Wednesday, October 15, 2008

A Closer Look At S&P 500 Sectors: The XLIs

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On the 15-year chart, note the chart is at levels from 2000. In other words, 8 years of gains have been wiped out. Also note the uptrend that started in 2003 was clearly broken.

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On the yearly chart, notice we're near yearly lows.

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On the three month chart, note the following:

-- Prices are below all the SMAs

-- All the SMAs are moving lower

-- The shorter SMAs are below the longer SMAs

Bottom line: This is a very bearish chart.