Stocks still higher but trading at session lows

The broader US stock indices are trading higher on the day but trading at session lows.

The S&P index is up 76.57 points or 1.44% at 5363.16. The high for the day reached 5469.69the NASDAQ index is up 375 points or 2.29% at 16671.80. The high for the day reached 17029.86

At session highs today, both the S&P and NASDAQ indices tested their falling 200 hour moving averages. For the S&P index, the 200 hour moving average comes in at 5467. The high price was 5469 (green line on the chart below).

For the NASDAQ index, the 200-hour moving average came in at 17009. The high price extended above that level to17029.86, but could not sustain momentum and rotated back to the downside.

Finding willing sellers near the 200-hour moving average keeps the bias tilted in favor of the sellers and reinforces the technical importance of that level—both today and going forward. For buyers to regain control, the price will need to break and hold above the 200-hour moving average. Failing that, a rotation back toward the 50-hour and 100-hour moving averages remains a likely scenario for both indices.