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Egyptian Stocks Surge after Election

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com

The Egypt Index ETF (EGPT) surged in the lead up to Hosni Mubarak's resignation and then declined as democratic elections were called. The decline ended when uncertainty became certainty and Mohammed Morsi was declared president on 24-June. With the correction holding above the December low, it looks like a channel breakout would signal a continuation of the prior advance.

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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