Stock Market Commentary: Shooting Stars Small Caps & Semiconductors

The day closed on quiet trading with potential bearish topping patterns for the Russell 2000 and the Semiconductor index, but weakened by the lack of confirmation from Nasdaq or S&P indices (although the Dow did manage a similar shooting star). The semiconductor index had the clearest topping pattern but it will require a close below today's low to confirm and preferably an open below the low too. The rising trendline is there to lend support should the SOX push lower Tuesday.

($SOX)

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Small Caps also finished with a shooting star. After 4-days of gains it's probably set for a down day Tuesday; rising support may be tested then too.

($RUT)

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The Dow finished with a similar bearish set up. Unlike the aforementioned indices this has already fallen out of its February rising channel and looks already to be rolling over in a topping pattern.

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Breadth indicators continued their ascent and I have redrawn the bearish divergence in the Percentage of Nasdaq stocks above 50% although the original bearish divergence in the MACD remains. The indicator itself is whipsawing around its 5-day EMA with fewer stocks partaking in this rally than during the last market peak in January

Nasdaq Percent of Stocks Above 50 Day Moving Average

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So while the rally has support to look too I suspect Tuesday will see a lower close.

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