$SPX, stalled out at about 6020, and has seen a modest amount of selling since November 8th. But the damage has been limited, and there is now a more positive development taking place: the gap down and sharp selloff on November 15th left a bearish island reversal in place on the $SPX chart. That gap has now been closed, thereby erasing the negative effects of that chart formation (green circle on the chart in Figure 1).
Stocks have struggled a little this week, after roaring higher post- election. On the $SPX chart, there is resistance in the 6010- 6020 area, where prices peaked on four separate days in the past week. That is minor resistance. The upside target for this move still remains as the +4å "modified Bollinger Band" (Mbb), which is now nearing 6070 and still rising.
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The Presidential election victory by former President Donald Trump proved to be a very positive catalyst for stocks. $SPX gapped to a new all-time high on the next trading day after the election, as did many other broad-based indices. Since there is no formal overhead resistance, the target for this move is the +4å "modified Bollinger Band" (mBB), which is currently at 6030 and rising daily.
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The broad market has stalled out at about 5870 and has pulled back from there. So, that is short-term resistance. The sharp pullback on October 31st didn't quite reach the support level at 5670, but it came close. So there is a trading range between 5670 and 5870 in effect now, but it is highly likely that the range will not be able to contain a post-election market.
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The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) continues to make new all-time highs. The market internals have generally improved as well, thereby giving positive confirmation of those new highs. There is support in the 5670-5770 area.
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