Watching for a Death Cross

Today 11/08/23 the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) 200 – day moving average (MA) and its 50 – day MA were only 39 – points apart.  On 11/07/23 the lines were 55 – points apart.  A move of the 50 – day MA below the 200 – day MA – know as a “Death Cross”  could happen in one or two trading days.

The DJIA daily chart courtesy of BigCharts.com updates the action.

Today the daily Slow Stochastic had a bearish lines cross in the overbought zone indicating at least a multi-day decline has probably begun.

A “Death Cross” could trigger a drop that bottoms above the DJIA 10/27/23 low.

The next most likely scenario could be a mini crash of 10 to 14%.

Seasonal patterns and short-term momentum favors a drop that bottoms above the 10/27/23 low.

Watch for a DJIA “Death Cross”.   

Published by Mark Rivest

Independent investment advisor, trader, and writer. Articles have appeared on Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities , Traders.com Advantage, Futuresmag.com, and Finance Magnates.

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