Was That A Stock-Market Pullback Or Bear-Market Beginning?

Published 08/07/2019, 03:07 PM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM
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Are Stock Market Indexes Topping?

Well, that was fast. The stock market's pullback has been sharp and is likely not over.

Last week, I shared the same chart, calling it a “moment of truth” for the stock market. Would the 3 underperforming stock-market indexes (in the lower half of the chart) bring down the outperforming 3 indexes (in the upper half)? Dow Jones, S&P 500 index, the Nasdaq 100 versus the Russell 2000, Dow Jones Transportation index and S&P Midcap 400index.

So far, the answer is yes. Well, at least the under-performers have helped to bring about a short-term sharp pullback.

BUT, the question now is: Will the underperformers drag the broader market into a correction – maybe even a bear market?

Let’s look closer at the chart above.

As you can see, each of the stock-market indexes in the upper and lower half is testing critical up-trend support at (3). Bulls need these price areas to hold.

If support at each (3) breaks, bearish messages will be sent as small, mid and the transports have sent a bearish divergence message of late.

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