Keeping It Simple

As the world markets sell-off, keeping it simple with charts is the soundest way to manage risk.  With that said, we have two charts to show below. First is the S&P 500, and following is the German DAX Index.

 

Simple chart of the S&P 500 with the prior support level at 189.66.  A break of that level then we are looking at more than just the average pullback that we have seen for the past two years.

Germany is Europe's most important country from an economic perspective, and as that country goes, so does the rest of Europe.  The chart above is the German DAX Index.  These are German corporations that trade within that index.  The index just broke prior support to the downside, and is down -12.6% from the high of 2014, putting that index closer to bear market territory.

Bottom Line:  Easy to see we are in a down trending U.S. market, and have confirmation from Germany's DAX Index that we have a global slowdown in particular.  The charts above have an intermediate term down trending outlook. Thank you for reading.