If you own stocks, this is a good new / bad news scenario.
On one hand, U.S. stocks are stronger than the S&P 500 (NYSEArca: SPY) chart suggests. On the other hand, stocks are (or were) overbought, at least based on this indicator.
Here are the details:
The percentage of NYSE stocks above their 50-day SMA nearly matched their previous highs last week, while the S&P 500 stayed below its prior highs.
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The potential implications are two-fold:
- The buying pressure behind the latest rally leg is actually stronger than the S&P 500 chart suggests.
- The % of NYSE stocks above their 50-day SMA reached an overbought reading. Prior such instances either saw stocks struggle to move higher or correct.
Based on technical analysis, investors should watch last weeks high – 2,111.91 for the S&P 500. Trade below allows for further weakness, trade above would translate into further up side (at least temporarily).
Simon Maierhofer is the publisher of the Profit Radar Report. The Profit Radar Report presents complex market analysis (S&P 500, Dow Jones, gold, silver, euro and bonds) in an easy format. Technical analysis, sentiment indicators, seasonal patterns and common sense are all wrapped up into two or more easy-to-read weekly updates. All Profit Radar Report recommendations resulted in a 59.51% net gain in 2013 and 17.59% in 2014.
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