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Monday, February 18, 2013

Blow-off – an exhaustion move!


When you see a very sharp spike followed by a severe decline in price accompanied by a huge volume, then it’s a “Blow-off”.  It signifies the exhaustion from panic buying of the bulls resulting to sell off of the stock.

See below chart of MJC stock as Blow-off sample

Blow-off, MJC, Bearish Sign, Volume Indicator, Technical Analysis, Stock, Volume, Blowoff
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Here are some of the reasons why there is a significant increase in volume:

a. News
b. Earnings release
c. A rumor
d. other factors


Blow-off is a sign which tells us to sell ASAP and saves us from the bear phase.

Blow-off indicates a major resistance level.


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