Pace of FANG Rout Turns Technical Signal to Buy Ahead of Apple
- NYSE FANG+ oversold after plunging 9 percent in three days
- Apple results will likely decide which way the sector swings
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Tech bulls eyeing Apple Inc.’s earnings release as the last best hope for an end to the group’s recent rout have another reason for optimism: The latest selling has been so severe that a technical indicator is now flashing a buy signal.
A measure of relative strength known as the Williams Percentage R Indicator tumbled below -80 as the NYSE Fang+ Index’s slide reached 9 percent over three days. Chart watchers view selloffs as overdone when the measure reaches such depths.