Brokers Break Down on Rising Volume

Monday, February 26, 2007 0:32

February 26, 2007

There’s an old saying on Wall Street–”Where the broker-dealers go, so goes the market.

After a day of heavy selling pressure, the AMEX broker-dealer index broke below the 50 day moving average. This is not a good sign for the health of the market.

Below we see the index breaking down after todays trading.
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The following charts of Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley look very similar–50 day breached, momentum rolling over, and RSI continuing to decline.

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This bull run is on borrowed time!

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