The Transportation ETF (IYT) is struggling to hold the recent breakout.
The new three-month lows in Relative Strength in purple suggest being very careful with the Transportation stocks here after failing to hold the breakout above December highs. In this roaring bull market, Transports have traded sideways since Commodities spiked on December 8th.
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Have a great weekend!
Good trading,
Greg Schnell, CMT, MFTA.
