Notice that volume also surged well above its 50 -
day average level, confirming the breakout to a new high:
Therefore, I view it as a warning sign that volume could not even exceed the 50 -
day average level, despite the price of the S&P 500 jumping to an all - time high.
Increasing volume, which rose above its 50 -
day average level, helped to confirm the move.
Confirming the move was a surge in volume, which shot well above its 50 -
day average level.
Not exact matches
The S&P 500 again holds its 200 -
day moving
average (currently 2,613), which was a critical support
level in February and early April.
CNBC's Bob Pisani and Bill Griffeth look at the
day's market action as the Dow Jones Industrial
Average closes above 24,000 after crossing that
level for the first time ever at the open.
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.
When examining the IWM over the past two years, Nathan noted that group is nearing a key technical
level at its 200 -
day moving
average.
Against a basket of its rivals, the dollar has surged past its 200 -
day moving
average on Tuesday, a
level it hasn't traded above since May 2017, a
level which typically attracts some reassessment from large institutional investors on their dollar positions, according to Morgan Stanley.
The good news is the last time the S&P 500 broke through its 200 -
day moving
average, in early July, it bounced back from those
levels after a few
days.
The 30 - stock index also closed above its 50 -
day moving
average, a key technical
level.
Apr 23, 2018 Pennsylvania's marketed natural gas production
averaged a record 15 billion cubic feet per
day (Bcf / d) in 2017, 3 % higher than the 2016
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.
By comparison, the daily chart of the iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF ($ IWM) shows the recent weakness that has led to a breakdown below three different
levels of technical price support: the low of the multi-week trading range (around $ 93), the 20 -
day exponential moving
average (beige line), AND the dominant uptrend line (which began with the November 2012 low):
Since banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, and other institutions frequently utilize program trading to buy pullbacks to the 50 -
day moving
averages, it was not surprising to see buyers stepping in each time the NASDAQ brothers neared that pivotal price
level in recent
days.
When a stock demonstrates bullish reversal action after bouncing off a
level of support (the 20 -
day exponential moving
average in this case), it will often enter into one or two
days of tight price consolidation.
$ 1305 — 200 -
day moving
average $ 1304 — 5/2 low $ 1303 — 3/1 low $ 1302 — double bottom - 1/1, 5/1 lows $ 1301 — 50 % retracement of up move from 12/12/17 $ 1236 low to 1/25/18 $ 1366 high $ 1300 — psychological
level, options $ 1294 — 12/29 low $ 1287 — 12/28 low $ 1281 — 12/27 low
However, there is still an abundance of overhead supply (resistance) stocks must contend with, such as their 20 and 50 -
day moving
averages, as well as horizontal price resistance
levels.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that an
average of 800,000 barrels per
day in production were taken offline last month, contributing greatly to May's having the highest monthly
level of unplanned global oil supply disruptions since the agency began tracking such data in 2011.
Housing data from the
day before had showed US home prices were down 4 % this year, bringing the
average home value back to 2002
levels.
The rising 10 - week moving
average (or 50 -
day moving
average) is also converging at the same $ 92
level.
Stocks and
averages can and frequently do «undercut» obvious
levels of price support for a few
days and bounce right back (we like those plays for buy entry):
The next major support
level is the 50 -
day moving
average ($ 112 area), while the second zone of support is the prior swing lows (just below $ 110):
As long as the major
averages remain above their 50 -
day moving
averages, and leadership stocks continue holding above pivotal support
levels, our stock market timing model will remain in «buy» mode.
But if that moving
average fails to hold as support, then a touch of the 10 -
day moving
average is the next logical support
level.
Yesterday's (June 19) intraday low, the 20 -
day exponential moving
average (20 -
day EMA), and the 200 -
day moving
average (200 -
day MA) should all act as important support
levels for the Nasdaq.
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.
The new
average target of $ 53.64 is 6.6 % above current
levels, and 11 %, above the
average target of $ 48.32 the
day before the results were released.
$ 1321 - 23 — quadruple bottom, 3/29, 4/5, 4/6 and 4/23 lows $ 1319 — 100 -
day moving
average $ 1313 - 15 — quadruple bottom, lows 3/2, 3/9, 3/12, 3/13 $ 1307 - 10 — quadruple bottom — 3/16, 3/19, 3/20, and 3/21 lows $ 1303 — 3/1 low $ 1303 — 200 -
day moving
average $ 1302 — 1/1 low $ 1301 — 50 % retracement of up move from 12/12/17 $ 1236 low to 1/25/18 $ 1366 high $ 1300 — psychological
level, options $ 1294 — 12/29 low $ 1287 — 12/28 low $ 1281 — 12/27 low
That probe below two key support
levels (which shakes out the «weak hands») was followed by yesterday's heavier than
average volume rally above the two -
day high.
