Consumer staples are the second worst-performing major sector this year. (They lag only Utilities, according to TradeStation data.) Today we’re considering a potentially bearish pattern in one of the big names in the space: Procter & Gamble.

PG briefly traded above $158 in April without staying there. The same thing happened again last month. The result could be a double-top reversal pattern.

The stock next dove toward $152 and retraced half its drop toward $155. It then hit resistance at its low from August 4. That kind of price action may suggest sellers are taking charge.

Third, consider the series of higher lows since early June. PG is threatening to break that rising trendline and its 50-day simple moving average. Is that a sign of weakness over the intermediate term?

Finally, MACD has been falling since mid-August.

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