Dow is holding on above 40,000
After two days of heavy losses, the index still remains above its previous highs, as investors brace themselves for a busy week of earnings.
Further declines will target 40,080, and then down to rising trendline support from mid-June. Bulls will look for a revival back above 40,500 to suggest that a low has been formed for the time being.
Dow Jones Daily Chart
![Dow and Nasdaq 100 losses slow, while Dax remains under pressure](/files/images/20240722/c70b702453b797e026141af615.png)
Nasdaq 100 stabilises after losses
The past two weeks have witnessed the index's first real pullback since May.
The price neared the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) last week and has moved higher this morning. It will need a move back above 19,800 to suggest that a low has formed. This might then see the index target the previous highs of around 20,750.
Nasdaq 100 Daily Chart
![Dow and Nasdaq 100 losses slow, while Dax remains under pressure](/files/images/20240722/f71673951abe6b15ab765e91f9.png)
Dax closes below key indicator
Friday saw the index close below the 100-day SMA for the first time since 13 November.
June and July saw the price hold above this indicator, so Friday's weak close may signal that more losses are ahead. A close below 18,000 bolsters this view. Bulls will want to see a move back above the 100-day SMA in order to stave off the expectation of further declines.
DAX 40 Daily Chart
![Dow and Nasdaq 100 losses slow, while Dax remains under pressure](/files/images/20240722/c7fe0e6df00915841300327d15.png)
Change in | Longs | Shorts | OI |
Daily | -19% | 34% | 13% |
Weekly | 2% | 2% | 2% |