SMH shows long term signs of troubleSMH fails to make new highs since July peak going into sideways trend. This paints a picture of a long term reversal to bear side coming
Comparing OBV trend with the March and July peak, we see that OBV diverges downwards while price continues indicating reversal
After severe sell off in August, we see that price trends sideways failing to make new highs
The sideways trend is during a typical rough time of the year, so weakness and volatility is expected
Nov and Dec normally bring in strong rallies
We could be simply looking at a pullback in time as ETF takes a breather from July peak, before rallying continues. The other alternative is that this may be distribution phase of a high risk sector preparing for a huge sell off.
SMH trade ideas
SMH maybe forming an island gap reversalSMH lately broke above its downward trend that looked promising as a turning from this long ward slide we have been in. Selling may not be over yet
After gapping up into more bullish territory it held for a day, stock gapped back down again
Forming an island gap
We could see the stock come back down into its original trading territory
SPY is currently trading very high at the moment. As SPY contracts we should also see SMH falling as well.
SMH fails to break through resistanceSMH rallied to key resistance and failed to break through. Gapped down next trading day. Looking to make another attempt at the resistance.
SMH gapped down with volume after failing to break through
started to recover as smart money took over in later day trading
RSI is now below its SMA smoothing line
If this pattern holds trying to break through we may not see selling off with volume until we reach trend support
SMH now testing outer boundariesSMH experienced a significant rally and now showing signs of weakness and a potential reversal coming.
experienced a short lived false breakout back in Aug 22
We are now back in breakout zone again this time with more candles indicating more bulls coming in than last breakout
RSI is now trending flat as price continues to rise, signs of rsi divergence signaling reversal maybe coming
Overall SMH looks to be showing weakness in the rally and most likely turning around to sell off soon.
SMH - Flerting with 200MA and H&S The chart has formed a Head & Shoulders pattern following a double top, which needs to be invalidated to avoid further downside pressure. That’s what the bulls are attempting to achieve, but the question remains: will they succeed?
Additionally, we are frequently testing the 200MA, a key long-term support level.
From a macroeconomic perspective, a recession seems likely, and in such a scenario, maintaining bullish momentum would be difficult.
In my view, we’ve now entered the bearish phase of the market, even for semiconductors.
SMH tests major resistance levelSMH has rallied nicely the past 2 days and now reached major downward resistance level again. This is a crucial area for SMH to break in order for more rallying to continue
Resistance defined well during late August
ETF now presses up against resistance again
Volume declines as resistance is reached.
Overall I am expecting a reversal to start forming around here. Figure on SMH testing the level before retracting back down to lower levels again.
SMH forming a long downward trendSMH failed to make new highs after the last rally and now forming downward trend
At the peak of July 10 we have seen a continued decline in SMH overall
Latest rally peaked in August 21 coming in much lower than July 10
As SMH gradually sold off it also helped form a strong resistance line painting a long term grim picture
We are in late cycle investing at the moment. This is helping solidify that the longer term risk assets have begun
SMH is looking like the leader in the tech sell off so far. Recommend preparing your portfolio by rotating out of risk assets over to more defense ETFs
$SMH - Can 200DMA save it?NASDAQ:SMH On August 12, I posted that SMH could be forming a head and shoulders pattern. Fast forward to today, it is close to forming the right shoulder.
However, can the 200DMA, which has previously provided support, save it from breaking down? It remains to be seen.
Like any pattern, a Head and Shoulders can be invalidated if it fails to break down below the neckline.
As always, I share my opinions and trades. I'm not suggesting anyone follow my trades. You do you.
Is there an AI bubble around the corner?Are semi conductors forming a rounded top or will they bounce on the trend support line? If you are even asking yourself if this is a serious question you are probably already late. get your calls asap. don't wait for the trend line support bc semi conductors are leading the way into AI. looking at the 265 calls sept 27 at the open on monday...
SMH shows signs of bullish turn aroundSMH experiences a false breakout and tries to sustain it for a few periods with increased volume
SMH experiences first false breakout above
Tries to hold higher levels outside resistance
Increased volume is accompanied with this breakout
This gives a signal that bear drawdown has weakness in it and bulls maybe taking over soon.
SMH throws mixed signals compared to QQQSMH indicators, EMA crossover, and stock throws mixed signals
EMA remains below its SMA line
RSI breaks slightly above its SMA
stock price remains firmly inside lower resistance line
SMH is rather prone to false breakouts. So the RSI breakout above could be a fake out for sure. Prefer to wait for extra confirmation of new direction with SMH before making trades on it.
SMH is overall giving more bearish direction than bullish.
SMH closes lower on Monday tradingSMH starts showing direction as to where it is going... down.
3 separate points paint a clear downward resistance trend line
rejected hammer candle gave way for more selling
RSI still continues to trend down on multiple timeframes
SMH is starting to show signs of downward trend forming
Putting on a small put position to close in mid October. May expand on position if trend continues.
SMH in congested zone giving neutral sentimentSMH is not showing overall bull or bear sentiment at the moment. Giving a more neutral reading so far
EMA crosses back above sma giving bull sentiment
ema/sma cross overs do not work well when stock is trading flat
SMH is overall trading flat since the 19th
RSI is still below sma giving a more bearish indication
SMH is neutral at the moment. Other traders have called for further selling before rally resumes.
SMH shows signs of weakness for first time SMH rally is showing weakness in multiple places for first time.
EMA crosses below SMA for first time since rally started
RSI shows signs of price divergence by trending down while price makes higher highs.
This is more cautionary at this point and keep in mind. I wouldn't add to any bullish positions but instead tighten stop losses and seek to start taking some profits.
SMH rallies to new highs with room to goSMH rallied to new highs today and into higher trading area which originally appeared to be very overbought
1 hour interval shows both 10 and 20 RSI levels in overbought territory
2 hour interval shows 20 RSI having more room to grow.
initially exited riskiest positions figuring on this new high being way outside the bounds of normal
This is now looking to have some more room left in it.
expect a small pullback or pullback in time over the next day or two.
Monthly island reversal in the making?I was looking over some monthly charts today (in candlestick format) and this one stood out to me on the monthly as a possible topping pattern...a monthly island reversal. On the 1st trading day in June 2024 SMH gapped up but then on the first trading day in August 2024 it gapped down creating a visual island reversal look. Technically speaking I think Island Reversal gaps do not clear but instead "gap and go" so I'm sure someone will correct me if this is the case but visually speaking (if and only if this is a top) one could look back and suggest this to be the case after the fact.
And July 2024 created an "inside month"...another possible sign of a reversal.
If the gap down is no longer present at the end of August then I will stop myself out of this trade but it's worth a small short IMO.
SMH held its ground above key support levelToday was an important day for semi conductors. In order to solidify a bullish pivot it needed to remain above a key support level.
SMH held above key support
lack luster moves across the market indicated indecision and caution amongst traders about the future being bullish or bearish
This could mark the sign of a turn around to the upside longer term
considering the recent rally and today's modest moves, this could be the distribution phase of the rally cycle which would mark a small pullback in the coming days
SMH breaks through key resistanceSMH breaks through key resistance giving a hint that downward trend could be coming to a close for the near term.
RSI continues to rise during recent rally which is a bullish sign
Flash crash we experienced on Fri-Mon tends to cause rallies which we have experienced thus far
potential breakout we are currently seeing could just be false breakout before retreating back into downward trend.
We should wait for pullback to resistance line and bounce upward to help confirm if this breakout will continue
Any trades made now should be done cautiously and in small amounts, the market could go in either direction.
Trades made now, should not be added onto until we have more confidence of the overall direction.