S&P 500 OUTLOOK AND TRADING PLAN FOR TOMORROW - TUE, 05/22:

Bulls relaxed in their territory - no bears in sight...yet!

Last week's wrap-up published Friday night said: "While today's - and, this week's - market action is a bit weak on the bulls' part, it does not damage the strong bullishness which unfolded last week". The bullishness that I was referring to continued to get stronger today. There is no bear territory in the near sight. There is no meaningful dent indicated to the bullishness until the index falls below the 2690-2680 band. Exercise caution if feeling tempted to short sell on days the index appears weak. Read below for the specific levels to look for entries/exits that match your trading style and risk appetite.

Medium-to-Long term Investors:
Those who followed the medium term models would still be holding their longs as of the end of today's regular session (entered and riding from last week). If long, raise your take-profit stop to 2717 as there could be a little consolidation into the 2715 level and then we can not foretell how it might develop further. Be happy with the profits realized if it hits - if it does not hit, be happy knowing that it is accumulating more profits. Those who are not holding long positions (sold too soon?) might want to follow the caution already published: “...wait for a better re-entry opportunity instead of trying to chase the long trade or a prematurely short trade”.
 
As wrote on Friday's market commentary, medium-term models currently indicate no short bias until all the way below 2680. Medium term indications are for a long bias above 2615, and a short bias below 2680. Stay flat between these levels.

Aggressive, Short Term, Medium-Frequency, Professional Traders:

Those who followed the aggressive short term models would have traded only from the long side, as the index did not break below the 2720 level forecast (the day's low was registered at 2725.70). If you traded on the short side and if you lost money today, re-evaluate your trading strategy and take the revelations forward.

Short term models indicate scope for potential consolidation into another narrow range, towards the 2715-2725 band. Aggressive traders may want to use that band as a pivot to enter into long/short trades.

Exercise caution about potential sudden spikes up while selling short as S&P 500 is still in the bull territory - use tight stops and small profit-targets within this range.

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