Nasdaq composite: Charging toward a battle line
Main U.S. equity index futures green: Nasdaq 100 up ~0.5%
Initial jobless claims 221k inline with est
Euro STOXX 600 index up ~0.7%
Dollar, crude down; bitcoin off >1%; gold up ~1%
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield dips to ~4.40%
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NASDAQ COMPOSITE: CHARGING TOWARD A BATTLE LINE
The Nasdaq composite .IXIC vaulted nearly 3% on Wednesday for its biggest daily gain since February. With this, the tech-laden index hit a record intraday high of 19,000.50 before ending at a record closing high of 18,893.47.
Traders are monitoring price action closely as the composite is now challenging a chart hurdle that capped strength in July, as well as in late October:
The composite faces a log-scale resistance line from its Y2K high, which on a monthly basis, resides around 19,100 this November.
Log-scaling is plotted so that equal distances on the price axis represent proportional changes in value rather than constant changes. Therefore, it can be better suited for longer-term analysis, over a wide range of values.
Of note, upon flirting with this resistance line in July, the composite sold off nearly 16% before bottoming at the support line from its January 2023 low.
In late October, as the IXIC once again challenged this resistance line, it suffered a quick, near-4% setback.
Thus, to add confidence in further gains, bulls will want to see closes above 19,100.
In that event, the composite's next hurdles would include the 20k psychological level and a resistance parallel, based off of the January 2023 support line, that resides around 20,850 in November.
(Terence Gabriel)
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FOR THURSDAY'S EARLIER LIVE MARKETS POSTS:
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EUROPE RISES ON STRONGER MINING, AUTOS, BUT EARNINGS DRAG - CLICK HERE
EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES RISE AHEAD OF JAMPACKED DAY - CLICK HERE
GERMAN POLITICAL DRAMA ADDS TO TRUMP RISKS FOR EUROPE - CLICK HERE
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(Terence Gabriel is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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