Today is the last day of both the week and the month, and is a very significant day technically for direction here. Bears want a close well below the weekly middle bollinger band at 1643, and ideally also a clear break below rising support from 1343, now in the 1625 area. A clear break below the weekly middle bollinger band will open up the 50 week MA and the weekly lower bollinger band as targets, and those are currently at 1540 and 1564 respectively. With the June low and the possible major double-top trigger level there at 1560 and the 200 DMA currently at 1561, a test of the June lows is a very attractive target if bears can deliver the goods today. SPX weekly chart: (more…)
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Testing Serious Support
SPX closed yesterday back at the daily lower bollinger band. I’m not expecting another strong break below the lower band at this stage so if the band is respected we are unlikely to see SPX close significantly below 1621/2 today. Worth noting as well are that SPX declining channel support and rising support from the 1343 low are in the 1623/4 area, and that the 23.6% retracement of the full move up from 1343 is at 1623.22. This is a very significant support confluence near where the SPX daily lower bollinger band is likely to end the day. SPX daily chart: (more…)
Bad Headline of the Day
Gold Above $1,400 on Syria Concerns, Taper Debate
It never ceases; the stupid reasoning they assign to gold’s price movements. Any gold bug pumping you about global political strife and gold is to be tuned out immediately. Any gold bug pumping you about anything even remotely religious is to be tuned out immediately. Any gold bug pumping you about Indian wedding season is to be tuned out immediately. Any gold bug pumping you about gold and this utterly over done ‘taper’ debate crap is to be tuned out immediately. (more…)
Three Blind Mice
Just a short post today as it is a holiday here in the UK today. SPX broke up over 1660 on Friday, so the bottoming pattern is a double-bottom with a technical target in the 1680 area. The real target however is declining (channel) resistance from the high, at 1680 at the moment but declining of course. The SPX daily middle bollinger band is also currently at 1680. SPX 60min chart: (more…)
