The S&P 500 AD Line ($SPXADP) confirmed the new high in the S&P 500 by hitting a new high of its own. The chart below shows the AD Line holding its early August low in mid October and surging above its early September high on Friday. This means breadth is keeping pace with the market advance. A non-confirmation or lower high would be cause for concern, but this is clearly not the case right now.
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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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