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Brazilian Bovespa and EWZ

On February 4th, I wrote that the Brazilian Bovespa was "dead money", and nothing since that time has changed my mind as Brazil, as measured by the i-Shares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (symbol: EWZ), has lagged the S&P500.

See figure 1 a monthly chart of the Brazilian Bovespa Index. Pink labeled price bars are negative divergence bars, and as I have shown many times before (click here and here for links), a cluster of negative divergence bars is a sign of slowing upside momentum. On the monthly charts, it is a reliable signal of a bull market top across multiple assets classes.

Figure 1. Brazilian Bovespa/ monthly
Brazilian Bovespa Monthly

A monthly close below 64,500, which is the low of the negative divergence bar, would be very bearish for the Brazilian Bovespa, and essentially this would change the "call" from "dead money" to bear market.

Figure 2 is a daily chart of the i-Shares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (symbol: EWZ). First note the series of lower highs (i.e., down red arrows). While the S&P500 was making higher highs, the EWZ was making lower highs. This is not what you want to see from the market that represents one of the strongest economies in the world. Support comes in at the $63-65 level as shown by the key pivot points. A definitive close below these levels will likely see prices make a deeper and more significant pull back to the $50 level. This would represent a 50% haircut from the highs.

Figure 2. EWZ/ daily
EWZ daily

For now, if the sell off continues beyond the "typical" 1 day period, I would look for a bounce at the first level of support. This is a little less than 10% away.

 

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