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Bullish or Bearish? The S&P 500 Faces a Death Cross as It Tries to Break a Falling Trendline

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The S&P 500 has been in a steady downtrend all year. That makes it a good time to assess the state of the index before the big Fed announcement later today.

Bearish and bullish forces are battling each other on this chart. First you have the sharply falling trendline that began on January 4. This 2-1/2 month slide dragged the 50-day moving average SMA below the 200-day MA today. Such a “death cross” is sometimes considered a bearish pattern, but it can also be a lagging indicator.

On the bullish side, we have recent attempts …

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S&P 500, daily chart with selected patterns and indicators, courtesy of TradingView.

About the author

David Russell is VP of Market Intelligence at TradeStation Group. Drawing on two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them apprised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.