The recently established «lower high» and «lower low» (shown above), combined with the break of
key moving average support, tells us the longer - term uptrend in $ UUP may be over.
Not exact matches
Despite weakening performance in leading stocks and recent broad market distribution (higher volume selling) that sparked the new «sell» signal, it's important to note that both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial
Average are still trading firmly above
key, intermediate - term
support of their 50 - day
moving averages.
Another market leader, LinkedIn ($ LNKD), is not on the list above, but the stock has already broken down below
key intermediate - term
support of its 50 - day
moving average.
The PowerShares QQQ Trust ($ QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq 100 Index, has convincingly broken down below
key intermediate - term
support of its 50 - day
moving average and is technically in bad shape.
The Nasdaq sliced through
key intermediate - term
support of its 50 - day
moving average, joining the Russell 2000 and S&P Midcap 400.
Yesterday, our existing long position in Global X Silver Miners ETF ($ SIL) got off to a rough start in the morning, but reversed to close near its intraday high, this resulted in the formation of a bullish hammer candlestick pattern that also «undercut»
key intermediate - term
support of its 50 - day
moving average.
Two weeks ago, the S&P Bank SPDR ETF ($ KBE) sliced through
key, intermediate - term
support of its 50 - day
moving average on heavy volume, and has since been wedging higher on lighter than
average volume:
With $ LULU below
key horizontal price
support of the $ 60 level, its 40 - week
moving average, and recently below the 10 - week
moving average as well, the stock could suffer a pretty ugly sell - off over the next several months if broad market conditions continue to deteriorate.
Specifically, the main stock market indexes are not only at
key support of major
moving averages, but also testing
support of important uptrend lines.
The 2450 - 2550 area remains a
key support level for the index after testing and holding the 200 - day
moving average.
Despite the blue - chip Dow Jones Industrial
Average ($ DJI) falling 0.8 % and closing well below key support of its 50 - day moving average yesterday (September 30), the -L
Average ($ DJI) falling 0.8 % and closing well below
key support of its 50 - day
moving average yesterday (September 30), the -L
average yesterday (September 30), the -LSB-...]
We also want to focus our attention on
key chart levels of
support or resistance as well as
moving averages, for pull backs.
Key support is defined by the trend channel
moving average, around 2687.
The convergence of a
key moving average and trend line is typically quite significant
support.
The S&P 500 Index ended the week at a
key potential
support area defined by the confluence of the brown 200 - day
moving average (MA) and the 78.6 % Fibonacci retracement line.
Rather, we prefer to keep our powder dry by waiting in cash for ETFs and stocks to rally into new resistance of
key moving averages and prior lows, then initiate new short positions (or buy inverse ETFs after they pull back to
support).
Last week's bearish price action caused the main stock market indexes to plunge through major levels of technical price
support, including
key moving averages and prior «swing lows.»
Such price action would convincingly put the price below
key long - term
support of the 40 - week / 200 - day
moving average, which would surely spark a spike in negative sentiment.
Since pulling back to test
support of its 50 - day
moving average on July 3, the ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF ($ ZSL) has reclaimed near - term
support of its 20 - day exponential
moving average (EMA) and has been consolidating along this
key mark for the past eight sessions.
As annotated on the chart below,
support of the uptrend line coincides with this
key moving average.
Pullback entries develop when an ETF or stock gently retraces from the most recent «swing high» of its uptrend and finds technical
support at an area of horizontal price
support and / or a
key moving average.
Despite the break of the 20 - day exponential
moving average (beige line) on higher turnover, the NASDAQ remains above
key, intermediate - term
support of its 50 - day
moving average (teal line).
Each
moving average can serve as a
support and resistance indicator, and each is also frequently used as a short - term price target or
key level.
We also want to focus our attention on
key chart levels of
support or resistance as well as
moving averages, for pull backs.
This day trading setup by Jake Bernstein uses a
moving average channel to figure out trend and
key support and resistance levels.
Other negative signs include stocks making new highs on low volume, a stock repeatedly reversing off highs and / or closing near intraday lows, or when a stock begins breaking logical areas of
support like
key moving averages and uptrend lines.
Each
moving average can serve as a
support and resistance indicator, and each is also frequently used as a short - term price target or
key level.
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.
On the intraday timeframe, the price stays well above the
key moving averages with the first major
support produced by 50 - SMA at $ 8,600.