S&P 500 Trading Outlook: Does This Rally Have Any Oomph?

S&P 500 Trading Outlook (3 Days):  No change. I’m bullish the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY) for the first few days of this week.

December has been rough on investors and isn’t ending with much fanfare.

But the tail end of a late-arriving Santa rally is lifting stocks into year-end and could trickle into the first couple days of January.

Should stocks continue to show strength, it’s possible to see 2548. And we’d need to see a big buying surge to get to our maximum target of 2600-30.

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Active investors should manage positions with discipline here.

There’s been largely no change in my thesis. Gains should continue short-term before fizzling our this week. Overall, the S&P 500 (SPX) looks to have exceeded the downtrend from early December and is “stair-stepping” its way higher in the short run.

While I do believe this trend is in jeopardy of reversing, there is insufficient proof to think we’re there just yet. My opinion continues to be technically that S&P can work up to 2550-85 area and likely stalls there. If S&P gets under 2397, this would certainly change that thesis to more near-term bearish into 1/2-3. For now, its right to stay the course on this bounce.

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