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Assessments / Blog 2019-05-02 US FED LEAVES RATES UNCHANGED – THE SHAKE-OUT BEGINS
The US Federal Reserve announced today they are leaving rates unchanged based on their latest meeting. The markets should take this as a sign of relief. Yet, hear all-time highs and expecting the Fed may actually decrease rates a bit, the market reacted with quiet price rotation near these highs. The US Fed could have shaken up the markets even more, but we believe this move by the Fed will be interpreted as “Fed Uneasiness” with regards to the overall US and global economy at the moment. A failure to prompt a rate increase could be seen as weakness by the Fed and uneasiness over the fragility of the US and Global economies. Once this shake-out settles, the markets will go back to doing what the markets always do – interpreting future fair values. The $INDU rotated much lower today, ending the day almost exactly at a key support channel level (the YELLOW line). Further price weakness could push the $INDU below $26,000 fairly easily if the current high price level is fragile and weak. Price rotation is one of the most basic aspects of all price activity. The price must rotate in order to establish new price highs or lows. As volatility decreased over the past 30+ days, it would not be unexpected to see price retest the $26,000 level, or lower, in an attempt to resume a price trend or re-establish price support before attempting another move higher. |
