If This Sector Rallies, It Could Bring the Rest of the Market with It

Earnings season is here. [Jeff Clark's Market Minute]( If This Sector Rallies, It Could Bring the Rest of the Market with It By Jeff Clark, editor, Market Minute Earnings season is here. Once again it’s all up to the banks. The action in bank stocks tends to lead the action in the broad stock market. This is especially so during earnings season. When the banks are strong, the market rallies. When the banks are weak, so is the stock market. 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The KBW Bank Index (BKX) is down 13% since early August. It’s trading near its low for the year. So, expectations are low. Most of the talking heads on financial television are leaning bearish for the banking sector – for good reason… Interest rates have been moving sharply higher. Deposits have been shrinking as money moves out of low-yielding savings accounts. Loan demand has decreased. And many banks have Treasury bond portfolios that are significantly underwater as T-bond prices have fallen. Hardly anyone is looking for good news from the banks this earnings season. And, the price of the bank stocks reflects that situation. But, my contrarian nature has me wondering if stock prices have fallen so much that we’re due for an upside surprise. Look at this chart of BKX… [(Click here to expand image)]( This chart forms a “falling wedge” pattern – a contracting series of lower highs and lower lows. This pattern often forms at the end of a decline phase and leads to a reversal to the upside. Also notice that, while BKX has made lower lows over the past few weeks, the technical indicators at the bottom of the chart (MACD, RSI, CCI) have made higher lows. This is the sort of “positive divergence” that often signals an impending change in trend – from bearish to bullish. The upcoming earnings season could be a catalyst for that shift. Let’s face it, most investors are not looking for positive announcements from the banks. They’ve been selling the stocks in anticipation of bad news. Free Trading Resources Have you checked out Jeff's free trading resources on his website? It contains a selection of special reports, training videos, and a full trading glossary to help kickstart your trading career – at zero cost to you. Just [click here]( to check it out. So, much of the potential for bad news is already discounted in the price of the stocks. That means any hint of good news could inspire an oversold rally in the banking sector. And if the banks start to rally, then the rest of the stock market should follow along. Best regards and good trading, [Signature] Jeff Clark READER MAILBAG Are you watching the earnings reports? Let us know your thoughts – and any questions you have – at feedback@jeffclarktrader.com. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… [“One-Stock Millionaire” Trades ONE Stock for 3 Decades… Wins In Any Market]( Jeff Clark here… I’ve joined the ranks of the top 1% of wealthy Americans… by IGNORING 99% of the entire stock market. Among 6,000 different stocks on the market to choose from… Hides ONE incredibly special stock. I call it, [“The One-Stock Retirement”]( because I’ve used it for over 3-decades (through ANY market) closing huge gains – time and time again. Trading this ONE stock over and over again is changing the lives of everyday folks across the world – from school teachers to doctors. 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