Markets Rally; Buy Trigger In Place For Tech Indices?
Declan Fallon | Apr 18, 2017 12:23AM ET
A positive response to Friday's selling helped erase those losses, but for many indices yesterday it wasn't enough to recover support or reverse technical 'sell' triggers.
The S&P is on the verge of a 'death cross' between 20-day and 50-day MAs as the rally finished just below the 50-day MA. The consolidation channel remains in play and this should see higher prices in the latter part of the year, but for now, it's drifting down in a relatively controlled manner.
A second 'bear trap' could be in play for the NASDAQ as the index did enough to recover its 50-day MA. Aggressive players could look to go long with a stop on a loss of 5,805, anticipating a breakout of 5,930 in the weeks ahead.
The Russell 2000 saw a 1% gain yesterday, which brought the index back to rising support, but not enough to return above it. The two-bar paired reversal is another long opportunity with a stop on a loss of 1,345.
The chart which is the most interesting is the VIX:VXN relationship. Past spikes in the relationship between the two volatility indices and supporting stochastics suggest a 'strong buy' signal. Yesterday's signal is perhaps the clearest buy signal for long-side traders since last November and June.
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While technicals remain weak for Tech Indices, there is perhaps enough from a recovery of the 50-day MA and the VXN:VIX relationship to offer traders a 'buy' trigger. Other indices aren't as well placed, but all indices could benefit if the NASDAQ and NASDAQ 100 gain traction.
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