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Lucid Dream Market

March 26, 2020 //  by Lucas Downey//  6 Comments

Did you know that when you dream, part of your brain shuts down?

It’s true. Often, things don’t make sense.

But for some, dreams can be controlled… lucid dreamers.

Last week felt like a dream.

Shares of HD were in the 140s…UNH below 200…V in the 130s!

It’s easy to tune out when things get crazy – it’s easy to give up.

Don’t. Stay lucid because dreams don’t last forever.

Markets Are Deeply Oversold

We went oversold on Thursday morning, March 19th. Since then, markets have rocketed:

IWM +13.89%

SPY +7.83%

QQQ +7.02%

Here’s where the Mapsignals Big Money Index stands. The index should hit lows this week. When it begins to lift…look out above!

Was March 23rd the low?

It could be. On March 4th, we wrote Get In There – our data suggested that a market low would be on March 20th.

That’s not too bad. Since being oversold, selling appears to be slowing. These are good signs, folks.

Sector Buying Is Zero

Last week we looked at extreme selling in sectors. It was off the charts.

This week let’s look at buying in sectors and what we can glean from the data.

If the sector index is going up it means more buying. If the index is near zero, it means there are no buyers.

Look how zero buys usually marks the lows for sectors:

Materials:

Industrials:

Here’s Health Care:

Tech:

Energy:

Financials:

And lastly, discretionary:

Oversold In Bear Markets

When we go oversold, it means selling is unsustainable and a bounce should follow. But when?

Looking back through 1990. Excluding last week, there were 18 oversold periods. The following table sums up what happened:

The table above includes the bear markets since 1990.  This includes the internet bubble pop, tech-wreck, 9/11 which led to many high-profile bankruptcies, the Global Financial Crisis, and several other turbulent patches.

We have already eclipsed the largest prior trough on record: -28.8% October -December of 2008 taking 45 days to get there. That was a dark time.

So, where’s the good? Forward returns of the S&P 500 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12-months were positive on average.

Here I summarize all 4 major indices’ forward returns:

Bottom line: last week felt like a dream – a good dream.

We sent the marines – and they got things under control.

Our data indicates things are getting better since Friday. Selling is slowing.

Next time you have a market dream that doesn’t make sense – get lucid. Dreams don’t last forever.

(Disclosure: Mapsignals is long HD, UNH, & V.)

Lucas Downey
Lucas Downey

Lucas is co-founder of MAPsignals. His full bio can be found here.
Prior to MAP, he was Head of ETF Sales at Cantor Fitzgerald & SVP of Derivatives at Jefferies, LLC.

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  1. Chris

    March 26, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    I love you guys. Great analysis simple and to the point. It’s time to buy across the board…

    Reply
    • Mapsignals

      March 26, 2020 at 6:00 pm

      Thanks Chris!

      We try to “come out and say it.”

      Reply
  2. Yogesh

    March 26, 2020 at 9:54 pm

    Great call. I am impressed. I missed the bottom. Should I buy it now? There is some thinking that the rally may fail after a while and market may revisit the lows. What is your opinion?

    Reply
    • Mapsignals

      March 27, 2020 at 8:01 am

      Hey Yogesh-

      Thanks for the kind words!

      Try and not focus on investing at the exact bottom. It’s nearly impossible.

      Focus on having a great process.

      We may revisit lows…sure. But, we will be prepared and our process will not change.

      Reply
      • CARLETON

        April 9, 2020 at 10:10 am

        Great analysis! I note the S&P 500 Cash Index has now increased 25.9% from it low on 3/23. Based on the above chart which shows the S&P 500 +12.9% on average 1 year after the trough, is this a time to sell?

        Reply
        • Mapsignals Staff

          April 9, 2020 at 10:38 am

          Thanks for the kind words!

          We’ve always felt that 2800 was the point to jump to after the low was made.

          As far as selling – if you are looking for a quick gain, maybe.

          But, if you are looking to squeeze the most out of those awesome prices from mid-March, we would be of the mindset to ride it out a bit.

          Rarely are we looking to sell when markets are so beaten down. We look to sell when exuberance is here…ie, an overbought market.

          Reply

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