Line violation (support of resistance0 will likely provide a definitive answer.
Technically speaking: 1 - However, RSI has been under sustained bearish pressure for now over TWO years; recently developed a negative divergence with price while remaining under the 70-level 2 - MACD continues to hover over the "positive zero-line"; 3 - But, ADX fails to produce any trend strength signal.
OVERALL - Chart favors bearish down-turn per RSI pattern alone (too weak to posit any definitive position):
Re: SPX & Direxion Bulls ETF's- Second Attempt at 50% Fiby: BEARISH
This past week, SPX has not been able to retake some ground it had lost the week prior. That decline occurred at the all important 50% retracement level based on Fibonacci grid construction between the HIGH of OCT 2007 and Low of MAR 2009.
In fact, the highest retracement achieved a high this past JAN 2010, thus defining a significant overhead resistance line drawn in the chart below.
A lot of bearish development is resurfacing in the US and world-wide markets, all acting significantly on the definition of a new bearish channel described in both charts below:
A quick note of revision on the SPX chart below: I added a new bearish channel based on validation points and correlation with secondary indicators.
Of note: 1 - TNA (SPX's Small Cap ETF) marks a double-top at current value (here, expressed in relative strength with SPX); 2 - ERX (SPX's Energy ETF) is nearing its resistance line overhead (orange dashed line); 3 - FAS (SPX's Financials ETF) is striving to remain over support level (based on prior resistance and break-through); 4 - BGU (SPX's Large Caps ETF) is testing prior support level (from last week of DEC 2009).
OVERALL - SPX and its constituent ETFs are at or near pivotal areas. If these areas get violated, a new trend should emerge, which could easily be considered a renewed bullish momentum. However, if these points are not violated, this should reinforce the recent bearish sentiments of a continued downtrend, IMHO:
Based on historical evidence the following companies are expected to report their quarterly earnings on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. These companies have NOT confirmed these dates.