Market Analysis: MarketWatch Warns of Stock Market Trap

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According to statistics since 1971, when the Nasdaq Index was created, the index price has been within the bullish trend approximately 75% of the days and 25% of the days within the bearish trend. But what’s interesting is that if you take the 100 largest bullish candles during this time, then 80% of them will occur during those periods when the market was in a bearish trend. A similar pattern can be observed for the S&P 500 index, which has a deeper history.

It turns out that the strongest one-day rallies occur during downturns — why is that so? The reasons may be:
→ emotions of market participants who strive to take long positions at the very beginning of the rally;
→ properties of bear markets, which are inherently more volatile than bull markets.

How does this relate to the current situation?

Of course, it is difficult to call the current market bearish. However, the MarketWatch article may be relevant due to the signals of weakness that the chart shows:

→ On Tuesday, there was a sharp rally against the backdrop of the release of favourable news about inflation. At the same time, the price moved away from the downward red correction channel, which was drawn within the current upward trend of 2023;
→ yesterday, as the chart shows, the index set the maximum of the year in the area of 15953 — but at the same time, the shape of the candle shows that the bears were active: since the candle closed at the lows with a long upper tail;
→ the price tested the median line of the ascending blue channel from bottom to top – it showed itself as resistance;
→ the RSI indicator entered the overbought zone for the first time since July.

The listed facts can be considered arguments to expect a correction in the index price after a noticeable increase from the lows set at the end of October.

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