The $SPY chart is in an established uptrend with a fresh breakout Friday to new all time highs. $SPY is above all key moving averages 10 day, 50 day, and 200 day. Which remains bullish long term. Currently all dips are being bought quickly. Slow Stochastics is under a bullish cross. ATR has stopped declining […]
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$SPY has settled into a trading range with $217.50 as resistance and $215.50 as support for the past 12 trading days. The market is in a long term uptrend as new all time highs continue to be broken. The intermediate term risk/reward ratio favors a pullback to $215.50 before higher prices are made. Secondary support
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