After months of falling Gasoline prices, February saw a bounce higher in the Gasoline ETF (UGA). And it has been a big one. I wrote about gasoline’s biggest 3 day rally in early February and how the power of the pattern continued to suggest higher prices… and a rally for the Gasoline ETF. The pattern showed Gasoline was bouncing off a major long-term channel support.
Well, it’s now the end of February and, with Apple (AAPL) up over 10 percent and the S&P 500 (SPY) on pace for its best “February” since 1998 (up nearly 6 percent), it seems crazy to think that Gasoline prices not only up, but up big: spot gasoline prices are higher by 17.4 percent in February. Apparently, the consumer doesn’t mind… yet.
This week also saw a breakout above Gasoline’s near-term downtrend line and 23.6% fibonacci retracement level. And this could be signaling even higher gasoline prices into March.
Gasoline ETF (UGA) Price Chart
Below is a chart showing the performance of the Gasoline ETF over the past month vs The S&P 500 and Apple (AAPL):
Keep this one on your radar. Not only because it’s been a good swing trading setup but because higher gasoline prices could “ding” the consumer heading into driving season… But the cold weather reminds us that summer is still a ways off.  Have a great weekend and thanks for reading.
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