Dow Jones: Pressure Builds for a Topside Break
Momentum’s building as the Dow coils beneath record highs. A topside break could ignite a strong run toward 50,000.
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- Bulls eyeing breakout above 48,000
- Momentum and MACD support upside bias
- Triangle break could target 50,000
Coiling within an ascending triangle just beneath record highs, Dow Jones Industrial Average traders should be on alert for a potential bullish breakout.
The slingshot price action of recent days has delivered an obvious bullish message, with the three-candle morning star pattern completed on Monday proving prescient in signalling what was to come. Now trading just below 48,000—a level it’s struggled to overcome over the past month—we’re approaching what could be a key moment for medium-term directional risks. With the ascending triangle spanning thousands of points, a clean topside break could trigger significant upside.
With RSI (14) sitting above 50 but not yet overbought, upside pressure is strengthening. MACD is confirming, having staged a bullish crossover in positive territory earlier this week. The ducks are lining up for a potential bullish breakout.
Source: TradingView
Should we see a clean break above 48,000, longs could be established above the former highs with a stop beneath for protection. Unless we see a close above that level, the preference would be to wait for a pullback, test and bounce from the former highs using a shorter timeframe before entry.
While convention suggests a breakout from the triangle could eventually see the price trade north of 50,000, implying that could be a target, others may prefer to take their cues to exit from price action should an obvious topping signal or pattern emerge.
Even though a topside break is favoured, if the bullish move continues to stall around 48,000, there’s scope to flip the setup, allowing for shorts to be placed beneath the level with a stop above the highs, targeting 47,400 or the October uptrend. This screens as a lower-probability play given recent price and momentum signals despite previous success for shorts around these levels.
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