QQQQ is nearing the highs of late November, mid-December. This area should prove to be a strong area of resistance. Couple strong overhead resistance with the recent move into a very overbought state and I think the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 could experience a short-term decline over the next few trading sessions.
Furthermore, the recent short-term rally has been a direct result of a few big moves in a small number of stocks, namely Apple, AAPL. Typically, when we see an indice move upwards as a result of a concentrated number of equities within the indice we usually see a short-term decline over the next few trading sessions.
As I stated yesterday, I would prefer to see the indices get on the same page and rally into an overbought, preferably very overbought state. QQQQ is already there, the question is, will the other indices catch-up. As a trader, it can be frustrating waiting for high-odds set-ups, but as my loyal readers and subscribers of the ETF Extremes service saw since the inception of our service, patience pays. Knowing when to sit on your hands is often the most difficult aspect of trading.
OIH moved lower again today. Shorts have had an absolute field day since mid-December. However, I think the fun could be about over, at least for the short-term. The oil services ETF has reached a short-term oversold extreme and this usually signals that a short-term pop is near. I would expect to see a bounce over the next few trading sessions and I am not confident in anything other a short-term move.
Oversold/Overbought levels for January 10, 2007
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SPY - 53.5 (neutral)
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DIA - 56.4 (neutral)
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IWM - 47.1 (neutral)
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QQQQ - 81.3 (very overbought)
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OIH - 10.9 (very oversold)
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