• Transports continue to lag...and remain range-bound.
• They also remain 8% below their 2018 all-time highs.
• 11,000 and 11,500 are the two resistance levels to watch.
• A breakout in UNP should be a positive catalyst for this group.

The transportation stocks have been lagging the broad market for most of this year. If 2020 is going to be another good year for the stock market (like it frequently is in an election year), the DJ Transportation Index is going to have to play catch-up.

We were asked by CNBC to touch on the key levels to watch on the TRAN index for signs that it is indeed going to regain its lost momentum. We were also asked if we liked one name that could provide a catalyst for the sector. (You can see the video of interview from this afternoon below.)

In the interview, we highlighted two levels for the TRAN. The first one is the 11,000 level. That is the upper-end of the sideways range the transports have been trading in for over ten months now. A break above that range will indeed be positive, but we'd still have to see it rally further and break above its all-time highs from 2018 to confirm that a breakout has take place (and to give us a "Dow Theory buy-signal").

As for an individual stock, I chose Union Pacific (UNP). It's all time high of $180 has provided VERY stubborn resistance for the stock since the spring. It has tested that level three different times, but has failed to break above it on all three occasions. Therefore, if it can finally break above $180 in any meaningful way, it's going to be very bullish for UNP on a technical basis. Since the S&P 500 Railroad is not all that far from its ...

The last hour of trading has always been important, but it should be particularly important today.

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1) The market acts great, but it’s also getting expensive, overbought and over-loved.

2) The key tech ETFs…& several key tech stocks…are beginning to show some cracks.

3) Ditto for the high yield ...

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