The Homebuilders SPDR (XHB) finally broke above resistance with a surge the last few days. XHB was one of the laggards because it had yet to break its July high. This changed on Thursday as the ETF broke resistance with a gap and long white candlestick. Also notice that the price relative turned up.
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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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