Daily Market Commentary: Semiconductors To Rally?

An odd day for the markets.

First there was the confirmed 'bull trap' in the Russell 2000. Today's losses brought the index further below reformed resistance, but back to its 20-day MA. While at its 20-day MA it offers a long-side opportunity, but with old resistance at 855 it might be a short lived one.

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The semiconductor index suffered a second significant day of selling to take it back to converged 20-day and 50-day MAs. Ironically, converged 20-day and 50-day MAs are on the verge of a bullish 'Golden Cross'. However, this may offer the leverage for a long-side opportunity.

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Meanwhile the Nasdaq did enough to recover the intraday losses to finish above 2,836 support. Will this help the semiconductor index tomorrow?

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The Nasdaq 100 also took losses which saw a break of the 4-day congestion. However, it recovered to finish on breakout support. It still could go either way, but the recovery offers an opportunity for some follow through in early trading.

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Finally, losses in Large Caps didn't do enough to damage the broader trend. Large Caps remain the strongest indices in the short term.

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Watch support levels tomorrow, particularly 20-day MAs for the Russell 2000 and Semiconductor index.

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