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Published in TZ Latest News 17 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Slowing Momentum WAS A Problem For This Insurer

Negative divergences that appear on daily charts tend to take a couple weeks to play out before we see momentum potentially resume back to the upside.  That seems to be where Progressive Corp (PGR) currently stands.  On PGR’s most recent price high, its MACD did not follow suit, resulting in a negative divergence.  I generally look for the previously-holding 20 day EMA to fail and a trip down to test the 50 day SMA, together with a MACD centerline “reset”.  Below you can see how PGR has followed this pattern:

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