Outlook for the Nikkei average this week [24-March-2019]

[Present state recognition of fundamental]

In the US market last week, concerns over the slowdown in the global economy became stronger and selling became dominant. In the medium to long term, there are fears of a slowdown in the global economy due to confusion of US politics, raise rate by FRB, European political turmoil and the creditworthiness of European banks and credit crunch concerns, the economic slowdown of emerging economies such as China, and concern over the global economic slowdown due to trade war. We need continued attention to the geopolitical risk of the Middle East , Korean Peninsula and Ukraine.

The difference in the yield spread between the US and Japanese markets is 3.13 points less than in the Japanese market, taking into account the 2020 OECD's real GDP forecast announced. The reason for the bargain is due to the difference between S&P500 's PER of 17.0 and the Nikkei average adopted stock price PER 12.6 and Japan-US interest rate difference, GDP growth difference. This is because the difference in GDP growth between Japan and the US in 2019 is 3.1% more than the OECD forecast (Japan will downgrade or US will be revised upward) against the current Nikkei average price, or it can be interpreted that the Japanese-U.S. Market will be in equilibrium, because the expected PER of the Nikkei average hires will be around 20.8 (the results for the current term will be revised downwards or the Nikkei average will be around 35660 yen) . In the medium to long term, the Japanese market is low valued at about 14030 yen.

[Conditions for Nikkei average rise]

In the future, the following assumptions are necessary for the Nikkei average to rise further.

① Rising US market

② UP of expected profit increase rate for the current term more than before

③ Expansion of the interest rate differential between Japan and the US and further depreciation of the yen

④ Upward revision of Japan's 2020 GDP estimate (now +0.68%) by OECD

⑤ Foreign investors over-buying

Looking at recent movements

① Last week's NYDow weekly foot was negative. The daily bar is above the 200 day line, and it is above the cloud of the ichimoku table. Nasdaq weekly foot was negative. NASDAQ bar is above the 200-day line and the cloud of the ichimoku table. This week we will be paying attention to Housing related indicators, Quarterly financial results announcement , Consumer Confidence Index for March, Chicago Purchasing Department Index for March. I would like to pay attention to whether NYDow can return to the 25th day line.

② The expected profit increase for the Nikkei 225 hires will be 9.1% with the announcement of the financial results for the October-December term, 0.1 points worse than 3 months ago. In addition, the profit growth rate for the current business forecast is -5.8%, 3.7 point worse than three months ago.

③ The long-term interest rates in the United States fell, the interest rate differential between Japan and the US shrank from 2.64% to 2.52%, and the exchange rate moved from the 111 yen range to the 109 yen range, indicating a stronger yen.

④ The OECD's real GDP growth rate in 2020 in Japan and the US is expected to be + 0.68% in Japan and + 2.13% in the US, so the Japanese market is worse by 1.45 points on this aspect.

⑤ The 2nd week of  March is a over selling. there is a high possibility that the 3rd week of  March is a over selling, and this week we are forecasting to over selling.

last week ①,③,⑤ was a bearish factor. It seems that ①,②,③,⑤ will be affected this week.

[Technical viewpoint]

From the technical viewpoint of the Japanese market, the 200-day divergence rate difference with NASDAQ is 3.8 points lower than NASDAQ in the medium to long term. (It is about 820 yen when it is based on the Nikkei average)  Proportions shrank compared to last week.

The Nikkei average is above the cloud of the ichimoku table. The total deviation rate was +2.1%, and changed to the positive width compared to last week. The 200-day moving average line deviation rate was -1.5%, and the negative width shrank. Since the one element are negative, the "yellow signal" is lit in the medium term trend. The Nikkei average is above the 25_day moving average line and the 9_day moving average line,  "green signal " is lit for short-term trends.

In the US market NY Dow is above the 200_day line but under the 25_day line and the 9_day line. It is above the cloud of ichimoku table. NASDAQ is above the 200_day average line and the 25_day average line but under the 9_day average line. It is above the cloud of the ichimoku table. In the short term "yellow signal" is lit and in the medium term "green signal" is lit.

[Outlook for this week]

Looking at the US market fundamentally, concerns such as the rise in US interest rates, sluggish US business performance, financial market turmoil due to credit contraction, the situation in North Korea, the decline in the high yield bond market are decreasing. However, due to the trend of declining long-term interest rates worldwide, economic slowdown in the US, slump in crude oil prices, uncertainty in US politics, lack of credit and political situation in banks in the EU region, economic slowdown in emerging countries such as China and trade warfare Concern over the global economic slowdown, geopolitical risks in the Middle East and Ukraine, etc. exist as risk factors.

Real estate prices in China are flat in large cities, but the problems of nonperforming loans in China as a whole such as excessive facilities have not been resolved. If you hurry up the process, it will lead to a short-term market drop, and if you delay proceeding, there is concern that the economic recession will be prolonged.

Also, the latest LIBOR interest rate is on the upward trend, it continues to update the high price in the past five years, which implies that global nonperforming debt continues to increase, and the possibility of financial unrest is revealed .

On the other hand, the following points can be pointed out as favorable materials. In addition to monetary easing measures such as the possibility of moderate rate hike in the US, policy expectation of President Trump, setting of 2% inflation target by the Bank of Japan, introduction of negative interest rate and purchase of ETF of 80 trillion yen · 6 trillion yen ETF Clarification of the duration of interest rate manipulation and monetary easing and announcement of maintaining the level of policy interest rates by the ECB during the year.

Looking at the technical aspect, the US market is upward trend in the medium-term, and no trend in the short term. The Japanese market is no trend in the medium-term, and upward trend in the short term.

Last week's Nikkei exceeded the expected range. The upper price was about 70 yen above the expected line, and the lower price was about 240 yen above the expected line. This week's Nikkei average is expected to move between the 25 day average line (currently around 21450 yen) and the lower value between Bollinger Band-2σ (currently around 2030 yen).