Citigroup shares continue to grind higher

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Citigroup shares continue to grind higher

daily stock chart for citigroup on the us stock markets
Citigroup ( $C ) – daily stock chart

Despite the recent bullish momentum in equity markets in general, Citigroup shares have remained relatively flat over the last few weeks, and closed Friday’s US trading session at $29.71 having traded in a narrow range for much of the day. The price is now consolidating into a pennant formation on the daily chart, with the Hawkeye pivots once again defining the congestion area, with both pivot highs and pivot lows in much the same way as in early August, which duly saw the stock break out from a narrow trading range.

Despite the flattening of the Hawkeye trend dots on the daily chart, the three day trend continues to remain firmly bullish supported by strongly bullish volume, and a bright green Heatmap, all suggesting a breakout to the upside is imminent. The price action in the current area is also significant with a series of higher lows over the last few days, suggesting that we should see the stock break higher in due course. With the strong platform of support in the $28 price area, this should provide a springboard for a move higher for the stock in due course with a test of the resistance in the $32.50 region now looking likely as volumes increase following the end of the summer holiday period.

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Forecast for the daily VIX

VIX daily chart using Hawkeye indicators
VIX daily chart

Alongside the USD index, the VIX is another of those powerful indices, which gives clear signals of the broad market sentiment which ebbs and flows on a daily basis. The VIX is often referred to as the fear index, as it displays the market mood and whether market players are in ‘risk on’, or ‘risk off’ territory. It is based on the balance of calls and puts in the options market, and therefore gives a powerful insight into whether traders and speculators are protecting their risky assets with puts, or buying calls anticipating a rise in the markets. As a result the VIX works inversely to equity markets, with the VIX falling as stock markets rise and the VIX rising as stock markets fall. All of this is governed by the old adage, when the VIX is low it’s time to go ( or sell ). So where are with in today’s market.

The daily VIX has been falling steadily since the peak of early June when the index hit a daily high of 28, before falling steadily, to close on Friday at 17.47 following the statement from Jackson Hole by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Equity markets had been hoping for some clearer statement from Mr Bernanke, but the only hint given was that the FED was ready an willing to ‘pull the trigger’. Whilst the Hawkeye daily trend has turned bullish, the three day trend remains firmly bearish, and despite the recent buying volume of the last few days, it is interesting to note that Friday’s bar closed with white volume of ‘no demand’, possibly hinting that the recent move higher for the VIX could now be running out of steam. Any further move higher will need to breach the 21 price region where strong resistance awaits. To the downside, the platform of support is now in place in the 13 area on the chart, and should this be breached then we can expect to see further strong gains for equity markets towards the end of the year, but as always, once the VIX moves into single figures, then  this will signal the end of the bull run, and a possible sharp sell of in due course.

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