Thursday, September 5, 2013

Thursday's Market 09/05/2013

The SPX opened virtually flat this morning, but quickly resumed its march higher, as the market rose to 1659. From there the index traded in a narrow range, dropping to 1654.55 by late morning. The SPX rose from that point to 1658 just before the last hour of trading. The index then slipped into the close, dropping below the previous low to 1654.49 just before the close.


It appears that today’s high of 1659.17 completed a 5 wave sequence from the 1633.41 low. The SPX looks to be in the third wave down from that high, which would indicate some further down side may be ahead. Short term support is at 1651, 1648, and then 1640.

Given my outlook for a move to 1745, it is also possible for the three waves down to be part of a complex correction. If this turns out to be the case, I would expect a move to the 1669 resistance area before a pullback.

 While the very short term direction of the SPX is difficult to discern at the moment, I am still looking for higher prices, with 1745 as my first target. At this point, only a break below 1627 would change this.



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