Chart Of The Day: Russell 2000 Setting Up To Outperform This Week
Investing.com | Nov 22, 2021 15:35
Contracts on the Russell 2000 Index are leading a rally among US futures ahead of Monday's Wall Street session, at the start the holiday-shortened Thanksgiving week. If history is a guide, considering seasonality statistics, the broader US market will rally, as it has done most often during this period based on data since 1950.
Some market observers expect that small caps will have the edge. That's due to their lower valuations after being pressured by the pandemic, making them more desirable as the economic recovery gains traction. As well, small cap domestic firms have the ability to respond better to rising costs than large cap companies. Technical signals concur.
While the small-cap index has been falling for the past two weeks, the chart reveals the selloff could be nothing more than a return move. The benchmark's proximity to the top of either an asymmetrical or ascending triangle—both are bullish in an uptrend with an upside breakout—provides the technical reason for the Russell to climb this week. Also, note that the decline came after the price reached the top of the rising channel, which is supported by the 50 WMA.
The short moving average crossed above the long moving average on the MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence), demonstrating improving pricing, sending out a buy signal. The Rate of Change (ROC) is on the rise, showing that momentum also supports an advance.
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