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TGIF Moo-ers! It has been another week of market weakness - particularly in the US and Japan. Japan’s stock markets hit an eight-month low on Friday, as they declined for two straight days after the Bank of Japan raised benchmark interest rates to their highest level since 2008.
The dismal stock market performance was a far cry from just a month a...

Stocks to Watch
Chevron Corp (CVX US) $Chevron (CVX.US)$
Daily Chart -[BEARISH ↘ **] CVX shaped a bearish breakout of a triangle to the downside. As long as price is holding below 154.10 resistance, a further push down towards 144.35 support then 138.90 support is possible. Technical indicators are advocating for a bearish scenario as well.
Alternatively: A daily candlestick closing above 154.10 resistance will open a...

Market Meltdown - What got us here?
Initial Cracks
Cracks in the markets were already showing 2 weeks back on the week of 23rd July. The catalyst that kicked off this meltdown started with two major stocks, Alphabet ( $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$) and $United Parcel Service (UPS.US)$. Alphabet announced its earnings and even though it beat expectations, the performance was nowhere near stellar compared to the previous quarter. This was taken as a signal that perhaps t...

Focus on fundamentals, and the stock disaster is likely to continue for weeks
Report: Ling Qiaosen
$FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index (.KLSE.MY)$
Pessimism and panic surround Asian stocks. Market participants believe that retail investors should focus on fundamental investments at this stage and seek stability during periods of stock market turmoil.
Huang Yuhan, founder and CEO of Tradeview Capital, pointed out in response to the “Nanyang Commercial Daily” inquiry that the current stock market crisis cycle is estimated to continue for one to two weeks, and there will probably not be a rebound too soon.
Concerns about the economic outlook caused by external factors are the main cause of the sharp decline in Asian stocks and blood flow.
Among them, weak US economic data, the heating up situation in the Middle East, and the Bank of Japan's move to raise interest rates all caused fear in the market, which in turn caused the stock market to decline steadily.
Huang Yuhan said, “In an environment where panic continues, the stock market has entered an arbitrage model. I believe the market will tend to choose to exit and wait and see to maintain previous profits.”
He also urged retail investors not to hastily deploy investment strategies during this period, because at a time when capital movements are uncertain, the stock crisis is expected to continue.
“Since the panic may not subside too quickly, and the ringgit has appreciated quite a bit recently, foreign investors are likely to arbitrage the exchange rate during this period, further worsening the overall Asian stock market.”
Financial stability, high dividends
Huang Weihan believes that if they want stability in the midst of chaos, in addition to waiting and watching for a while, retail investors should also shift their investment vision to financially sound stocks.
“Financial soundness means having good health...

US Market Key Charts (S&P, US Dollar, Gold)
$E-mini S&P 500 Futures(DEC4) (ESmain.US)$ (4 Hour Chart) -[BEARISH ↘ **] We stay bearish on S&P as further weakness is still expected. As long as price is holding below 5630.75 resistance, a further push lower towards 5544.25 support can be expected. Technical indicators are leaning more towards a bearish scenario. Price is holding below 13 period EMA and MACD is turning lower, showing a bui...