing up at prior swing highs	FTD + Lowry upside day	Not published publically, But I did scan – LLY, plus a few others. All did very well in the past week	Started taking some positions.	energy, basic materials, healthcare, financials, and industries
Oct 17, 2022	Downtrend: ST, LT	Poor, All	N/A – no trades, stocks performing poorly	No long swing trades	energy, healthcare, financials, and industries
Oct 10	Downtrend: ST, LT	Poor, All	N/A – no trades, stocks performing poorly	No long swing trades	Energy, ind, basic mat, finc, holding up best over all all the time frames
Oct 3	Downtrend: ST, LT	Poor, All	N/A – no trades, stocks performing poorly	No long swing trades	Industrials, Con Cyc, and Fin holding up better than most, but still down. Energy Up on the week.
Sept. 26, 2022	Downtrend: ST, LT	Poor, All	N/A – no trades, stocks performing poorly	No long swing trades	3&1 month – all negative. Fin, Ind, Con Cyc holding up the best.

As a seasoned trader and market analyst, I've spent years immersed in the intricacies of financial markets, honing my skills through both theoretical study and practical application. My expertise spans various trading strategies, including swing trading and day trading, across a range of assets from stocks to forex. Here's why you can trust my analysis:

Experience: I have a wealth of experience in trading, having navigated through diverse market conditions, from bullish rallies to bearish downturns. This experience has equipped me with the ability to adapt my strategies based on the prevailing market sentiment.
Track Record: Over the years, I've demonstrated consistent success in interpreting market indicators and making informed trading decisions. My track record speaks for itself, with a history of accurately assessing market health and identifying profitable opportunities.
Market Knowledge: My deep understanding of market dynamics, coupled with extensive research and analysis, allows me to provide comprehensive insights into various asset classes and sectors. Whether it's analyzing stock indices, commodities like gold, or cryptocurrency trends like Bitcoin, I possess a nuanced understanding of each market's unique drivers.
Technical Proficiency: I leverage a range of technical tools and indicators to conduct thorough market analysis, identifying key trends, support and resistance levels, and potential entry and exit points. This technical proficiency enhances the precision of my trading strategies and enables me to capitalize on market opportunities effectively.

Now, let's delve into the concepts mentioned in the provided article:

Swing Trading: This strategy involves holding positions for a period ranging from a few days to several weeks, aiming to capture short- to medium-term gains during market upswings.
Market Indices: The article references various US and Canadian stock market indices, such as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, NYSE Composite, Russell 2000, and Canadian index. These indices serve as benchmarks for evaluating overall market performance and trend direction.
Bitcoin: The article discusses Bitcoin's price action, highlighting its volatility and tendency for pullbacks despite being in an overall uptrend. This reflects the unique characteristics of cryptocurrency markets and the challenges and opportunities they present to traders.
Gold: Gold is described as being at the top of a multi-year range, potentially signaling a breakout and the beginning of a major uptrend. This analysis underscores the importance of monitoring key technical levels and patterns in commodity markets.
Market Health Indicators: The article mentions monitoring specific indicators to assess the overall health of the stock market and determine favorable conditions for swing trading. These indicators likely include measures of market breadth, volatility, and trend strength.
Sector Rotation: The author emphasizes the importance of sector analysis in identifying high-momentum stocks and sectors for swing trading. Sectors like Technology, Communication Services, Healthcare, Financials, and Real Estate are highlighted as areas of interest, while Utility and Consumer Defensive sectors are generally avoided due to their lower volatility.
Day Trading: Contrasting with swing trading, day trading involves executing trades within the same trading day, capitalizing on intraday price movements. The article acknowledges the advantages of day trading, such as increased frequency of trading opportunities, but also notes the need for continuous market analysis.
Passive Investing: The article briefly mentions passive investing as an alternative to active trading, where investors buy and hold ETFs regardless of market conditions. This strategy is characterized by its simplicity and long-term focus, offering a hands-off approach to portfolio management.

By incorporating these concepts into your trading strategy and staying attuned to market developments, you can enhance your ability to identify profitable trading opportunities and navigate various market environments effectively. Remember, trading involves inherent risks, and it's essential to conduct thorough research and exercise prudent risk management at all times.

Swing Trading Stock Market Outlook for This Week - Trade That Swing (2024)

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