10-DMA Streaks

Unless something very dramatic happens, this will be the 33rd-straight trading day that the S&P 500 closes above its 10-day moving average. Part of this streak is due to the market’s huge falloff in volatility.

Here’s a look at the longest streaks going back to 1932:

Began	Ended	Days
23-Nov-70	18-Feb-71	59
20-Feb-35	30-Apr-35	57
27-Oct-52	7-Jan-53	47
7-Dec-60	10-Feb-61	45
27-Mar-57	27-May-57	42
12-Aug-68	24-Oct-68	42
16-Feb-10	16-Apr-10	42
30-Dec-42	18-Feb-43	41
19-May-55	18-Jul-55	40
26-Nov-71	24-Jan-72	40
6-Apr-70	28-May-70	38
7-Oct-35	22-Nov-35	37
22-Aug-58	15-Oct-58	37
26-Jul-63	18-Sep-63	37
20-Oct-72	14-Dec-72	37
15-Apr-97	4-Jun-97	35
11-Jun-56	27-Jul-56	33
1-Dec-10	present	33

Posted by Eddy on January 18th, 2011 at 12:56 pm

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