Manila Mining (MA): Breakout Bound?

The long wait for Manila Mining's (MA) run could finally be over. MA went up by 0.0050 points or 9.62% to close at P0.057 and reach a new high. MA has already broken out from its triangle formed in the past two months and has breached its uptrend resistance as shown in the chart below.

Now that MA is already in an uncharted territory, anything is possible. LC and PWR were phenomenal after making new highs with LC roughly doubled in just two months while PWR nearing 600% gain in just a week! With no resistances to stop MA, it could follow LC and PWR's footsteps and could be the next wonder worker in the days or weeks to come.

Fundamentally, gold continues to do very well internationally which puts the ball back into the mining sector. Gold went up by 2.90 points in the global market despite of the heavy selling that sent the stocks down to a new low for July. Dow Jones Index (DJI), S&P 500, and Nasdaq all went down while gold and oil remained positive.

The positive sentiment towards the oil and mining sector could push MA (and other stocks in the sector) up. A little caution must be exercised though as MA's RSI is indicating that it is already a little overbought and correction or selling might just be around the corner.

PSE Index: Breakout or Breakdown?

For two and a half months, the Philippine Stock Exchange Index or PSEi has been moving sideways. It hit an all time high of more than 4,450 last July 6 but went down from then on. The chart below shows that PSEi is currently resting at its past resistance. Hopefully, such resistance will turn into a support so PSEi could bounce and head back up again.

Aside from turning the resistance into a possible support, PSEi is also resting on 38.2% Fibonacci in reference to its last correction. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is also showing some good signs as it is not overbought. However, the MACD is showing some bearish signs.

A little caution must be practiced because, despite PSEi's good technical position, the fundamentals aren't looking great. The debt crisis that the European markets are experiencing are having an impact on the global markets. The Dow Jones Index manifested such crisis by dropping 151.44 points or -1.20%. Nasdaq also dropped 57.44 points or -2.0%, while oil continues to tumble down.

Gold might push PSEi up aside from its good technical position. Gold increased by more than 6 points which might have triggered the 11% increase in LC. If gold continues to do such wonder, the mining and oil sector will remain as a safe bet for both traders and investors. The mining and oil sector is also on an uptrend.

If PSEi's technical position won't hold, it may sink to as low as 4200, its long term uptrend support, a deep dive from its current value at 4375. PSE's chart is showing some bearish divergence so there might be a good chance for it to drop.