The main reason to track the 200 -
day average here (presently about the 2050
level on the S&P 500) is because it is a widely - referenced trend - following pivot.
This is because several of the major indices are now running into new overhead resistance of their 20 and 50 -
day moving
averages (remember that a prior
level -LSB-...]
As with the Nasdaq, the 50 -
day, 20 -
day and 200 -
day moving
averages are significant support
levels on the S&P 500:
If, for example, a stock has an ADTV of 500,000 shares, but suddenly trades 2,000,000 shares one
day, that means volume spiked to 4 times (400 %) its
average daily
level.
A close above this
level would lead to a test of the 10 -
day moving
average near 1.3238.
Additionally, despite the recent pullback, gold is trading above its 50 -
day and 200 -
day moving
averages, both of which are critical support
levels and indicators of a positive trend.
$ 1335 — 50 % retracement of down move from 1/25 $ 1366 high to 3/1 $ 1303 low $ 1334 - 35 triple bottom — 4/12, 4/13, and 4/20 lows $ 1333 — 50
day moving
average $ 1332 — 40
day moving
average $ 1331 — 4/10 low $ 1328 — up trend line from 12/12 $ 1236 low $ 1321 — double bottom, 3/29 and 4/6 lows $ 1318 — 100 -
day moving
average $ 1313 - 15 — quadruple bottom, lows 3/2, 3/9, 3/12, 3/13 $ 1307 - 10 — quadruple bottom — 3/16, 3/19, 3/20, and 3/21 lows $ 1303 — 3/1 low $ 1302 — 200 -
day moving
average $ 1302 — 1/1 low $ 1301 — 50 % retracement of up move from 12/12/17 $ 1236 low to 1/25/18 $ 1366 high $ 1300 — psychological
level, options $ 1294 — 12/29 low $ 1287 — 12/28 low $ 1281 — 12/27 low
In May, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimated that domestic output should
average 9.3 million barrels a
day this year and nearly 10 million in 2018, a
level unseen in the U.S. since 1970.
$ 1315 — 4/26 low $ 1307 - 10 — quadruple bottom — 3/16, 3/19, 3/20, and 3/21 lows $ 1303 — 3/1 low $ 1304 — 200 -
day moving
average $ 1302 — 1/1 low $ 1301 — 50 % retracement of up move from 12/12/17 $ 1236 low to 1/25/18 $ 1366 high $ 1300 — psychological
level, options $ 1294 — 12/29 low $ 1287 — 12/28 low $ 1281 — 12/27 low
With $ EWS, notice that volume has been tapering off over the past two weeks, and the 10 -
day moving
average of volume is at its lowest
level since March 2012.
The 2450 - 2550 area remains a key support
level for the index after testing and holding the 200 -
day moving
average.
If it does, bearish momentum could quickly spark a sell - off down to the 50 % Fibonacci retracement
level (just above 4,200), which roughly converges with support of the 40 - week / 200 -
day moving
average.
Pennsylvania's marketed natural gas production
averaged a record 15 billion cubic feet per
day (Bcf / d) in 2017, 3 % higher than the 2016
level.
One study reported that traders made significantly higher profits on
days when their morning testosterone
levels were above their daily
average, and that increased variability in profits and uncertainty in the market was reliably associated with elevations in their cortisol
levels27.
Technically speaking we are seeing some important support lines and the 150
day moving
average converge around $ 1445 and we therefore think it is unlikely that gold prices will fall past this
level.
Silver prices are still trading under their 20 and 100
day moving
average as the trend remains mixed as were stuck in a tight consolidation as I will be looking at a bullish position if we break 16.81 as I will not go short as I think the downside is very limited at these depressed
levels.
If the 2,087 support
level fails to hold, next support is near the 2,065
level, which represents convergence of the rising 50 -
day moving
average and the 10 - week moving
average (similar to 50 -
day moving
average).
The benchmark has been gyrating between resistance at this short - term moving
average and support at the 200 -
day moving
average for the past three weeks, charting large intraday swings as investors attempt to find a
level of comfort amongst equity prices.
Above that resistance
level is the 50 -
day moving
average, which has been sloping lower since mid-October, and is in danger of crossing below the 200 -
day moving
average.
The 50 -
day moving
average breadth indicator for the 70 countries we monitor has fallen to
levels last seen in the wake of the 2015/16 corrections.