The S&P 500 closed
below a key technical level for the first time in nearly two years on Monday, a sign that stock investors could be in for more turbulence ahead.
Not exact matches
The S&P 500 also closed down more than 7 percent from an all - time high set last month and broke
below its 50 - day moving average, a
key technical level.
The PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQ), which tracks the tech - heavy Nasdaq 100 index, dropped 2.5 percent, breaking
below its 50 - day moving average, a
key technical level.
During stock market corrections,
key technical support
levels generally get «undercut» (quickly probe
below the obvious support
level, then rebound just a few days later).
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Wall Street shares plunged on Monday as investors fled technology stocks amid resurgent trade war worries, with
key indexes trading
below their 200 - day moving averages and the S&P 500 closing
below that pivotal
technical level for the first time since Britain's vote to leave the European Union in June 2016.
Although the broad market still has several
key support
levels just
below (as of yesterday's close), overall
technical market conditions continue to erode.
The benchmark S&P 500 Index closed right at the edge of two
key technical support
levels yesterday, and a breakdown
below that pivotal convergence of support
levels in today's session could easily lead to a sharp move lower in the near - term.
Traders who use
technical analysis will place stop orders
below major moving averages, trendlines, swing highs, swing lows or other
key support or resistance
levels.
Shares of Facebook traded more than 10 percent
below their all - time high set on Feb. 1 and dropped
below their 50 - day and 100 - day moving averages, two
key technical levels.