Investors Should Welcome a Correction
by Sam Collins | January 30, 2013 2:39 am
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 gained 0.5% Tuesday, but the Nasdaq fell 0.64% as profit-taking hit the more overpriced sectors. And sector rotation had much to do with mixed results as energy, health care, telecoms and utilities led — all of which are defensive sectors.
Technology was weak with VMware (NYSE:VMW[1]) off 21.5% after announcing a cut of 7% of its workforce. But Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL[2]) gained 1.9% after announcing a 128 GB version of its iPad.
At Tuesday’s close, the Dow was up 72 points to 13,954, the S&P 500 gained 8 points to 1,508, and the Nasdaq fell a point to 3,154. The NYSE traded 721 million shares and the Nasdaq crossed 438 million. Advancers led decliners on the Big Board by 1.5-to-1, and on the Nasdaq, advancers were ahead by 1.2-to-1.
Note that the small-cap Russell 2000 and S&P Midcap 400 index (not shown) have blasted to new all-time high territory.
However, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (not shown) have yet to break to all-time highs. But the S&P 500 is just 68 points from a new all-time high and 44 points from its 2000 high.
The daily chart of the S&P 500 indicates that the former resistance line at 1,474 is now a very significant support line. MACD is still bullish but overbought, as are all of the major indices.
Conclusion: The small-cap and midcap indices have led the way higher while the more conservative indices have lagged. All of the major indices are now overbought on a near-term basis, but longer term, momentum indicates that virtually all will ultimately move into new high ground. A correction would be welcome since it would provide an opportunity to jump aboard at prices that are not so extended.
Today’s Trading Landscape
To see a list of the companies reporting earnings today, click here[3].
For a list of this week’s economic reports due out, click here[4].
- VMW: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=VMW
- AAPL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AAPL
- click here: http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/markets_calendar.html?mod=topnav_2_3024
- click here: http://www.briefing.com/Investor/Public/Calendars/EconomicCalendar.htm
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