Here’s today’s swing-trading watch-list:
Long Caterpillar (CAT)
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ES has been on 60min sell signals for a while now, with three of them having fixed since the low, and none of those having yet made target. What’s new today though is that on SPX there were 5min and 15min RSI 14 sell signals fixed yesterday, and a 60min RSI 14 sell signal brewing today. This uptrend could be ending here, and I’m watching rising wedge support, currently at 1935, as a break below would look very bearish now. SPX 15min chart:
I wanted to point out a couple of “big picture” charts, as we all wonder just how far this dreadful countertrend rally is going to push. The first is the Dow Jones Composite, which has become, for me, the most important index to watch. There is an interesting gap that took place precisely at the start of the year. Closing the gap would only take another 1.5% push higher in the market. I’ve tinted it below.
For whatever reason, aluminum companies have been massively on the ascent. However,they are approaching important gaps that I think should cap their rise.