Here is a 30 minute bar chart showing 24 hour trading in the e-minis. I last commented on this chart here.The market is nearing the top of the green trend channel and should enter the green oval today or tomorrow (1181 or so). After that a drop that matches the last reaction - about 18 points (blue rectangles) should develop and find support at the confluence of the lower trend channel line and support provided by two tops near 1164 (green dash line).
I think there is reason to anticipate a bigger reaction than 18 points, though. First of all, a rally from the August 25 low at 1037 that matched the size of the initial rally off of the July 5 low at 1003 would have carried the ES to 1062, a level that so far has been exceeded by 13 points. Of even more importance is the fact that the May 13 top in the June '10 e-minis was 1074.75. Thus we have two resistance levels nearby, either one of which could easily produce a 30-40 point break.
But the technical condition is more dangerous than that. On my chart page you can see that the 5 and 10 day moving averages of advancing issues are both showing bearish divergences for the move up from the August 25 low. This by itself wouldn't mean that the market is about to break, but the fact that is occurs near strong resistance makes these bearish divergences significant.
My best guess is that the first break from 1181 will be followed by a slightly higher high, perhaps 1190 or so. But I also think we are entering a sideways period that will include at least one drop of 30-40 points lasting 5-6 trading days.
Such a correction would end at moderate oversold levels on the 5 and 10 day advancing issues oscillators. It would be a prelude to a decisive move above the April top at 1216.
