D.R. Horton (DHI) has been in a year-long down trend. Yesterday, on the back of a broad move by the indexes higher, DHI broke above a long downtrend line. It's early in the week, but this would be the first close above the trend line in a year if we can stay at these levels through Friday.
A couple of promising signs are starting to show up on the chart. Starting at the bottom, the Percentage Price Oscillator (PPO) displays momentum and has broken the down trend, suggesting this breakout was going to occur. The Full Stochastics are surging above 80%, which is very bullish. DHI spent the whole of 2017 above 50%. The relative strength shown in purple also broke the down trend a few months ago. On Tuesday, price surged above the 40-week moving average, the first time since the 2nd quarter of 2018.
For more, check out this week's Weekly Market Roundup video! There is a conversation about the global markets and the precarious setups they are in; additionally, the last 5 to 10 minutes discusses the $USD and other currencies. I am watching for confirmation from currencies, bonds and global markets, which may converge to show their direction over the next few weeks.
Last week, I discussed the bond setup as being attention-getting. This week, it continued to build on that setup. I would encourage you to watch last week's video here.
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