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MARKET MOVING LOWER - DUH!

Chip Anderson

Chip Anderson

President, StockCharts.com

"The trend is your friend" or, in this case, the market's enemy. You may have noticed lots of vacillating in the traditional financial press this past week - gloom and doom after the market closes lower, supreme optimism the very next day when the market moves higher. ChartWatchers shouldn't be fooled by the media's need to generate market opinions that sell papers. The market's trend has been clear for weeks and despite what the optimists say, that trend is down. The Dow chart shows it clearly with three lower peaks separated by two lower troughs. Last week's third peak is the "final nail in the coffin" - confirming the downtrend beyond a shadow of a doubt. Don't fight a clear trend folks. Until a clear up-trend is re-established (see this article for details), the default expectation for stocks should be that they will move lower.

Dow Jones Daily Chart

Chip Anderson
About the author: is the founder and president of StockCharts.com. He founded the company after working as a Windows developer and corporate consultant at Microsoft from 1987 to 1997. Since 1999, Chip has guided the growth and development of StockCharts.com into a trusted financial enterprise and highly-valued resource in the industry. In this blog, Chip shares his tips and tricks on how to maximize the tools and resources available at StockCharts.com, and provides updates about new features or additions to the site. Learn More