« Chart in Focus: Negative Divergence on MACD »
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 12:44PM |
Asher Pinto
The move to new minor (and intermediate) highs last Friday nullified a few sell signals that had cropped up in the preceding week.
As things stand now, the minor and intermediate trends will be seen as bullish, as long as the S&P-500 stays above the broken resistance level at 1010. The bears have no chance until/unless prices fall below 1010.
However, the bulls should not take things for granted. There is an interesting development on MACD that could put the cat amongst the pigeons. As the chart on the right shows, there is a potential negative divergence on the momentum indicator.
Traders will want to watch the indicator closely, over the coming sessions. If the indicator moves to a new minor high, the divergence will be moot. On the other hand, if it puts in a top below the last high and thereafter goes on to break the intervening trough, a strong sell signal will be generated, on the minor trend.
This potential sell signal has manifested itself on several of the broad market indices. We're using the S&P-500 as a proxy for the rest.
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