by LPL Research
“If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”
Along the same lines as above, what happens when an equity market breaks out to new highs and no one notices? Quick—how has the London FTSE 100 done since the Brexit vote? Would you believe it is one of the top-performing global stock markets in the world? Also it has broken out of a 17-year basing pattern. I’m guessing not too many people saw that happening on the night of June 23.
A month ago in Is Europe Finally On The Mend? we noted many European markets were improving technically and more strength could be possible. Since then Europe has done very well, but the FTSE 100 is the true rock star. As of Thursday, it was up a record 13 days in a row and incredibly made new highs 11 days in a row.
Per Ryan Detrick, Senior Market Strategist, “One of the better looking long-term breakouts you will ever see is the FTSE 100, yet no one is talking about it. After lagging for years, it is completing what is called a bullish cup-and-handle pattern*. This could be a great sign for British equities, possibly European equities, and potentially global equities—as it is yet another market breaking out to new highs, further confirming the global bull market.”
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* A chart pattern is a stock chart formation that creates a trading signal, or a sign of potential future price movements. A cup-and-handle pattern is considered a bullish continuation pattern and is used to identify buying opportunities.
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