Even though the market appears poised for a sharp decline over the next week or two, now is the time to get ready for an imminent rally phase.
The blue circles show the similarity between the action over the past month and that of July 2011. The red line marks the key support level at 1,275.
At the very least, stocks should come back down and retest the early June low at about 1,275. Right now, it looks like that level will hold, and traders should get ready to buy at 1,275. But it all depends on how a handful of technical indicators look when we get to that point.
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