Sign #6: The market is overbought

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october market crashNow that we've covered a few of the fundamental reasons the market is likely headed down in October, let's turn to some of the technical reasons.

First, the market is overbought by almost historical norms. And the rally, which began March 9, is having more and more trouble piercing technical ceilings.

Major resistance levels are 1,045, 1,075 and 1,110 on the S&P 500. And a major failure at one of these levels could be a tip-off that the slide has begun.

Next: Sign #7: An indiscriminate rally

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IndexesChangePrice
DJIA+163.7710,072.16
NASDAQ+25.112,151.16
S&P 500+13.791,070.53

Last updated: February 09, 2010: 02:30 PM

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