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QQQQ Overview
The NASDAQ 100 Index, a technology sector-weighted, non-financial sector index, is traded as the Powershares ETF QQQQ. QQQQ is down -3.68% for the week, down -0.72% for the month, down -1.05% for the year, but still up an amazing +75.87% since the March 9, 2009 market bottom. In addition, QQQQ is down -610.39% from the April 23, 2010 YTD closing high of 50.52. QQQQ, along with the Russell 2000 ETF "IWM", are leading market indicators. IWM and QQQQ have led the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials 30 upwards since the March 2009 market bottom.
Apple, AAPL, is a material 19.97% of the QQQQ portfolio. Apple Inc. stock, AAPL, and news is reviewed here. During the recent market pullback, QQQQ has not set a new YTD low so far. The 2010 YTD closing low was 42.62 on February 4. During this current pullback, the low has been 43.82 on on June 9. QQQQ has been outperforming the overall market, the same as Apple.
Economic and Market News
A review and weekly update of USA and World market and economic news and fundamental analysis is here. Sentiment is "cautiously optimistic" about the global recovery. Asia-Pacific is the most robust economic region while there is uncertainty about Europe's sovereign debt, financial system, and economic recovery. USA leading economic indicators are signalling the recovery is slowing down, perhaps even stalling. USA unemployment and underemployment remains high, bank lending continues to contract, housing starts have plunged, durable goods orders are down, and the Q1 GDP was unexpectedly revised downwards. Yet USA manufacturing shows surprising strength and sustainability.
QQQQ Daily Chart
Below is the QQQQ daily chart for 2010. A monthly chart is included at the bottom of this page for a broader perspective.
Noteworthy Closing Prices on Daily Chart Below:
Current Close $45.27 (Yellow horizontal line)
YTD 4-23-10 High $50.52
YTD 2-4-10 Low $42.62
YE 12-31-09 $45.75
10 Month EMA $44.40
QQQQ: Just Above the 200 Day Moving Average
Intermediate-Term Trend
The intermediate-term signal, the comparison of the 25 day and 50 day simple moving averages, signalled a bear market for QQQQ on Friday, May 21, which still remains intact. That is, the 50d sma is greater than the 25d sma. An intermediate term bull market had previously been in effect since March 15.
The current closing price, the yellow horizontal line, has pulled back from the April 23 YTD high of 50.52, a -10.93% decrease. There are now multiple levels of recent resistance above, including the May 7 trough and selloff of 47.41 and sideways trading of late December 2009 and into January 2010. Higher above, the benchmark price of 50.00 has had a lot of price interaction as short, intermediate, and long term resistance.
The 200 day simple moving average of 45.19 and the June 1 trough of 45.18 are just below. The 200d sma is critical and benchmark support. Further below are the recent lows in the 44.00 area. Both the 100d and 200d sma's can now be considered support.
QQQQ is now below the 25, 50, and 100 day simple moving averages and just above the 200d. The 25d sma is descending and below the 50d and 100d sma's. The 50d is descending and is approaching the the 100d sma. The 100d and 200d sma's are ascending.
The higher yellow uptrend line, a rate of price ascent, is from the March 9. 2009 closing low of 25.74 up through the February 4, 2010 closing low of 42.62. The February 4 closing low was the bottom of the previous 2010 pullback and continues as the 2010 YTD closing low. QQQQ plunged downwards through this uptrend line on Flash Crash Thursday, May 7. QQQQ has now remained below since Friday, May 14.
The lower yellow uptrend line, a rate of price ascent, is from the March 9, 2009 closing low of 25.74 up through the June 9, 2010 closing low of 43.82. The June 9 closing low has been the bottom of this most recent pullback. QQQQ has remained above since.
Downtrend Line
The yellow downtrend line, a rate of price descent, is from the October 31, 2007 peak closing high of 55.03 down through the April 23, 2010 closing high of 50.52, the peak YTD closing high so far. QQQQ has remained below this downtrend line subsequently.
The lavender downtrend line, a rate of price descent, is from the March 27, 2000 all-time adjusted closing high of 114.30. QQQQ has remained well below this downtrend line.
RSI 14 day = 59.12 is reasonable and higher than the recent 27.99 low on May 7
RSI 28 day = 44.24 is reasonable, leaning oversold, and higher than the recent 35.33 low on May 25
Both the RSI 14 and 28 day are reasonable, with plenty of upside.
The MACD flipped to bullish on June 11 and is downtrending. The MACD at +0.36 on June 18 had been the highest since July 24, 2009 at +.37. Previously, the MACD has been staying near the neutral (0.00) line and alternately signalling bullish or bearish.
The 10 month exponential moving average of 44.40 is a long-term indicator and shown on the monthly chart below. That is the line in the sand, so to speak, for the long term signal of a bull or bear market. QQQQ continues above this indicator which signals a long-term bull market. QQQQ has remained above since April 2009.
QQQQ set a 2010 YTD high on April 23 and then was pulled down by the overall market downdraft. The overall market has been volatile, so high beta QQQQ is bouncing up and down accordingly. The technology sector Q1 revenues, earnings, and outlook were very good. I remain bullish on QQQQ in 2010 and still predict there will be more 2010 YTD highs. Both the RSI 14d 28d are reasonable. The MACD remains bullish. The intermediate-term trend remains bearish however as significant price damage has occurred on this pullback. The long-term trend remains bullish.
QQQQ Monthly Chart
Below is the monthly QQQQ chart since January 2005 for a long-term perspective. The overall analysis and commentary are the same as for the daily chart above. The yellow horizontal line, the current price, plus the yellow downtrend and uptrend lines and the lavender downtrend line are the same, and as described, on the daily chart above. The white moving average line is the 10 month exponential moving average, which is the long-term bull or bear market signal, as discussed above with the daily chart.
QQQQ ETF Portfolio Holdings
The NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The QQQQ will, under most circumstances consist of all the stocks in the Index. The QQQQ portfolio is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually.. The Powershares QQQQ portfolio holdings are here. QQQQ is heavily weighted to the Information Technology sector (62.92%), then Consumer Discretionary (14.64%), then Health Care (15.18%). Those 3 sectors comprise 92.74% of the entire portfolio. Therefore, the QQQQ is a technology weighted, nonfinancial Index and related ETF. Also, Apple Inc., AAPL, is the most heavily weighted stock in QQQQ at 19.97% and is reviewed in detail here.
Disclosure
We are long AAPL which is in the QQQQ portfolio, but do not have any long or short position in QQQQ stock.
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