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Daily Market Outlook: Thursday's Lows Now Strong Support

Published 08/12/2014, 06:28 AM

Yesterday was a bit of reverse from my expectations. Had I seen a gap down with a 2-hour sell off, followed by a steady recovery to the (same) closing price, then I would have been much happier.  As it stands, there is a risk the selling could drift into today and keep buyers away until markets get closer to last Thursday's lows.

Having said that, it does look like Thursday's lows will mark a strong support level. The profit taking which took markets down did knock breadth metrics down near, but not quite at, oversold levels.

The Nasdaq 100 perhaps offers the most natural support as marked by the rising channel.  The 20-day MA is providing some supply, and if the index was to reverse and undercut the channel then this 20-day MA will become a shorting zone. The nearby presence of the 50-day MA complicates this a little as it has held as support (in conjunction with channel support)

NDX Daily

The NASDAQ is more compact, so defining support is a little easier. The 4,325 level should be good, and if it isn't then it will mark a level of supply on future rallies. For now, it's support and will strengthen as support if the index is able to close above its 20-day MA.
COMPQ Daily

The Russell 2000 put some distance on its breakout, but it struggled to finish above its 200-day MA. There was a MACD trigger 'buy' to go with yesterday's buying.

RUT Daily
The Dow is looking less secure, with a possible shorting opportunity at a former (now returned) resistance level. Technicals are weak, with a long standing underperformance relative to Tech and Small Caps.
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INDU Daily
The S&P 500 is a little better off in that the comparable resistance level in the Dow is actually a support level for the S&P (April - May swing highs).
SPX Daily

Today is setup for sellers. If they do take control it will then be a question as to when (if?) buyers will be prepared to step in as markets make their way back to Thursday's low. I still think we have a good swing low here, it's more a question of value.

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