Daily Market Commentary: Down to 50-day MAs

Bears pushed the boat out a little further and took indices down towards their 50-day MA.

The S&P gapped below its 20-day MA and never looked back. Look for a test of the 50-day MA tomorrow.

($SPX)

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The Nasdaq is also looking at a 50-day MA test tomorrow.

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The Russell 2000 failed to hold on to the rising channel. A clean break was the result. This has gone from a bulls best hope to an opportune bear trade down to its 50-day MA. Technicals rolling over to boot.

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The semiconductor index closed with a bull trap. When the semiconductor index created a bear trap in August the subsequent rally took it back to channel resistance and beyond; will this make it back to 305? Tomorrow's first test is its 20-day MA. Break that and the 50-day MA is next. The good news for bulls is it managed a 'Golden Cross' between 50-day and 200-day MAs.

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The next couple of days should see confirmed tests of 50-day MAs for all indices. Indices further away from the mark should make for the better shorting opportunities, although rally attempts back to 20-day MAs will likely be heavily attacked by shorts. Step aside and wait and see what emerges. If you are following my #sectorbreadth tags you can track my sector ideas.

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