Review Of US Stocks: A Stubborness To Comply

 | Nov 20, 2014 07:13AM ET

US stocks simply refuse to decline. The rally that's recovered nearly all of the previous decline and hovering near a technical breakout of the -45° trendline from the September high continues frustrating those following cyclical tendencies. A market that refuses to comply with cyclical tendencies often displays unexpected strength when the cycle reverses.

The NYSE composite remains in a cause building phase until an X stack jumps above the yellow line (chart 1). Sorry bears, stocks' stubbornness to comply hints that this breakout is coming soon rather than later.

Chart 1