I have reviewed all of the U.S. stock market indices and many are at, or very close to, price areas where we would expect some near-term weakness.
The S&P 500 Index INDEXSP: .INX is near a Money Flow Unit (MFU) price target and just below its 200 day moving average. The Nasdaq Composite INDEXNASDAQ: .IXIC is also close to a key MFU target.
The Russell 2000 Index INDEXRUSSELL: RUT and the Mid-Caps NYSEARCA: MDY are in rough shape and are among my favorite short ideas.
U.S. Equity Market Technical Notes:
– After last week’s pullback and then sharp rally, we have a number of indices back up to those prior highs or lower with many generating ellipse sell signals.
– The S&P 500 Index rallied right back into its MFU-2 target area of 2953, and I would be short.
– My favored index Nasdaq Composite was shy of hitting its MFU-4 target of 9345 with today’s high. What now bothers us is the loss of upside momentum and how close it is to that target zone. We are expecting short-term weakness from here.
– The Russell 2000 and Mid-Cap (MDY) look like a disaster ready to happen. Please note the recent lower highs made on the daily charts. The bearish wedge patterns we pointed out in past reports are still in play.
– Unfortunately, the Dow Transports and Utilities are also in a very weak position, and I expect them to go lower.
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