--- title: Great news for ISA and SIPP Investors - stock market’s next leg up may have just begun description: It has been a while since we posted our last blog and so we felt it fitting to get you up to speed with our latest thoughts on the market. image: http://www.isaco.co.uk/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%202.jpg --- [![investment guidance service](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/file-17903709-png/images/template/logo.png)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/) 0800 170 7750Monday to Friday 8.30am - 6.00pm [Client Log-In](http://members.isaco.co.uk/wp-login.php) - [![x](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/images/template/social-icons/x.png?width=24&height=24&name=x.png)](https://twitter.com/isaco_) - [![linkedin](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/images/template/social-icons/linkedin.png?width=24&height=24&name=linkedin.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/company/isaco-ltd) - [![facebook](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/file-17902759-png/images/template/icon-facebook.png)](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Isaco/261073283963679) - [![twitter](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/file-17903368-png/images/template/icon-twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/isaco_) - [![linkedin](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/file-17903004-png/images/template/icon-linkedin.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/company/isaco-ltd) # Great news for ISA and SIPP Investors - stock market’s next leg up may have just begun Posted by [Stephen Sutherland](https://www.isaco.co.uk/blog/author/stephen-sutherland) on Sat, May 06, 2017 @ 01:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) It has been a while since we posted our last blog and so we felt it fitting to get you up to speed with our latest thoughts on the market. Let’s begin with looking at what we were saying in our *Daily Market Update* on Thursday April 27th 2017. In that update we said… *‘If we rewind back to the activity we witnessed from the NASDAQ Composite on April 13th (Point G), you could say that the drop – where it fell that day below its 50-day moving average – made us feel a little bit uncomfortable. It appeared at the time that something may have changed with the overall market dynamic.’ * [![The Big Picture May 2017 chart 2.jpg](http://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%202.jpg?width=656&height=302&name=The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%202.jpg)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%202.jpg) We followed on with… *‘The good thing is that since then the action has been solid. In fact, the Composite on April 24th made a bullish breakout attempt (Point H) from an 8-week flat base (Point I). The great news is that so far the breakout has held.’ * [![The Big Picture May 2017 chart 3.jpg](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%203.jpg?width=656&height=303&name=The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%203.jpg)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%203.jpg) Next we said… *‘The NASDAQ Composites big brother, the NASDAQ 100 has also recently broke out of a sideways base (Point J). That’s also good news.’ * [![The Big Picture May 2017 chart 4.jpg](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%204.jpg?width=656&height=302&name=The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%204.jpg)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%204.jpg) We then commented on two more indexes to keep an eye on: *‘We also like what is happening with US small and mid-cap stocks. The S&P 600 (small cap) and S&P 400 (mid cap) have been in a resting period for much longer than the two tech brothers.* *This was because they had both run up so much and therefore needed a longer break. It appears to us from the way they are both acting, that they are also soon going to making breakout attempts. The 600’s breakout point is 864 (Point K) and it’s currently trading at 863, just one single point below this key breakout level.’ * [![The Big Picture May 2017 chart 5.jpg](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%205.jpg?width=656&height=302&name=The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%205.jpg)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%205.jpg) Next we said… *‘The 400’s breakout is at 1761 (Point L) and it’s currently trading at 1748. That means the US mid cap index is trading just 0.7% shy of its breakout point.’ * [![The Big Picture May 2017 chart 6.jpg](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%206.jpg?width=656&height=303&name=The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%206.jpg)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%206.jpg) We concluded with… *‘Collectively right now we are getting very strong signals to say ‘all is good.’ Does that mean we are now heading higher? It certainly looks that way. In fact it appears to us that the next leg up may have just begun. What adds to this belief is that recently we’ve seen ‘global equity breadth’.* *Asia and Europe have also joined the party and that’s exactly what helps to fuel a new uptrend. If this breadth around the globe can continue, and we carry on seeing the Asian and European equity markets rising in step with the US markets, it will increase the probability of this new uptrend succeeding.’*   ## Market needs a rest In our *Daily Market Update* on Thursday May 4th 2017, we said… *‘If we take this opportunity to recap recent action, on April 24th, the NASDAQ Composite broke out of an 8-week flat base (Point M). It’s good to know that fresh breakouts are always vulnerable to negative reversals just after the event has occurred. Therefore we like how for the next six days (Point N), the Composite kept on climbing higher and demonstrated no stalling or reversal activity. This constructive behaviour has now increased the likelihood that the breakout will prove successful.* * From here, we would not be surprised to see the Composite taking a break. Even though it’s always nice when the market keeps ascending, it’s actually good for equities when the indexes take a rest. Regrouping for a while would allow the NASDAQ’s 50-day moving average (Point O) to play catch up.’ * [![The Big Picture May 2017 chart 7.jpg](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%207.jpg?width=656&height=310&name=The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%207.jpg)](https://www.isaco.co.uk/hubfs/images/Blog_charts/TBP_May_2017/The%20Big%20Picture%20May%202017%20chart%207.jpg) This was followed by… *‘Our expectations from here are that the recent 7-day run has probably hit a temporary ceiling. We believe that a resting period is now required and if this rings true, after that time of rest is over, the market is most likely to continue its recent move northwards.’* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This information is taken from *The Big Picture*, to download a sample copy please just [click here](https://info.isaco.co.uk/a-sample-of-the-big-picture-b). As always, if you have any questions or thoughts on the points covered in this post, please leave a comment below or connect with us [@ISACO_](https://twitter.com/isaco_) on Twitter. ## A specialist in ISA and SIPP Investment ISACO are a specialist in ISA and SIPP investment and together with our clients have an estimated £75 million actively invested1. 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