For the past six weeks, the NASDAQ Composite Index ($ COMP) has been uneventfully oscillating in a sideways trading range (a 3 % range from
the upper channel resistance down to lower channel support).
Of course, $ XBI is also in play for buy entry on a breakout above
the upper channel resistance (above $ 67 area).
Not exact matches
While the Dow still must overcome its prior highs to break out, the only
resistance for the Russell 2000 is its
upper channel trendline (which is still 3 - 4 % away).
It's pretty much the same technical picture on the NASDAQ weekly chart, although the tech - heavy index may need to rest after bumping into
resistance of its
upper channel trendline.
Since that time, both QQQ and SPY have continued to find
resistance near the
upper level
resistance of their respective ascending trend
channels, and support near the bottom of their trend
channel.
Yesterday, for example, the PowerShares Nasdaq 100 ETF ($ QQQ), a popular ETF proxy for the Nasdaq 100 Index, rallied into
resistance of the
upper trend line of its ascending trend
channel, then sold off to close in the middle of its intraday range.
Like $ QQQ, the S&P 500 SPDR ($ SPY), an ETF that represents the benchmark S&P 500 Index, has also found
resistance near the
upper trend line of its trend
channel.
Above yesterday's high, $ SPY may find major price
resistance from the $ 141.50 to $ 142.10 area (
upper channel of its trendline and horizontal price
resistance, respectively).
Litecoin turned lower off the
upper boundary of the long - term trend
channel, and it's now testing the $ 64 support /
resistance level again.
Another rise to test the
upper border of the rising price
channel on 4 - hour chart is possible later today, as long as the
channel resistance holds, downtrend is expected to resume and one more fall towards 1.0206 previous low could be seen.
Rise towards the
upper border of the falling price
channel is expected later today, and a clear break above the
channel resistance will indicate that the downtrend from 1.0507 has completed, then another rise to 1.0800 could be seen.
Price has also just reached strong
resistance in the 92.00 support /
resistance region, and additionally, is approaching the approximate
upper resistance border of the rough parallel downtrend
channel.
Right now it is at the
upper bound of the
channel,
resistance it failed to take out on November 29th, resulting in a 21 % correction.
Resistance is tracking at the
upper trend line of the descending
channel, $ 66.