In recent weeks, more stocks are participating in the market's move to record or near-record highs.
"Market breadth breakouts support the bullish case," Bank of America technical analyst Stephen Suttmeier said in a 29-page report Monday.
Suttmeier relied on the advance/decline line , a measure of the number of stocks rising in price on a given day versus the number of stocks that have fallen in price, for his analysis.
Advancers also beat decliners on the Nasdaq Stock Market by about 2,500 to 1,000, or a ratio of 2.5 to 1.
"Strong advance-decline (A-D) lines show solid market breadth [and] suggest a 'rotational' versus 'toppy' trading pattern since July," Suttmeier told clients.
Persons:
Stephen Suttmeier, Suttmeier, Advancers, decliners
Organizations:
Bank of America, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, U.S, NYSE
Locations:
U.S