Transports are Fueling Dow Theory Woes
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is at all-time highs, while the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT) just lost 6.6% and briefly dipped below its 200-day SMA.
The July 16 Profit Radar Report featured the follow DJT chart and commentary:
“The Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT) just recently confirmed the new DJIA highs. According to Dow Theory, its good news when industrials (DJIA) and transports (DJT) fire on all cylinders (because goods produced by factories are moving off the shelves instead of accumulating as inventory).
However, the chart for DJT is looking dangerous. Fibonacci resistance (going back to 2002) is at 9,951, the center line of trend channel resistance is at 9,850, the rally since the May low is looking like a (eventually) bearish rising wedge, there is a glaring bearish RSI divergence, and it is possible to count a complete 5-wave move according to Elliott Wave Theory.
DJT 10,000 is about 2.5% away, and the odds of DJT running into serious trouble between now and 10,000 are highly elevated.
It is quite possible (even likely) that the DJT will start to head lower in the coming weeks/month while the DJIA will set a new high later on in 2017, setting up a bearish divergence between the DJIA and DJT.”
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Below is an updated version of the same chart.
The DJT is now at trend channel support (and the 200-day SMA). In addition, the decline appears to have unfolded in 5 waves. This means:
2) The bounce will be followed by further losses
Fast-forwarding to late 2017 or early 2018, any new DJIA all-time highs are unlikely to be confirmed by DJT, setting up a bearish Dow Theory divergence.
The iShares Transportation Average ETF (IYT) is the only ETF linked to the DJT. There is no short DJT ETF. IYT put options are one of few ways to bet on a falling DJT (once this bounce is complete).
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