Japan Struggles With Resistance

My article for TraderPlanet this week takes a look at the iShares Japan ETF ($EWJ).

Here’s a piece:

As the chart below shows EWJ has been having some difficulty with resistance at $12 to $12.20. While the Japan ETF has been making higher lows – keeping the uptrend alive, it’s been unable to make higher highs which put it into question whether buyers can keep EWJ from making a trend change. When looking under the hood, so to speak, of EWJ we can see momentum beginning to stall.

Read the rest: ETF Watch: Japanese Resistance (TraderPlanet)

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About Andrew Thrasher, CMT

Andrew Thrasher, CMT is a Portfolio Manager for Financial Enhancement Group, LLC, an asset management firm in Central Indiana and founder of Thrasher Analytics, an independent financial market research firm. He specializes in technical analysis as well as macro economic developments.