Don't Ignore This Chart!

Semiconductors Leading The Charge

Tom Bowley

Tom Bowley

Chief Market Strategist, EarningsBeats.com

The semiconductor group has been very influential during the recent rally.  In fact, the SOX has been outperforming the S&P 500 since late in 2008.  A key relative resistance area has been approached, however.  Whether the market can sustain a move higher could hinge significantly on how semiconductors continue to perform on a relative basis.

SOX vs. S&P 500 6.9.09
-Tom Bowley

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Tom Bowley
About the author: is the Chief Market Strategist of EarningsBeats.com, a company providing a research and educational platform for both investment professionals and individual investors. Tom writes a comprehensive Daily Market Report (DMR), providing guidance to EB.com members every day that the stock market is open. Tom has contributed technical expertise here at StockCharts.com since 2006 and has a fundamental background in public accounting as well, blending a unique skill set to approach the U.S. stock market. Learn More