Market Overview

Published July 31st, 2006 in Technical Analysis Tags: higher high, higher low, lower high, lower low, Nasdaq, Nasdaq 100, NDX, S&P 500, technical analysis, trading, trend, trending.

Since the last time I looked at the trend of the market, the S&P 500 has put in a higher bottom at 1235. This is the first thing we need for a change in trend. The next thing we need is a higher high.

Right now, it seems the market is working on that. If it can close decisively above 1280 and put in a higher high as well, the probability of a trend change will be very high. In the mean time the market is simply coiling within a tight range.

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The Nasdaq 100 index, however, is much weaker having been unable to put in a higher low. The NDX seems to be still struggling with the 1525 resistance level.