Here's How to Trade an Indecisive S&P 500
Jani Ziedins | Mar 29, 2023 01:14AM ET
The S&P 500 finished Tuesday down little more than a tenth of a percent as the choppy, sideway trade continues.
Not much is going on in the headlines, and like a kid with ants in his pants, the market can’t stop moving. But just because we’re moving doesn’t mean we are going somewhere.
Every bit of up is followed by a bit of down, and we continue consolidating between 3,800 support and 4,200 resistance.
Headlines are fairly stable, and that means few people are changing their minds. Nothing has convinced bulls to sell or bears to buy, which means we are stuck bouncing around current levels.
No doubt this will change at some point, but it will take a significant and unexpected headline to break this stalemate. Until that happens, expect more of the same.
Until further notice, buy the bounces, sell the breakdowns, and most importantly, take profits quickly. This is the trade the market is giving us, and that’s what we are stuck with.
No doubt a bigger, directional move is coming, but it will take a fundamental driver to get us there.
That said, if nothing bad happens, expect the market to drift higher over the next few weeks on less-bad-than-feared relief.
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