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Markets on Edge: Bearish Monthly Close & Key Levels to Watch

The final trading day of February brings a key monthly close—are we setting up for a deeper decline?

Introduction:

It’s February 28, 2025, and we’re wrapping up the month with some major technical signals.

📉 SPY & QQQ in daily cycle decline—is this the start of a bigger pullback?
📉 Bearish monthly candle forming—a warning sign for the longer trend?
📉 Gold & Silver finally pulling back after extended rallies.
📉 Crypto breakdown—Bitcoin & Ethereum losing key levels.
📈 DXY & 10-Year Yield stabilizing—new trend shift coming?

Let’s break it all down before the market opens.


Market Breakdown & Key Levels:

📊 SPY ($SPY) – Bearish Monthly Setup

  • Day 31 of the daily cycle decline—due for a bounce soon?

  • Major range: $598 (high) → $584 (low)

  • Bearish outside candle on the weekly—expect continued weakness.

  • Monthly chart setting up a bearish outside candle—watch for a break below $577.75

📌 Key Takeaway: If SPY closes below $584, we could see a move to $575, with deeper downside possible.


📊 QQQ ($QQQ) – Breaking Down Towards Key Support

  • Thursday’s massive range: $519 (high) → $500 (low)

  • Testing key weekly support at $499.70—a breakdown would confirm more selling.

  • Monthly chart shows a lower low forming—first time in 28 months!

🚨 A break below $499.70 opens up downside to $483!


📊 DIA ($DIA) – Leading the Breakdown

  • Already in weekly cycle decline.

  • Next major support: $417—still a long way down.

  • Needs to reclaim $439 for any meaningful bounce.

📉 Dow stocks looking weaker than tech—bearish rotation continues.


📊 IWM ($IWM) – Small Caps in Breakdown Mode

  • Breaking out of a multi-month consolidation—TO THE DOWNSIDE.

  • Below November’s low of $217—a long-term cycle high may be confirmed.

  • Next major level: $200

📌 Russell 2000 is flashing warning signs—risk-off environment?


📊 SMH ($SMH) – Semiconductors at a Critical Level

  • Massive range: $246 (high) → $229 (low)

  • Key level: $227—if lost, the entire consolidation may be a bearish setup.

  • Monthly chart shows long-term topping potential—careful here.

👀 Is the AI bubble slowing down?


The Macro Picture: DXY, Bonds, and Commodities

📈 $DXY – Dollar Showing Strength, Market Reacting

  • Daily cycle low confirmed on Day 22.

  • Now on Day 2 of a new daily cycle—bullish short-term.

  • Potential new weekly cycle low forming.

📌 If the dollar is rallying, risk assets may struggle.


📉 10-Year Yield ($TNX) – Still Declining

  • No sign of bottoming yet—opposite of $DXY.

  • Key breakdown level: 4.39% → below this, yields could drop fast.

  • Lower yields = good for bonds, but why are stocks still falling?

🔍 Watch for divergence between bonds & stocks—something’s not adding up.


Crypto Breakdown: Bitcoin & Ethereum Weakness

📊 Bitcoin ($BTC) – Breakdown Below Key Levels

  • Bear flag resolved lower—now testing $81K.

  • Break below $93K confirmed downside risk.

  • Potential next support: $69K-$70K

📌 No bullish signals—wait for a swing low.


📊 Ethereum ($ETH) – Holding $2,100… For Now

  • Still above its key wick at $2,100, but barely.

  • A drop below $2,000 could trigger panic selling.

  • No bullish divergence yet—ETH weaker than BTC.

🚨 If $2,100 fails, $ETH could see a sharp drop.


Gold, Silver, and Commodities

📊 Gold ($GC) – Finally Cooling Off

  • Rallied for 47 days—now seeing first real pullback.

  • Needs to hold above $2,888 to avoid deeper correction.

  • Weekly cycle still intact, but watch for a daily swing low.

📌 Bigger trend still bullish, but chasing here is dangerous.


📊 Silver ($SI) – Breaking Down

  • Needs a close above $32.76 to find support.

  • Ugly weekly structure—risk is to the downside.

📉 Silver could lead the way lower before gold.


📊 Natural Gas ($UNG) – Short-Term Weakness

  • Daily cycle top likely in at Day 14.

  • Needs to stay above $4.14 for bulls to remain in control.

  • Weekly inside bar—waiting for a breakout.

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Final Thoughts: Are We Seeing a Major Market Shift?

  • SPY & QQQ breaking key levels—bearish monthly candle setup.

  • Small caps & semiconductors showing relative weakness.

  • Crypto breaking down—BTC & ETH lost key support.

  • DXY rebounding, while 10-Year Yield continues lower.

  • Gold & Silver finally pulling back—watch for buying opportunities.

📌 Key Takeaways:
✔️ The market is shifting—risk-off signals everywhere.
✔️ If SPY loses $584, the next leg down could be fast.
✔️ Crypto still searching for a bottom—watch for confirmation.
✔️ Gold & Silver correcting after massive runs.
✔️ The dollar is rising—will it capsize the market further?


Call to Action:

Markets are changing fast—is this the beginning of a deeper correction?

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