Sam Collins

Ultra S&P 500 ProShares Ready to Pop

by Sam Collins   01/30/09

Ultra S&P 500 ProShares (SSO) -- This Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) seeks daily results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index (SPX).

Like its parent, the S&P 500, the SSO shows a series of bottoms with a false breakdown, or bear trap, on the Jan. 20close at $20.90.

That close was quickly reversed the next day and led to a four-day rally and a gap as prices briefly challenged the 20- and 50-day moving averages.

Yesterday, the gap was closed, so with the stochastic still oversold, look for a rally that could take this ETF up through the moving averages to challenge December's high at $28.

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