Materials companies are some of the most economically sensitive names in the market. Events like social lockdowns, mass job losses and nosediving GDP have all kinds of knock-on effects for their business. The sector was already struggling before coronavirus, and fell even more sharply as the disease spread.
It bounced hard last week as the S&P 500 had its biggest weekly gain since 1974. But that rally has brought DOW back to its 50-day moving average and the high-volume bearish gap from March 9. Stochastics are also suggesting an overbought condition.
Even if the worst of coronavirus has passed, this is a significant bounce for DOW and an area where traders may look to take profits. Based on the technicals alone, a retest of $31, or even $27, may be in the cards for DOW.