The Finance SPDR (XLF) led the market higher from early June to mid July, but stalled the last four days and started showing relative weakness. The indicator window shows the price relative (XLF:SPY ratio). Notice how this indicator broke support from the early July low and XLF is now showing relative weakness.
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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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