GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – August 5, 2017
REVIEW
South Africa equities are possibly entering into a strong uptrend with the completion of a 2 year-long sideways consolidation. This week's price action breached the multi-year trend resistance on the South Africa All Share index and pushed the local equity benchmark to all-time highs. Breakouts from multi-year consolidations usually result in multi-month trends. 54,600 levels will remain as strong support. Possible chart pattern price target for the South Africa All Share Index stands at 63,700 levels.
There are several tradable ETFs listed on the local exchange and also on the global exchanges. Below is a chart of South Africa listed ETF.
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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – July 29, 2017
REVIEW
Swiss Market Index is possibly preparing for a breakout from its 2 month-long sideways consolidation. Last 2 month's price action can be identified as a symmetrical triangle and it can act as a bullish continuation. The upper boundary of the triangle stands as resistance at 9,080 levels. Symmetrical triangle possible chart pattern price target stands at 9,500 levels. Swiss benchmark equity index performed better than its European peers. This week's report features three different bullish chart developments on the Swiss financial stocks. Swiss Market Index ETF is available in local (CHF) currency via iShares SMI ETF that is listed on the Swiss Exchange. Also, a USD denominated ETF is listed on the New York Stock Exchange via iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF (EWL).
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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – July 22, 2017
REVIEW
U.S. Biotech stocks resume uptrend after their strong breakout in the last week of June. June 17, 2017 and June 24, 2017 Global Equity Markets reports drew attention to the strength in the Biotech ETFs and alerted members on the multi-month bullish chart pattern completions. Both SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF and ISHARES NASDAQ BIOTECH ETF had strong breakouts. After few weeks of pull back to the previously broken chart pattern boundary, NASDAQ BIOTECH INDEX resumed its uptrend. Read More
