Technical Analysis: Stocks Break Down

Written By
Paul Shread
Paul Shread
Published: Feb 18, 2005
Updated: Jul 16, 2021
1 minute read

The Dow and S&P (first two charts below) broke short-term uptrends today, and the Nasdaq (third chart) fell back into its recent downtrend, as the market is running into difficulty as it approaches its yearly highs. The Dow has major support in the 10,650 zone, and resistance is 10,868. The S&P has support at 1194-1196 and 1190, and resistance is 1205, 1212 and 1218. The Nasdaq has support at 2050-2055, and resistance is 2080 and 2100-2106.

Paul Shread

Paul Shread has covered nearly every aspect of enterprise technology in his 20+ years in IT journalism, including an award-winning series on software-defined data centers. He wrote a column on small business technology for Time.com, and covered financial markets for 10 years, from the dot-com boom and bust to the 2007-2009 financial crisis. He holds a market analyst certification.

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