SPY, the exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500, has bounced strongly off of the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement level and is 31¢ away from again touching the 61.8% level on its way down.
| sym | phase | trend | adx | 200/50 | 40/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY |
The retracement frame is on the decline from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4.
The key Fib levels:
- 78.6% - $117.13
- 61.8% - $115.01
- 50.0% - $113.52
The present decline and retracement are really quite minor in the context of the larger scale decline that began from $137.18 on May 2.
In that context, the recent break below a sidways trend that began in early August is a simple overshoot, and SPY can be seen as still being a sidewinder. A strong and persistent break above $123.40 would mark a breakout to the upside.
Key
- phase: 20-day price channel phase, with green for bull trend, red for bear trend and yellow for neutral trend.
- trend: Price direction, green for higher highs and higher lows, red for lower highs and lower lows, yellow for neither.
- adx: Average directional index location, indicating the strength, or the temperature, of the trend. Orange for 40 or greater, aqua (light blue) for 25 and up but below 40, magenta (light purple) for 20 and up but below 25, and brown for anything below 20. (Mnemonic: Orange for the overhead sun, blue for the surrounding sky, magenta for sunset on the horizon and brown for the earth.)
- 200/50: The moving average cross, green for the 50-day ma above the 200, red for below and yellow for closely aligned.
- 40/10: The moving average cross, green for the 10-day ma above the 40, red for below and yellow for closely aligned.
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