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Stock Market Outlook for Fri Jan 10 2025 – All About The December Employment Numbers

Jan 9, 2025 | Stock Market Outlook

All About The Non-Farm Payroll ReportPrior Trading Day Summary:

On Wednesday stocks traded between losses and gains but by the close the SPX was up 9 points to 5918. Intraday the index slipped to a low of 5874 which was not as low as Jan 2or Dec 20.  Volume was lower at 4.5 billion shares traded and 64% of all volume was moving lower as were 54% of all stocks.

The NASDAQ saw 9.1 billion shares traded with 69% of all volume trading lower and 64% of all stocks falling. It managed to rally late in the day and closed down just 10 points to 19,478.

Overall despite the gyrations in the markets again on Wednesday, the indexes are still primarily trending sideways. Bond yields remain the primary culprit for weighing on stocks but that may change on Friday when we get the December Non-Farm Payroll Report.

Let’s review the technical indicators at the close on Wed Jan 8 2025 to see what they can tell us about Fri Jan 10 2025.


Stock Market Outlook: SPX Closing Chart For Wed Jan 8 2025

The index closed below both the 21 day and the 50 day moving averages. This is bearish.

The closing candlestick is bearish but also signals that if the employment numbers meet expectations there is a chance for a bounce.

The 21 day moving average fell back to 5975 which is bearish. It may fall below the 50 day on Friday which would be another down signal.

The 50 day moving average is rising and closed at 5952 which is bullish.

The 100 day moving average is rising and closed at 5815 which is bullish.

The 200 day moving average is rising and closed at 5575 which is bullish.

The Lower Bollinger Band is below the 50 day and moving lower which is bearish. It may fall below the 100 day shortly which would be another bearish signal. The Upper Bollinger Band is falling which is bearish.

The S&P chart is more bearish than bullish for Friday.

SPX Stock Market Outlook review of Wed Jan 8 2025


Stock Market Outlook: Technical Indicators Review

Momentum: Momentum is falling and back negative.

  • Settings: For momentum I use a 10 period when studying market direction.
MACD Histogram: MACD (Moving Averages Convergence / Divergence) issued a down signal on Tuesday Dec 10 2024 . The down signal did not gain strength on Wednesday and the histogram shows the down signal is losing strength.

  • Settings: For MACD Histogram, I am using the Fast Points set at 13, Slow Points at 26 and Smoothing at 9. 
Ultimate Oscillator: The Ultimate Oscillator is rising but actually trending more sideways than either clearly up or down since Dec 24.

  • Settings: The Ultimate Oscillator settings are: Period 1 is 5, Period 2 is 10, Period 3 is 15, Factor 1 is 4, Factor 2 is 2 and Factor 3 is 1. These are not the default settings but are the settings I use with the S&P 500 chart set for 1 to 3 months.
Slow Stochastic: The Slow Stochastic has an up signal in place that is ready to turn to a down signal on Friday.

  • Settings: For the Slow Stochastic I use the K period of 14 and D period of 3. The Slow Stochastic tries to predict the market direction further out than just one day.
Relative Strength Index: The RSI signal is rising.

  • Settings: The relative strength index is set for a period of 5 which gives it 5 days of market movement to monitor.  It is often the first indicator to show an overbought or oversold signal.
Rate of Change: The rate of change signal is falling and signaling Friday will end lower.

  • Settings: Rate Of Change is set for a 21 period. This indicator looks back 21 days and compares price action from the past to the present. With the Rate Of Change, prices are rising when signals are positive. Conversely, prices are falling when signals are negative. As an advance rises, the Rate Of Change signal should also rise higher, otherwise the rally is suspect. A decline should see the Rate Of Change fall into negative signals. The more negative the signals the stronger the decline.

Stock Market Outlook: Support and Resistance Levels

6100 is strong resistance
6090 is resistance
6070 is resistance
6050 is resistance
6025 is resistance
6015 is resistance
6000 is resistance
5990 is resistance
5970 is resistance
5950 is resistance
5900 is support
5890 is support
5875 is support
5850 is support
5830 is support
5800 is support
5780 is support
5725 is support
5700 is support


Stock Market Outlook for Fri Jan 10 2025 

Most of Friday, especially the opening, will be all about the December jobs numbers. Analysts are expecting a drop of 72,000 jobs to 155,000. They estimate the unemployment rate will remain at 4.2%. Any large deviation from estimates may see stocks slide, especially if bond yields jump. If the 30 year moves above 5%, stocks will have a hard time on Friday. Downside could first be limited to 5830, the low of Jan 2. If the SPX broke that level and closed below it, next support of any consequence is down at 5780 and then 5725.

The technical indicators are biased to the downside although it is interesting that the MACD technical indicator is losing strength to its down signal. That might end up as an early signal that stocks falling may be ending sometime next week. Meanwhile the closing candlestick while bearish, also signals that if the employment numbers are primarily in-line with estimates, we could see a bounce attempt. As you can see, much of the day rests on the December employment report.


Potential Economic and Political Market Moving Events

Monday:

9:45 S&P final services PMI came in slightly higher than expected at 56.8

10:00 Factory orders for November were lower than estimated at -0.4%

Tuesday:

8:30 Trade deficit came in slightly above estimated at -78.2 billion for November

10:00 ISM services were stronger than expected at 54.1% which pushed bond yields higher

10:00 Job openings surprised with a robust 8.1 million which again put pressure on bond yields

Wednesday:

8:15 ADP employment is estimated to fall to 136,000 from 146,000

8:30 Weekly Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims are expected to rise to 215,000 from 211,000

10:00 Wholesale inventories are estimated to fall to -0.2% from 0.2% prior

2:00 Minutes of Fed’s December FOMC meeting is not expected to strongly impact market action

3:00 Consumer credit is estimated to have fallen to $9.1 billion from $192 billion prior

Friday:

8:30 December employment report estimated to show 155,000 jobs versus 227,000 prior

8:30 December unemployment rate estimated to hold steady at 4.2%

8:30 Hourly wages are estimated to have slipped to 0.3% from 0.4% prior

8:30 Hourly wages year-over-year are estimated unchanged at 4.0%

10:00 University of Michigan consumer sentiment is estimated unchanged at 74.0

 


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