The PerfChart below shows the percentage change for the nine sector SPDRs over the last five days (last week). Stocks were holding up well until Friday. With Friday's sharp decline, finance is now showing relative weakness because it declined more than the S&P 500 and more than any other sector.
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Arthur Hill, 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.
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