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August 19, 2025
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Today, we will look at Equal Weight QQQ.
Equal Weight QQQ - QQQE
QQQE has been weakening relative to QQQ since the April low.
After a sharp drop in early August, QQQE is forming a bear flag on top of 50D MA, while QQQ (not shown) is near its highs.
Although it can bounce more, it looks like “another shoo may drop.”
In August, the RSI and QQQE/QQQ fell from a cliff.
This is one more indication of a narrowing market, in this case, of the NASDAQ 100. Narrow markets are exposed to the fortunes of a small number of stocks.
In such narrow markets, one should follow the leaders that are propelling the market higher. When they reverse, the overall market is also likely to reverse.
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Stock Market Internals & Sentiment
A tight range sideways day with negative internals.
NYSE: Decliners outnumbered advancers by a 1.30-to-1 ratio, with 16.3 billion shares traded, lower than the last 20-session average of 18.2 billion. This reflects a bearish sentiment for the day, consistent with Wall Street's lower close influenced by tech and financial stock pullbacks.
NASDAQ: The ratio of decliners to advancers was 1.36-to-1, indicating a similar bearish trend, aligning with the tech-heavy index's 0.4% decline.
Fear & Greed Index was essentially unchanged in Greed.
5-day average put/call ration is approaching the red alert zone.
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