Russell 2000 taking the lead

• Posted by Greg Harmon
• on November 29th, 2017

Last week I raised the question, How Strong is the Russell 2000 in this space. It had been the laggard index and looked as if it might be waking up. Since then it flexed its muscles and started a drive higher. It has acted this way in the past, with a strong 6 week run from mid-August to the early October high and plateau. Another 6 week run could easily get to the target mentioned over 161. It has broken out to a new all-time high twice on its way higher already. Today it is worth a look at potential short term resistance points along the way.

The move last week out of the expanding wedge gives a target to near 157. This is also the target looking at the run from the November low into consolidation added to the breakout, like a smaller bull flag. There is plenty of support for this and further upside to continue. The Bollinger Bands® have opened to the upside. The RSI is bullish and rising. It is now on the edge of being overbought but it only takes a look left to the October peak in RSI to see it can go a lot further still. And the MACD is crossed up, positive and rising. It also has a lot of room before it reaches the prior high.

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