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Finance SPDR Leads Market Higher as Price Relative Turns Up

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com

The Finance SPDR (XLF) led the market higher with a 1.83% surge on Wednesday. With this move, XLF is challenging triangle resistance and the September high. A breakout would signal a continuation of the bigger uptrend and argue for new highs. The indicator window shows the price relative (XLF:SPY ratio) turning up and breaking its September high.

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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