Investor Complacency Has Consequences

When stocks trend higher, investors enjoy the spoils.

Especially toward the end of the trend (on any timeframe). And it becomes easier to notice the “latter” stages of a trend in the era of Twitter. Why? Because the cowboys come out.

In short, here’s what happens: Investors doubt the recovery… then they kinda accept the recovery, then they fully embrace the recovery.

We are at the latter stage of this rally. Futures are pointed much lower for Thursday and time may be up on this 11 week rally. Today’s chart is simple: just a chart of the S&P 500 Index as it touches its open gap from the start of the market crash. This gap looks to be strong resistance.

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S&P 500 Index Chart

I shared this chart on twitter (see tweet below). Note that 3000 is initial support, with 2835 being the current 38.2 Fibonacci retracement.

Be safe out there.

Twitter: @andrewnyquist

The author may have a position in mentioned securities at the time of publication. Any opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author, and do not in any way represent the views or opinions of any other person or entity.