wukan wrote:lochaz-index wrote:Ericsson wrote:wukan wrote:wukan wrote:lochaz-index wrote:NASI hit an all time high yesterday at 186.6 with the NSE20 checking in at 3840 inches below a critical resistance point @3850. I think we have attained the March high as previously alluded to. Don't see much upside from here. Calling for a top. Bulls should get concerned if the downleg breaches 3450.
The macros point to different scenarios. CBK is pushing hard on monetary easing with all the risks. Treasury pushing on the fiscal consolidation while reforming the rate cap. Let's wait and see if the bulls will refuse.
The bulls refused. Nairobi 20 decreased 26 points or 0.69% to 3745 on Wednesday April 18 from 3771. 3676 is the area to watch next. Safaricom is taking us gently down the stream
Market correction across all counters apart from a few which are resisting
These rock and roll type of rallies don't last long. Remember the one in 2010 after GFC...hard and fast...I tried chasing prices but couldn't then came the drop soon after. This one had all the characteristics of the 2010 rally down to a tee. Felt toppish after the August top which was followed by a consolidation (for six months) then the bottom falls out. Not to mention the bull was mainly pushed by banking stocks plus safaricom and all had heavy legs. Waiting to see how deep the correction will be which is mostly going to be determined by the severity of the fiscal crisis.
ION, 10yr UST is about to vault past the 3% mark, KES touched sub-100 intra-day(with a record reserve ammo to boot), crude is toppish at >$70pb and the USD is just coming out of a multi-year low. Reversals abound.
For now it's time to watch the dollar index in order to correctly catch the NSE waves. With muscular reserves CBK would have done monetary easing wonders if the rate cap was not around.
NSE20 punctured the 3450 level albeit on decelerating momentum. USD slowly inching up though yet to recover the 100 mark - will be interesting to see where KES will end at once the rally over. 10 year UST took a breather below the 3% mark to recharge.
Still a smoke and mirrors game when it comes to crude though very toppish. Some trigger somewhere must go off for the markets to align properly (China looks more and more like the snowflake that begets an avalanche).
The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many people as possible.