The US stock markets have rallied significantly during the Thursday trading session, in a strong and impulsive move. The market should continue to reach towards higher levels, as we have recently seen a large basing pattern, and of course a significant bounce from the uptrend line.
The Dow Jones 30 exploded to the upside during the trading session on Thursday, breaking towards the 24,700 level above. I think that 24,500 underneath is going to offer short-term support, as we eventually break out above there. I think that the market is going to try to go to the 25,000 handle over the longer term, but we could get a bit of volatility occasionally. However, I think that the market will have its occasional pullback that offers value, and that’s how you should be looking at this market, one that you buy when it gets a bit on the cheap side.
The NASDAQ 100 has broken above the psychologically important 6900 level, opening the door way to the 6950 level, and then the 7000 handle which I think is much more important. I look at short-term pullbacks as buying opportunities as tech stocks will continue to rally and of course the overall attitude of the stock market is positive for the last several sessions. I have no interest in shorting this market, the NASDAQ 100 looks ready to lead the way for the other US indices as it broke to a fresh, new high earlier than the other ones. Longer-term, I anticipate that 7000 will be broken as well, and that we will continue to find plenty of reasons to add to a core position on the way up. That being said it looks like we are ready to find plenty of reasons to rally.
Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.