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Posted September 26, 2025 at 9:33 am
1/ Spinning Tops and Dojis Signal Reversal Candles, Prompting a Sell
2/ $ARKK Weakness Matters
3/ $GDX $SIL $URA $NLR $EEM Ripe for Profit Taking
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Spinning Tops and Dojis Signal Reversal Candles, Prompting a Sell
Spinning Tops and Doji candles are classic reversal signals in technical analysis. Spinning tops are small body with long upper and lower wicks signaling indecision between buyers and sellers and often appears at the end of a trend, hinting at a potential reversal. Dojis are candles where the open and close prices are nearly identical indicating market hesitation and after a strong uptrend signals a trend reversal. We are seeing these signs suggesting potential exhaustion or reversal. $ARKK $GDX $SIL $URA $NLR $EEM indicates a broad profit taking move. Growth stocks as a proxy thru $ARKK is showing signs of weakness. $GDX as a proxy for gold miners as proxy for safe haven assets are also printing spinning tops indicating waning momentum. $URA and $NLR match broad weakness in uranium plays and even formed a gravestone doji , a bearish variant indicating a take profit. The Emerging markets index which is largely dependent on China’s outperformance also shows multiple spinning tops prompting for us to lock in profits and sell.
$ARKK Weakness Matters
When ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) shows waning momentum, it can indeed hint at a broader market top, especially in growth and speculative sectors. ARKK thrives when investors are chasing risk. If it stalls, it suggests risk appetite is fading. ARKK recently printed indecision candles after a strong run, suggesting momentum exhaustion. RSI and MACD are diverging from price—classic signs of a potential reversal. Rallying on declining volume is a red flag. It shows buyers are thinning out. A stall in ARKK often precedes a shift from growth to value or defensives.
$GDX $SIL $URA $NLR $EEM Ripe for Profit Taking
A broad profit-taking move across ETFs like $GDX (Gold Miners), $SIL (Silver Miners), $EEM (Emerging Markets), $URA (Uranium), and $NLR (Nuclear Energy) can signal a critical shift in market sentiment. These ETFs have posted massive YTD gains making them ripe for profit-taking. Technical indicators like Spinning Tops, Dojis, and bearish divergence hint at trend exhaustion.
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Originally posted 25th September 2025
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