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S&P 500 Price Forecast – Stock markets at major resistance

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Feb 26, 2019, 16:47 GMT+00:00

The S&P 500 initially fell during the trading session on Tuesday, but as we await testimony from Jerome Powell in front of Congress, the markets are essentially in a holding pattern as we are pressing major resistance.

S&P 500 daily chart, February 27, 2019

The S&P 500 initially pulled back during the trading session on Tuesday but did bounce a bit to reach back towards the 2800 level. That’s an area that should offer significant resistance, so keep that in mind. At this point, the question is whether or not we can break out to a fresh, new high, which could send this market towards the 2900 level. Otherwise, if we break down below the bottom of the Friday session, it’s likely that we will continue to drop towards the 2750 handle, and then possibly the 2700 level.

S&P 500 Video 27.02.19

It really comes down to whether or not the market feels that the Federal Reserve can continue to inflate pricing with cheap money. That being said, the return on these quantitative easing moves continues to be less and less, so it’ll be interesting to see whether or not this can shake itself out. The next 48 hours are going to be crucial, so this point I would be very cautious and wait to see whether we break to a fresh, new high and start buying, or perhaps start selling if we break down below the Friday session. That being said, even if we do break down I think the 200 day EMA, currently sitting just above the 2700 level, is probably a major support level just waiting to happen. Expect choppiness and volatility, because quite frankly I think will be moving based upon words coming out of Jerome Powell’s mouth. That being said, those who are particularly risk averse may choose to stay out.

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About the Author

Being FXEmpire’s analyst since the early days of the website, Chris has over 20 years of experience across various markets and assets – currencies, indices, and commodities. He is a proprietary trader as well trading institutional accounts.

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