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    Dow Jones Slides as a Result of Profit Taking and Soft US Retail Sales Data

    The Dow Jones had given up 110 points one hour and 20 minutes after the release of the latest US Retail Sales report. The report for October showed that US retail sales increased by 0.3% from September, and this was lower than the expected outcome of 0.5% projected by economists. The prior month’s reading was also revised lower. However, as seen from last year, retail sales in October was 5.7% higher. Annual US inflation was 1.2% in October, suggesting that inflation-adjusted annual Retail sales rose by 4.5%.

    The biggest losers are clothing stores that saw a drop of 30% of their sales from October 2019. Gasoline stations are seeing losses of 16.1% of their sales, and Restaurants and drinking places have lost 19.3%. Instead, people have been buying building materials, food and drinks to eat at home.

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    What does the soft Retail Sales report mean for the Dow Jones?

    The lower than expected growth in Retail sales figures has fast-forwarded the unavoidable price correction that was pending in the Dow Jones. From its November low the Dow Jones rose by 15.68% to reach a high of 30091. The move towards the new all-time high occurred on the news of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on November 9. This week, on the news of Moderna adding a good functioning COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the Dow Jones attempted to trade higher, but the index failed to trade above the November 9 high.

    I think the lack of follow-through is due to the market being short-term overbought. It could also be a case of the markets having successfully priced in an end to the COVID-19 crisis. I personally think that there is more upside to the markets but I would not be a buyer at current levels as too much of the good news has been priced in.

     

    Dow Jones technical analysis

    The Dow Jones remains in an upward trend and will continue to do so as long as the index trades above the 28594 level, this level is just below the November 12 low at 28916. As the price trend is upwards, I think traders will be happy to buy in the 28594 to 29229.8 interval.

    If the Dow Jones indeed bounces from the above-mentioned interval I think we might see a retest of the all-time high at 30091. However, a break to the 28594 levels will probably end the very short-term trend and could send the Dow to 28,000, followed by the 61.8% Fibonacci correction level at 27602. The Fibonacci levels are derived using the November low and the all-high.

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    1. Register for an account or log in to your existing account

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    Dow Jones Four-hour chart

    Four-hour chart showing Dow Jones level since November 12 low at 28916 and until now

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    Last Updated: 17/11/2020

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