Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Potential 3-1/2 week Expanding Triangle Top Forming; Targets 8-month Bull Channel Support near 15230



DJIA has been consolidating within a potential 3-1/2 week expanding triangle (a potential topping pattern) under the record high at 15658 (2 Aug). The bullish momentum seems to be waning as potential 3-month bearish divergence (from May 22 and Aug 2 highs) is forming. While the 15658/the rising trendline (from 18 Jul high/1/2 Aug highs) resistance zone caps further gains, a push below the key 15405 support (26 Jul low) would suggest completion of the expanding triangle topping pattern and trigger more downside towards 15230 (38.2% of 14551/15658 rise) which is also near 8-month bull channel support (from Nov 2012 low). Further weakness below the latter would expose the 5-month bull channel lower bounds (19 Mar/19 Apr/24 Jun lows) currently at 14615 for a retest.
However, if the 15405/15230 support zone holds, consolidation would continue. An upside break above 15658 would confirm a higher base and stage the potential upside target at 16250 which is near the converging point of the 53 month bull channel (from Mar 2009 low) and the aforementioned 8-month bull channel upper bounds. 




The long term uptrend remains intact while the 4.5-year bull channel support holds.




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