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- SPY broke down in March, plunged into early April and surged into early Could.
- This V bounce is spectacular, however it’s not sufficient to reverse the March breakdown.
- A major enhance in upside participation is required to maneuver from bear market to bull market.
Shares plunged into early April and surged into early Could, suggesting {that a} “V” reversal is within the making. There are two elements to the V reversal. First, there’s the V, which is the plunge and the rebound. Second, there’s the breakout transfer that completes the reversal. SPY fulfilled the V half, however has but to really reverse the long-term downtrend.
The chart beneath exhibits SPY falling 20% from late February to early April after which surging some 14% into early Could. This transfer created the V as SPY nears the 200-day SMA and the March assist break. The blue-pink shading marks damaged assist turned resistance within the 575-580 space. We even have the 200-day SMA marking resistance right here. Thus, SPY is clearly at a second of fact. A push by means of 580 would break the 200-day SMA and negate the March breakdown. This is able to be bullish value motion. Â

There’s extra to a V reversal than value motion. TrendInvestorPro went again and studied 4 V reversals during the last 11 years. All of them function capitulation and a pointy V-shaped restoration. Nonetheless, it’s upside participation that holds the important thing to shifting from bear market to bull market. We have to see a big enhance in upside participation and key breadth indicators cross particular thresholds. These indicators embody the proportion of shares above their 200 and 150 day SMAs, and Excessive-Low %.
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Arthur Hill, CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic strategy of figuring out pattern, discovering indicators throughout the pattern, and setting key value ranges has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for quite a few monetary publications together with Barrons and Shares & Commodities Journal. Along with his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Enterprise College at Metropolis College in London.