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Nov 13, 2018
Emerging Market ETF Trending Lower in a Methodical Manner

Emerging Market ETF Trending Lower in a Methodical Manner

Over the last nine months the iShares MSCI Emerging Market ETF (NYSE: EEM) has been trending lower. The pattern in the chart has been extremely methodical to this point and can be identified with a trend channel.

The channel started in February and the fund has hit the upper rail on eight different occasions. The proximity to the descending 50-day moving average is very apparent as well.

I took note of a pattern with the fund moving above the 50-day for a day or a few days, and then falling back below the moving average. Those instances are noted with the blue circles. We just experienced another instance of the EEM moving above the moving average for one day with the big global rally on Wednesday, but it fell right back below it on Thursday.

It is also worth noting how the daily stochastic readings have been a pretty good indicator for the downswings. When the readings near overbought territory and then make a bearish crossover, those instances have been very accurate during the downtrend.

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Aroon Indicator for EEM shows an upward move is likely

EEM's Aroon Indicator triggered a bullish signal on September 17, 2026. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor detected that the AroonUp green line is above 70 while the AroonDown red line is below 30. When the up indicator moves above 70 and the down indicator remains below 30, it is a sign that the stock could be setting up for a bullish move. Traders may want to buy the stock or look to buy calls options. A.I.dvisor looked at 254 similar instances where the Aroon Indicator showed a similar pattern. In 237 of the 254 cases, the stock moved higher in the days that followed. This puts the odds of a move higher at 90%.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for EEM just turned positive on October 05, 2026. Looking at past instances where EEM's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 43 of 49 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 88%.

EEM moved above its 50-day moving average on September 17, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

Following a +2.87% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where EEM advanced for three days, in 273 of 317 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 86%.

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator entered the overbought zone. Expect a price pull-back in the foreseeable future.

The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on October 05, 2026. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on EEM as a result. In 63 of 72 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 88%.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where EEM declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 79%.

EEM broke above its upper Bollinger Band on September 04, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), PDD Holdings (NASDAQ:PDD), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME), H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT), TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL), Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS).

Industry description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The index is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The underlying index includes large- and mid-capitalization companies and may change over time.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) ETF is 19.07B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 233.58M to 151.42B. COP holds the highest valuation in this group at 151.42B. The lowest valued company is INR at 233.58M.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) ETF was 41%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was 49%, and the average quarterly price growth was 50%. XP experienced the highest price growth at 47%, while SAR experienced the biggest fall at -6%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) ETF was -4%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was 27% and the average quarterly volume growth was 9%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 41
P/E Growth Rating: 64
Price Growth Rating: 58
SMR Rating: 49
Profit Risk Rating: 80
Seasonality Score: 3 (-100 ... +100)
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