Nasdaq 100 Still Climbing Back 15 Years After Tech Bubble Burst
Dragonfly Capital | Jul 02, 2015 07:33AM ET
The Nasdaq 100 just might be the best index to focus on over the next 3 months. This barometer of the technology world is the one major US index that has not made a new high in the last 15 year. Yes, 15 years. While the S&P 500, Russell 2000 Nasdaq Composite and even the Dow Jones Industrial Average have plowed forward, the Nasdaq 100 is still climbing back after the burst of the tech bubble in 2000.
So traders and investors looking for the clean sweep are sitting on the sidelines waiting with their party hats in hand. But as it creeps higher the index finds itself at a critical level from a technical perspective. The chart below shows the Nasdaq 100 consolidating, like the S&P 500, but at an important level from a harmonic perspective.
The chart shows a bearish Bat harmonic that has formed. And with the touch of a 88.6% retracement of the initial leg, all that is left is for the reversal to happen. This would look for a move lower to at least 3278 and maybe as far as 2328.
From what I see there are plenty of people that would be happy to see that. There is confirmation from the momentum indicators for this scenario as well. So if these people get a bit louder who can blame them. But I suspect they are not invested in the market. Seems like a slam dunk right?
Well the only problem with the bearish Bat is that it can morph into a bearish Crab. Both are bearish so no big deal right? Wrong! The bearish Crab would eventually be bearish, but not until the index reaches the upside target of 7304. Now that would be some move.
So to summarize, the Nasdaq 100 is either going to 2328 or to 7304. Have a nice day.
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