Shares of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) have been in a steady downtrend. This ETF tracks small cap stocks. If it drops to the $171 level, there’s a chance the sell-off ends and the market reverses.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) may have broken an important support level. There’s a chance it rallies back above it, but there will also be a signal that may indicate it will keep going lower.
If the market continues to drop, shares of the Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ETF (NYSE: FAZ) should skyrocket. It is designed to move in the opposite direction of the financial sector stocks. If they go down, FAZ will go up.
This ETF also uses leverage. This can add to the profits.
The Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (NYSE: QQQE) can give great signals. For example, it peaked one month before the NASDAQ-100 did.
There is a good reason for this.
In the financial markets, certain price levels are more important than others. After a brutal beatdown, shares of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) have reached one.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) has landed on a support level. This is why the selloff has paused. It may stage a rebound, but if this support level breaks, it could fall even farther.
Shares of IBM (NYSE: IBM) have run into a resistance level. If history is a guide, there’s a good chance that the price is going to move lower.
Resistance is a large group of investors trying to sell their shares at or close to the same price. In this case, it’s $138.