Pounding on the Old Low’s Door
The market is once again back into freefall mode after a brief flurry to the upside in the final week of October. So far, November hasn’t been one to remember for most stock investors.
In fact, stocks now are pounding on the door of the previous lows set just three weeks ago. With stocks off nearly 10% so far this month, it’s even more important than ever for you to take a proactively protective posture in your portfolio.
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Take a look here at the chart of the S&P 500 SPDRs (SPY), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) I use as a proxy for the domestic equity market. (Continued Below)
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As you can see, after a brief but intense move to the upside to close out October, we now are very close to those old lows. It’s important, however, to note that on Oct. 10, SPY closed at $89. We fell under that mark on Oct. 23, with the ETF trading at $84.
Today, Nov. 12, we saw SPY close at $85.69, and as of this writing the shares are below $87. I suspect that the support level here on SPY is a key measure when assessing its future. If the $84 level holds, we could be looking at a substantive rally akin to what we saw in the final week of October.
If, however, the bears break the door down on that $84 support line, it could mean another 10% or greater descent into the abyss.
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Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
