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Market Takes a Breather After 5 Up Days

Charles Schaap -

On Wednesday, the market made a higher daily high, but the day closed in the midrange for the day.  After 5 consecutive up days (Nasdaq), today was time for the market to take a breather, moving sideways in a narrow range. The Nasdaq closed up +10 points (+0.24%) while the S&P closed flat (-0.03%). The Dow lost 30 points. 

Advancers slightly edged out decliners and volume was slightly in favor of the bears. This underscores the day's sideways price action. RSI 4 closed at 100, overbought short-term. Price and the 10 SMA will come together at some point, either by price falling or by moving sideways while the moving average catches up. 

September Could Be Worse than August
Charles Schaap - August 30, 2013

Historically, August is one of the 4 worst performing months for the S&P 500 (source: Stock Trader's Almanac). This year, the S&P's performance in August fit the history, falling -2.8% during a market correction. The large, blue arrow represents the month of August....keep reading