TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA traded an inside week and settled in the upper end of the weekly range, closing out the week with an advance of +1.8%. The Dow continued to lag the S&P, Nasdaq and Russell which had stronger intraweek performances. Sentiment is leaning toward greed again and the 52-week new highs/lows closed at … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA spent most of last week on the upside and settled with a 1.99% increase on the week as prices inch back toward the late 2022 swing highs. The “Dow” continues to outperform the S&P500 and the tech-centered Nasdaq Composite. The 52-week H/L line remains frothy, closing the week at -0.16. Sentiment … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA traded a tight, inside week on quiet holiday volume and closed fractionally lower on the week. Short-term, prices are building a flagging triangle pattern off to the side of the recent decline. The hourly is trying to turn up from oversold conditions and the daily is doing the same. Conversely, the … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA spent the entire week in negative territory, closing down 2.77% or 953.4 points. The hourly chart is showing a rounded top formation as prices react to frothy sentiment the past two weeks and a cacophony of negative headlines coming from America’s major ‘corporations.’ Prices ended at the bottom of the weekly … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The major market indices have been in a schism since the summer lows. For decades now, the consensus axiom is to ‘never fade the blue chips.’ That said, the past years have proven that absolutely nothing adheres to ‘norms’ with fund managers continuously underperforming the general indices. The Dow Jones has continued to … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS VIX Daily The DJIA closed the week up 1.6% in a whipsaw trade that saw the cash index hit a new intraday low for the entire decline from the highs…then testing the previous weeks highs, prior to losing ground on Friday to settle down 404 points. The S&P, Nasdaq and the FAANG all … Read more
The DJIA staged a large outside day reversal down to close near the lows of the day and a new low close for the current decline. The daily chart has reached deeply oversold conditions and prices still need to hold the last gasp area of support at 30810-30680. This area represents a 75-80% pullback from … Read more