When this appears after an uptrend and before a clearly defined downtrend bottom then the inverted head and shoulder pattern is treated as a trend consolidation pattern.
The rise in the Dow is limited by the extended uptrend line A with a current value near 13,400. There is a higher probability any rise will react away from this resistance level.
The trend behavior in the S&P is very different behavior. Overhead resistance is not created by any extended trend line. Historical resistance is near 1,550. The market clustered near 1,430 and this was the lower level of an historical support consolidation band.
The S&P trend is well defined with the Guppy Multiple Moving Average indicator. The long term group of averages - shown in red – provides an idea of investor sentiment.
The wide separation shows investors are buying. This group of averages has arrested the fall in the S&P and acts as a rebound point. This rebound from trend support suggests a stronger and more stable continuation of the uptrend.
The Dow is moving towards a trend line resistance. Then S&P is using the trend as a support level and developing a sustainable rebound. It’s an important difference and your trading tactics should be adjusted to suit these different market conditions.
Daryl Guppy is a trader and author of Trend Trading, The 36 Strategies of the Chinese for Financial Traders –www.guppytraders.com. He is a regular guest on CNBC's Asia Squawk Box. He is a speaker at trading conferences in China, Asia, Australia and Europe.
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