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Posted by btr Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:18:00 GMT
The melt down continues. We have broken 9000 level. Looking back 10 years, the support level is around 7500.
Dow Jones Industrial Average is at oversold condition, but with current credit crisis still spreading and running its course, any technical bounce is possible but would not last long.
Unless you have significant cash positions, wait in sideline. Cash is king in this juncture.
Posted by btr Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:57:00 GMT
US market was closed due to the MLK holiday but the other markets in the world had closed down a lot from 5 to 7%. Asia markets are down more than 5% the second day. How will the US market react? Unless it’s prolong decline, it might be a buying opportunity. But be carefuly the old saying “don’t catch the falling knife!”.
Dow Jones Industrial will break the 12,000 support for sure. Next support is 11,500.
Be careful tomorrow!
Posted by btr Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT
It will have to test the previous high first. We might see a breakout from this ascending triangle. So the resistence is at 12,845 and then 13,000 if it breaks out.
Posted by btr Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:25:00 GMT
In 2006, RUT performed the best followed by INDU and S&P 500. QQQQ recovered the 10% loss from the mid-year and ended up more than 5%.
Both QQQQ and RUT are in the overhead resistence levels, only INDU and S&P 500 broke out. INDU is at all-time high and S&P 500 is about 100 points away from its all-time high.
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