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S&P 500 Price Forecast – stock markets mixed during Friday session

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Sep 15, 2018, 06:26 UTC

The stock markets were very mixed during the Friday session as we got conflicting economic reports out of the United States. Quite frankly, I think a lot of this comes down to the market being a bit exhausted, and of course being a bit cautious about carrying risk into the weekend.

S & P 500 daily chart, September 17, 2018

Don’t get me wrong, I am bullish of the S&P 500 but I also recognize that as we go into the weekend with the bevy of potential headlines out there just waiting to happen, it makes a lot of sense that traders would be cautious about putting a lot of money to work. I think at this point, we are probably going to look at the 2900 level underneath as support, and barring some type of negative headline, that should continue to hold. I do like buying dips in the S&P 500 more than anything else right now, simply because there’s so much fear out there.

Longer-term, we could go to the 3000 level, but we need the next catalyst higher. I think that would be in agreement between the United States and China. In agreement between the United States and Canada could be the next short-term catalyst, but the real prize is China. I look at pullbacks as ways to take advantage of value in a market that is obviously bullish, and don’t have any interest in shorting whatsoever. Below the 2900 level, I also see the 2890 level in the 2880 level as both areas of support, so I’m simply waiting for value to present itself so I can take advantage of it. Longer-term, I think that the buyers will continue to run this market, because quite frankly every time it looks as if we are ready to roll over the market will get saved.

S&P 500 Video 17.09.18

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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