Friday's defensive action was followed by Monday's buying, with many indices defending 20-day MA support. The profit taking from Thursday is still in the mix but the panic selling from February hasn't materialized. Indices finished with possible bullish engulfing patterns, but the lack of oversold conditions weakens the signal.
The S&P didn't reverse the 'sell' triggers in the MACD and ADX and left a new underperformance signal relative to the Russell 2000.
SPX Daily Chart
The NASDAQ hasn't yet mounted a challenge on the 'bull trap' but yesterday's close left it one or two days away from doing so. Aside from the MACD, all technicals are bullish.
COMPQ Daily Chart
The Russell 2000 (via i
Shares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM)) is a more mixed bag with 'sell' triggers in the MACD, ADX and relative performance offset by On-Balance-Volume. The next gain will challenge the breakdown gap.
IWM Daily Chart
The Semiconductor Index successfully defended the rising trendline with 'sell' triggers in the MACD and CCI.
SOX Daily Chart
Yesterday reached a point where another day's gain will see challenges on either the breakdown gap or resistance and ultimately test how much selling was driving Thursday's fall.
