Art's Charts

Bear flags on the 30-minute charts

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com

Stocks gapped down and pretty much stayed down on Thursday. After gapping up on Monday, SPY traded flat for three days and then gapped down on Thursday. A little consolidation after Monday's gap is normal, but giving it all back with such a sharp decline is not normal for a mere correction or pullback. SPY staved off a trend reversal by firming at support from last week's lows with a small rising flag. A break below flag support (109.25) would trigger the first bearish signal. As far as a complete short-term trend reversal, I would look for a break below key support at 109. The bottom indicator shows CCI plunging below -100 for the second time in two weeks. Such plunges show intense selling pressure. I am now waiting for confirmation with a support break on the price chart. 


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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