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Free Weekly Stock Market Commentary 5/30/2025

By Lawrence G. McMillan

Last weekend, tariffs against Europe were postponed, and the stock market took that as a very favorable sign. When traders returned after the Memorial Day weekend, $SPX gapped higher on what turned out to be a very strong day for the big-cap stocks. The gap from that day extends down to 5830, and it would probably be a positive thing if that were filled. A move below 5700 would be negative. There is resistance at last week's highs near 5970 and also at the all-time highs of 6150.

Free Weekly Stock Market Commentary 5/2/2025

By Lawrence G. McMillan

$SPX has risen for eight days in a row and is off to a positive start today, which would make it nine. This type of action has been accompanied by buy signals from breadth, equity-only put-call ratios, and MVB -- not to mention short-term buy signals such as "$VIX crossover" and "oscillator differential." Still, as impressive as all that is, the $SPX chart is still bearish because it's still in a potential downtrend.

Free Weekly Stock Market Commentary 4/25/2025

By Lawrence G. McMillan

It really feels like the market is rallying strongly, and perhaps the bottom is in. But the evidence is not clear on that. Even though $SPX has rallied nearly 400 points from Monday's lows, this is still a bearish $SPX chart. First of all, the pattern of lower highs and lower lows is intact. Second, $SPX has not overcome resistance in the 5500 area. Even if it were to rally above 5500 somewhat (perhaps getting nearer to the now-declining 200-day Moving Average) and then turn back down, that would still leave a pattern of lower highs on the chart albeit with a less steep slope on the downtrend line. In my opinion, only a close above 5800 would remove the negativity from this chart.

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