S&P 500 – Pushes Higher – 05/08/25

The prior blog “S&P 500 Rallies into the Heart of Resistance – 05/01/25” noted.

“The 04/27/25 blog “Short-Term Outlook for U.S. Stocks – 04/25/25” illustrated that during the 2022 bear market SPX stocks above the 20 – day moving average during the March and August bear market rallies had readings above 90.   The reading on 05/01/25 was 82.60.  This could mean the SPX rally has further to go, or the current SPX strength is weaker than the 2022 bear market”.

The daily S&P 500 (SPX) chart courtesy of Trading View updates the action.

The SPX rally did have further to go as it has made a new post 04/07/25 rally high.

On 05/02/25 S&P 500 stocks above the 20-day moving average (S5TW) reached the area of 88, in the 2022 SPX bear market rally S5TW hit the 93 area.  Based on this indicator the S&P 500 could continue higher.

Please note the SPX is nearing its 200 – day Simple Moving Average (SMA).  A move of more than two trading days above the 200 – day SMA could signal a rally back to the February 2025 high.

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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