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The Nasdaq's Critical Moment The market has been messy, weak, and sideways lately. It's frustrating across timeframes — no clear follow-through to the upside or downside. Sometimes, doing nothing is the smartest move. That's how I see it in this environment. I don't want to force any trades. Instead, I'm sitting on the sidelines, looking for conviction and following where relative strength is. Patience is a position during messy tapes, and right now, the charts are screaming that a key inflection point is near. For the Nasdaq 100 $QQQ the big level lies around 575. |
That's where the lower bounds of a distribution pattern, and the VWAP from last year's lows come into play. That's the line in the sand. That's the zone bulls have to defend if they want to remain in control. Otherwise, things could get ugly. Losing this level opens risks to the downside. But if it holds, this could turn into a powerful failed top — a classic consolidation within an ongoing uptrend. To read whether this level holds, I'm looking at the bigger picture for further clues. For me, the Dollar and credit spreads hold the key. |
The first is the Dollar Index $DXY. A break above 100 would create a strong headwind for equities, signaling investors are rotating into safety and pulling out of risk assets. The second is credit spreads. These indicate how willing bond and credit markets are to take on risk. If spreads widen and complete this base, it shows broad risk aversion is building. If both of these break above their key levels, risk assets are probably in trouble, and we're likely to see QQQ complete its top. On the other hand, if neither of these levels breaks, the market has a chance to dig in here. Momentum just needs a few solid green days to reassert control and form a tradeable low — giving the bulls a shot to turn this sideways action into a setup. Alfonso De Pablos, CMT Director of Research, All Star Charts |
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Alfonso De Pablos, CMT | Director of Research, All Star Charts |
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