Santa Claus Rally – 12/26/24

The 12/24/24 blog “Fascinating Elliott Wave Patterns – 12/24/24” noted.

“The sharp rally on 12/20/24 could be the “a” wave of an Elliott wave – Single Zigzag.  If so, there’s a good chance for the SPX to rally beyond its 12/19/24 high sometime on 12/23/24 or 12/24/24.”  

The wave “c” of a presumed Elliott Wave – Single Zigzag may have terminated on 12/26/24.

The 30 – minute S&P 500 (SPX) chart courtesy of Trading View updates the intraday action.

The SPX high on 12/26/24 was 6,049.75.  Typically, within a Single Zigzag wave “a” equals wave “c”, in this case the level is 6,052.33.

The SPX 12/26/24 high was also in the middle of overhead resistance.

RSI at the intraday top had a bearish divergence.  MACD – Histogram had a bearish divergence and a bearish lines cross.

Based on Fibonacci and momentum evidence the SPX may have made an important secondary peak on 12/26/24.

A break below the presumed Sub Minuette wave “b” at 5,901.10 could open the door for a move down to the 12/20/24 bottom.

Published by Mark Rivest

Independent investment advisor, trader, and writer. Articles have appeared on Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities , Traders.com Advantage, Futuresmag.com, and Finance Magnates.

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