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S&P 500 Price Analysis: No close above the significant 3,233.25 resistance zone for now

  • The S&P 500 closed 0.91% higher in the cash market on Wednesday.
  • The market was lead by travel companies with the Royal Caribbean Cruise share price outperforming.

S&P 500 4-hour chart

The S&P 500 was once again bullish as the market rallies off the back of the Moderna vaccine story. All three of the major US bourses closed higher with the S&P the at the top of the leaderboard as the recovery was broad-based and not only in the tech sector.

Looking at the 4-hour chart below, the price is very close to the high from 8th June of 3,233.25. The price did briefly print above the area but it did not last too long as there was not enough momentum for the bulls to keep pushing higher. 

If the market does continue to move lower there is good support at the red support level near 3,148.84. Beyond that, the next meaningful support is the green uptrend line. The indicators are both also looking bullish. The Relative Strength Index is conclusively above the 50 area and there is room to move on the upside. The MACD histogram is green and the signal lines are also above the mid-point which is positive. 

S&P 500 Technical Analysis

Additional levels

SP 500

Overview
Today last price3220
Today Daily Change47.75
Today Daily Change %1.51
Today daily open3172.25
 
Trends
Daily SMA203121.42
Daily SMA503054.62
Daily SMA1002892.88
Daily SMA2003036.05
 
Levels
Previous Daily High3178.5
Previous Daily Low3129.25
Previous Weekly High3184.5
Previous Weekly Low3115
Previous Monthly High3233.25
Previous Monthly Low2936.5
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%3148.06
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%3159.69
Daily Pivot Point S13141.5
Daily Pivot Point S23110.75
Daily Pivot Point S33092.25
Daily Pivot Point R13190.75
Daily Pivot Point R23209.25
Daily Pivot Point R33240

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Rajan Dhall, MSTA

Rajan Dhall is an experienced market analyst, who has been trading professionally since 2007 managing various funds producing exceptional returns.

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