SPY forms small falling flag
There is no change on the daily chart as SPY stalls in its resistance zone. Even though the strong July surge and wedge breakout are medium-term bullish, SPY is still on the overbought side and battling resistance. First, the ETF advanced around 10% from its July low (~102 to ~112). A 10% advance in four weeks shows strength, but it also creates a short-term overbought situation. Second, there is still potential resistance around 112. The yellow area shows a resistance zone based on the highs from early June, mid June and early July. In addition, the advance to 112 retraced 50-62% of the April-July decline. Key support is set at 106, but a bullish pullback should be relatively shallow and find support around 108-109.
On the 60-minute chart, SPY corrected with a falling flag/wedge over the last two days. Although very short, this looks like a bullish consolidation and a break above flag resistance would signal a continuation higher. RSI hit 50, which is the top of its support zone for this uptrend. The falling flag and RSI move back to 50 represent the minimum pullback expected during an uptrend.
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