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Junk Bond ETF Hits Key Retracement with Rising Wedge

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com

The High-Yield Bond SPDR (JNK) broke major support along with the S&P 500 in early August and then rebounded the last five weeks. This rebound formed a rising wedge and retraced 61.80% of the prior decline. Even though the 5-week trend is up, retracement resistance and the rising wedge look most ominous.

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Arthur Hill
About the author: , CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More