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The Dow Jones Transportation Average [.TRAN
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]and the Dow Jones Industrial Average [.DJIA
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]both made fresh- highs Friday, a classic bullish sign for investors who follow the charts. What does it mean going forward?
Dan Fitzpatrick is Co-Contributor and Technical Analyst for TheStreet.com as well as President, StockMarketMentor.com. Following is a summary of his main points.
Is this a clear buy signal?
Yes, providing we see more volume and if we see the Dow Industrials test their break-out. Also we need the iShares Dow Jones US Financial [IYF
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What’s our next stop higher?
It could be 14,000. If this is a buy signal the shorts will start buying to unwind their trades, theorizes Fitzpatrick.
Are the transports a good tell for the end of recession?
They usually are, replies Fitzpatrick. My rule of thumb is six months. If we get that break-out, I would look for a pick-up in the economy toward the end of this year.
I think the “tell’ in transports is FedEx [FDX
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], says Guy Adami. The stock could trade at $100 by the second half of the year. And I also like UPS [UPS
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Fitzpatrick Owns (BNI), (X), (RIG), (ACI), (MON), (POT), (TRA)
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