BPNYA TURNS DOWN FROM OVERBOUGHT TERRITORY

I recently showed the NYSE Bullish Percent Index (BPNYA) having reached overbought territory over 70. the BPNYA is the percent of NYSE stocks that are in point & figure uptrends. I suggested that a drop below the May trough at 68 could signal a short-term top. Chart 1 shows that downturn has taken place as the breath indicator has fallen to 65% and formed a small "double top" in the process. Chart 2 shows the point & figure version of the same indicator. A three-box reversal into the down column also took place this week. That's another sign that the current uptrend is losing some breadth momentum. [Arthur Hill showed a similar downturn in the number of NYSE stocks trading over their 50-day moving averages]. Those are at least two reasons to be a little more cautious at current levels.