The Most Important Chart Right Now For Equities
Well done, Andrew Thrasher. I like this article.59 minutes ago
It’s always nice to see the equity markets make a new all-time high. Journalist are happy because it draws more views, traders rejoice in the rise in their portfolios, and consumers get a warm feeling as they associate the stock market with the economy. However, when I see we have a new high one of the first things I do is look for confirmation. We can’t forget that the stock market is truly a market of individual stocks. How many of those stocks also made new highs? How many were advancing? Was momentum strong? What about volume? Which sectors helped lead things higher? These are the questions I ask.
I discussed many of these topics in my Technical Market Outlook on Monday as well as my post from a few weeks ago, We Haven’t Seen a Market Top Yet. However, there is currently one chart that I think is extremely important, and could ‘unlock’ the bear market that many traders have been pining for and that the market internals have been attempting to warn us of.
Below is simple chart of the S&P 500 ($SPX) over the last six months. I’ve put a green box around the prior high, including the closing and intraday levels. The markets inability to stay above this high is very concerning to me, and could be creating a false break. If the bulls are unable to keep the S&P above the prior high, the idea that stocks will rally into year-end may not come to fruition.
There are many similarities to the current market environment compared to 2007. We have breadth, as measured by the Advance-Decline Line putting in a series of lower highs as fewer stocks participate in the rally. Momentum, as measured by the Relative Strength Index, on a weekly chart has also created a bearish divergence with a grouping of lower highs. Like in July 2007, the S&P dropped down to its 50-week Moving Average before rallying to a new high. Unfortunately, as in October 2007, the bulls couldn’t maintain control and price fell lower - eventually breaking through the prior support of the long-term Moving Average.
After a long time, I see some article written on Yahoo that I like to agree with! Here is full article.
http://finance.yahoo.com/tumblr/blog-the-most-important-chart-right-now-for-equities-164317789.html
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