{"id":434332,"date":"2026-07-22T17:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/the-nasdaq-remains-skewed-to-the-downside-amid-the-us-iran-crisis-434332\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:23:07","slug":"the-nasdaq-remains-skewed-to-the-downside-amid-the-us-iran-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/the-nasdaq-remains-skewed-to-the-downside-amid-the-us-iran-crisis-434332\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nasdaq remains skewed to the downside amid the US-Iran crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 105%; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 15px\">FUNDAMENTAL<br \/>\n        OVERVIEW<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 105%; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 15px\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px\">The Nasdaq has been mostly rangebound this month as the US-Iran crisis<br \/>\n        brought back inflation and growth risks. This has also happened amid<br \/>\n        overcrowded tech positioning which has led to deleveraging across the board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px\">Last week\u2019s soft US inflation data helped limiting the downside as the peak<br \/>\n        inflation narrative got stronger and we got a dovish repricing in Fed interest<br \/>\n        rates expectations, which reduced the Fed tightening risk. Nonetheless, the<br \/>\n        situation in the Middle East is weighing on sentiment as there are good chances<br \/>\n        of things getting worse before they get better. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px\">The focus will stay on US-Iran headlines, especially this week with nothing<br \/>\n        on the agenda. The upside in the Nasdaq will remain limited, and the bearish<br \/>\n        pressure might even increase the longer the war drags on. It goes without<br \/>\n        saying that a ceasefire would be positive for the stock market, while a<br \/>\n        full-scale war would open the door for new lows.<\/p>\n<p style='margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: \"Times New Roman\", serif; font-size: 16px'>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 105%; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 15px\">NASDAQ TECHNICAL<br \/>\n        ANALYSIS \u2013 DAILY TIMEFRAME<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style='margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: \"Times New Roman\", serif; font-size: 16px'><a name=\"_Hlk211424107\">On<br \/>\n            the daily chart, <\/a><a name=\"_Hlk210300272\">we can see <\/a>the Nasdaq recently bounced from the 28,800 support. The buyers will<br \/>\n            likely continue to step in around the support to position for a rally back into<br \/>\n            the 30,900 resistance. The sellers, on the other hand, will want to see the<br \/>\n            price breaking lower to pile in for a drop into the 26,500 level next.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 105%; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 15px\">NASDAQ TECHNICAL<br \/>\n        ANALYSIS \u2013 4 HOUR TIMEFRAME<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style='margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: \"Times New Roman\", serif; font-size: 16px'><a name=\"_Hlk211424172\">On<br \/>\n            the 4 hour chart, <\/a><a name=\"_Hlk210300316\">we have a<br \/>\n                downward trendline defining the bearish structure. If the price pulls back into<br \/>\n                it, we can expect the sellers to step in with a defined risk above the<br \/>\n                trendline to position for a break below the support. The buyers, on the other<br \/>\n                hand, will want to see the price breaking higher to increase the bullish bets<br \/>\n                into the resistance next. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 105%; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 15px\">NASDAQ TECHNICAL<br \/>\n        ANALYSIS \u2013 1 HOUR TIMEFRAME<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 105%; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 15px\">\n<p style='margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: \"Times New Roman\", serif; font-size: 16px'>On the 1 hour chart, we<br \/>\n        have a minor upward trendline defining the current pullback into the major<br \/>\n        downward trendline. We can expect the buyers to continue to lean on the<br \/>\n        trendline with a defined risk below it to keep pushing into new highs, while<br \/>\n        the sellers will look for a break to pile in for a drop into new lows. The red<br \/>\n        lines define <a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/Education\/trading-tip-know-the-average-daily-range-adr-20220207\/\" style=\"color: rgba(70, 120, 134, 1); text-decoration: underline\" rel=\"follow\">average daily range<\/a> for today. <\/p>\n<p style='margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; font-family: \"Times New Roman\", serif; font-size: 16px'>UPCOMING CATALYSTS<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px; line-height: 105%; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/EconomicCalendar\" style=\"color: rgba(70, 120, 134, 1); text-decoration: underline\" rel=\"follow\">Tomorrow<\/a>, we get the latest<br \/>\n        US Jobless Claims figures, while on Friday we conclude the week with the Flash<br \/>\n        US PMIs. The focus remains on US-Iran headlines. <\/p>\n<p>                            This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at investinglive.com.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW \u00a0 The Nasdaq has been mostly rangebound this month as the US-Iran crisis brought back inflation and growth risks. 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