The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ([TLT]) was up 1.37% over the previous day and completed a spread triple top break on its default chart. The move signals strengthening performance in long-duration fixed income and suggests improving investor sentiment.
The S&P 500 Equal Weight ([SPXEWI]) completed a bullish catapult earlier this month at 8550 and sits on three consecutive buy signals. Year-to-date, the equal-weighted benchmark is outperforming the cap-weighted S&P 500 ([SPX]) by more than 2%, underscoring the relative underperformance of mega-cap stocks and highlighting broader participation across the market.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ([.DJIA]) completed a bullish catapult at 52000, marking its sixth consecutive buy signal. The index has steadily strengthened from its March lows, building an increasingly convincing technical case for continued improvement.
The SPDR Gold Trust ([GLD]) continues to deteriorate technically. GLD completed a double bottom break at $370, marking its fourth consecutive sell signal. This deterioration is further reflected in its weak fund score of 2.38 and a negative score direction of 3.28.
The healthcare sector has shown recent improvement, advancing above basic materials in our DALI sector rankings over the past week and moving into “equal-weight” territory. It now trails utilities and financials by just 2 and 7 signals, respectively, indicating a narrowing RS performance gap.