May 5th, 2023: SP-500 Chart Update
Posted by pugsma on May 5, 2023
6:30 pm EST: The SP-500 gapped up from 4061 to 4085, rose steadily all day to hit 4147 (day’s high) and closed 4136.
Key Technical Indicators (Short to Intermediate Term) Print SharpCharts from StockCharts.com
- VIX (5-4-23): The VIX closed at 20.09 vs an upper BB of 20.01. This triggers step 1 of the VIX Sell, SP500 Buy signal.
- VIX (5-5-23): The VIX closed at 17.19 well inside its upper BB of 19.93, confirming step 2 of the VIX Sell, SP500 Buy signal.
Key Technical Indicators (Long-Term):
- Golden Cross (2-2-23): 50-day SMA (3953) closed above the 200-day SMA (3951).
- 200-day SMA at 3940 (3-8-23): The SP-500 closed above a rising 200-day SMA (3940) for the first time since April 2022.
- Zweig Breadth Trust (ZBT) (3-31-23): The ZBT signal triggered on Friday, 3-31-23 with a 10th day close above 0.615.
- Seasonality (March to December): The SP-500 past 20-years of seasonality shows a low in March and a rally the rest of the year.
Wave Counts:
- The primary (white/green) wave count is the completion of minor 1 of major [1]-P3-C3 as a leading diagonal at 4100, where minute (5)>(3)>(1). The minor 2 wave completed at 3764 just below the 50% Fib of 3796. The minor 3 wave up is underway with a minimum target of minor 3 = 1.23*minor 1 at 4512. Within minor 3, the minute (1) of minor 3 wave ended at 4195. The minute (2) wave pull-back reached 3809, which is the 88% Fib area of 3815. Wave minute (3) up is underway headed for (3)=1.38(1) at 4339. Within minute (1), wave i of minute (3) completed at 4187. Wave ii-(3) completed at 4048, just above the 38% Fib at 4032. Holding the 38% during a wave ii is very bullish. Wave iii-(3) is underway with a very conservative target at iii=0.62i at 4282. Note: The primary (white/green) count as labeled is valid above 4048.
Have a great weekend !
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