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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – October 6, 2018

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If one needs to explain what "trend less" market looks like, there is no better example other than the iShares MSCI All Country World Index ETF (ACWI.O). Since the beginning of the year the ACWI ETF is stuck in a tight range between 75 and 70. Usually a low volatility period like this is followed by a strong directional movement. ACWI ETF has strong resistance at 74.8 and support at 70.9 levels. The ETF is still holding above its long-term average.

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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – September 22, 2018

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Global equity markets performance as measured by the iShares MSCI All Country World Index ETF (ACWI.O) made another attempt this week to break out of its multi-month long sideways consolidations. The weekly close was at the high of the weekly candlestick. This week's price action is possibly a "secondary completion" of the symmetrical triangle chart pattern. Follow through in the following week can resume uptrend towards 2018 high levels.

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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – September 8, 2018

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Strength in U.S. equities alone was not enough to push the iShares MSCI All Country World Index ETF (ACWI.O) out of its 6 month-long consolidation range. Few days of price action above the chart pattern boundary at 73.9 levels failed to materialize into a strong directional movement. The ETF continues to remain in a range between 70.6 and 73.9 levels. Strong support stands at 70.6 levels.

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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – September 1, 2018

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The iShares MSCI All Country World Index ETF (ACWI.O) breached the upper boundary of its 6 month-long symmetrical triangle. The upper boundary is acting as resistance at 73.9 levels. The jury is still out. We need to see a follow through in the following week to call for a breakout from the lengthy sideways consolidation. This week's price action can be a premature breakout that can be followed by a secondary completion. More on: Premature & False breakouts

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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – August 25, 2018

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Once again the benchmark for Global Equity Markets performance, the iShares MSCI All Country World Index ETF (ACWI.O) is challenging the upper boundary of its 6 month-long sideways consolidation. The upper boundary was tested several times over the past few months. Resistance stands at 73.9. The lower boundary of the possible symmetrical triangle is acting as support at 70.5 levels. The ACWI ETF is trading above its long-term (200-day) average. Breakout above the upper boundary can complete the multi-month sideways consolidation and result in a directional move. The ACWI ETF still remains in a trading range.

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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – August 11, 2018

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A well-defined consolidation range can offer trading opportunity between the boundaries. Since the beginning of the year Global Equity Markets performance has been muted. The iShares MSCI All Country World Index ETF (ACWI.O) formed a possible symmetrical triangle with the upper boundary acting as resistance at 74 levels and the lower boundary as support at 70.5 levels. This week the ACWI ETF reversed from the strong resistance at 74 levels. Price chart suggests further consolidation in a range. A decisive breakout above 74 or below 70.5 levels will possibly complete the multi-month long consolidation and result in a directional move.

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S&P 500 HIGH BETA ETF (SPHB.K)

Every week Tech Charts Global Equity Markets report features some of the well-defined, mature classical chart patterns under a lengthy watchlist and the chart pattern breakout signals that took place during that week. Global Equity Markets report covers single stocks from developed, emerging and frontier markets, ETF’s and global equity indices. The report starts with a review section that highlights the important chart developments on global equity benchmarks. This blog post features a symmetrical triangle chart pattern on S&P 500 HIGH BETA ETF (SPHB.K) listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – September 30, 2017

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Uptrend remains intact for the emerging markets index. MSCI Emerging Markets Index cleared decade-long trend resistance at 1,015 levels and continues to trend higher. Strong support remains between 1,000 and 1,015 levels. Last one week's pull back is possibly finding support at the lower boundary of the year-long upward trend channel. Weekly candlestick pattern (hammer) on iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM) is featured in the following chart. Hammer candlestick pattern at support area can signal a bullish reversal.

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GLOBAL EQUITY MARKETS – September 23, 2017

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Another Emerging Asia equity index broke out to new all-time highs. Philippines SE Composite index breached the 8,125 level after moving in a 2 year-long, wide trading range between 6,500 and 8,125 levels. The equity benchmark has been in a steady uptrend for the past year. Last two week's price action cleared the strong horizontal resistance and pushed the index to uncharted territory. Once a strong resistance, 8,125 level now acts as support. As long as the index holds above that level we will expect positive momentum to continue in the Philippine Stock Exchange. An efficient way to take advantage of the recent bullish technical development in the Emerging Asian country is through iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE.K) that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The chart below reviews the iShares MSCI Philippines ETF.

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