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As Apple goes, so goes the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ). Wall Street used to say the same thing about GM during its heyday. Apple surged to a new 52-week high and powered QQQ higher on Monday. The indicator window shows the Correlation Coefficient trading above .90 since mid August.
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Looking for stocks that are still in favor? Just mosy over to the pre-defined scan page for a look at the stocks making fresh 52-week highs. There were over a dozen in the Nasdaq and over three dozen on the NYSE. Hot Topic (HOTT) hit a new high after advancing 10 of the last 12 days.
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The 2000 market top evolved over a 12 month period as the S&P 500 traded between 1325 and 1550. The index broke this range at the end of 2000 and continued lower in early 2001. Notice that broken support turned into resistance and the throwback bounce retraced 50% of the prior decline. RSI confirmed the support break in late 2000 with a move below 40.
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Although no two market tops are the same, we can get an idea of what a major reversal looks like by examining past reversals. The 2007 top evolved over a 9 month period. There were clear support breaks at 1425 and 1375. RSI broke its bull zone (40 to 80) at the end of December 2007. The ensuing throwback rally retraced 50% and met resistance near broken support.
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The advance since the March lows has been enough to power the Consumer Discretionary SPDR (XLY) past its 2007 high. The Industrials SPDR (XLI) and the Technology ETF (XLK) both met resistance at their 2007 highs over the last few months. The Finance SPDR (XLF) remains the big laggard as it trades some 35% below its 2007 highs. This key sector has been a major drag on the S&P 500 since early 2010.
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Taking a big step back to look at the big picture, the 12-month Slope indicator for the S&P 500 turned positive in September 2009 and remains positive. While this indicator does not pick exact tops or bottoms, it gives us a good idea of the long-term trend. Note the green and red arrows showing positive and negative crossovers.
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The 10-year Treasury Yield ($TNX) remains in a long-term downtrend that is dominated by a falling channel. The upper trendline has been touched at least four times since the mid 90s. More recently, the 10-year Treasury Yield hit resistance around 48.50 at least three times since May 2008. A break above this level is needed to reverse the long-term downtrend in rates and uptrend in bonds.
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The chart below shows the 23-day SMA for the Dow Industrials. There are around 23 trading days per month and this represents a rolling monthly average. It also smooths daily volatility. The March 2009 low was around 10% below the March 2003 low and the July 2011 high was around 10% below the October 2007 high. 12000 marks the first support to watch for this moving average.
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The Home Construction iShares (ITB) and the Finance SPDR (XLF) have been moving together the entire year. The indicator window shows XLF in black and ITB in red. Not much difference between these two price patterns. In the main window, ITB is testing support from broken resistance and the 50-62% retracement zone.
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The Dow Industrials, Dow Transports, Dow Utilities and Dow Composite all broke above their March-April highs and recorded 52-week highs this week. From a Dow Theory stand point, the new highs in the Industrials and Transports are especially promising because they affirm the uptrend.
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