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This Major Index Is Breaking Out as Value Stocks Pause: Chart Study
David Russell
June 15, 2021

Value stocks and reopening plays have been the main themes in 2021, but now the bulls seem to be returning to Big Tech and the Nasdaq-100.

The yellow histogram on this chart compares the 21-day return of NDX against the S&P 500. (It uses our Smart Relative Strength custom script.) Notice how Monday’s reading was the highest since August 27. That was immediately before the euphoric Labor Day pop when Apple and Tesla split their shares.

Even though NDX has managed to hit new highs since then, it’s mostly lagged the S&P 500. See this …

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Nasdaq-100, daily chart with selected patterns, courtesy of TradingView.
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About the author

David Russell is Global Head of Market Strategy at TradeStation. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them appraised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.