Here's why global investors should keep a close eye on "sight deposits"
By Elliott Wave International
Investors look to an array of indicators in hopes of determining what
is next for the financial markets in which they are interested.
Some investors may focus entirely on "technical" indicators such as
the Relative Strength Index (RSI), price levels of "support" or
"resistance," or say, advancing vs. declining issues, just to name a
few. As you probably know, there are many more technical indicators.
Market participants also look at sentiment readings such as mutual
fund cash levels, investors' use of leverage, surveys and so on.
Yet, there's at least one indicator that many global investors may
overlook, and that's the weekly change in "sight deposits" at the Swiss
National Bank.
This chart and commentary from the September Global Market Perspective, an Elliott Wave International publication which offers coverage of 50+ worldwide financial markets, provide insight:
For the week ending August 6, commercial
banks poured 1.2 billion francs into the Swiss National Bank, the
largest weekly inflow since mid-June. The cash that banks park at the
central bank are called "sight deposits," and, together, the June and
August data points represent the largest weekly inflows since the
coronavirus panic in early 2020.