The Hang Seng Index Should Have Global Investors On High Alert
Chris Kimble | Dec 07, 2021 12:27AM ET
China’s rise to a global economic powerhouse has come in fits and starts. And the last 5 years would be categorized as fits.
This can also be seen on Hong Kong's Hang Seng stock market index. Should this index decline much further, global markets may throw a fit!
Today’s chart takes a long-term “monthly” view of the Hang Seng. As you can see, the index has been chopping its way higher inside a 30-year price channel marked by each (1).
That said, Chinese stocks have really struggled in the last 4 to 5 years. The recent decline has the Hang Sent testing its COVID 2020 lows as well as its long-term price channel support at (2)!
It should also be noted that this is occurring amidst a major divergence with other key global stock market indices (that have made new highs this year while the Hang Seng heads lower).
Global stock markets may want to pay close attention to what happens at (2). Stay tuned...
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