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S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 Forecast - 23 August 2016

By Christopher Lewis
Senior Technical Analyst

Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for tra...

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S&P 500

The S&P 500 initially dropped during the course of the day on Monday, but as you can see we turned right back around to form a bit of a hammer. The 20-day exponential moving average is just below, and it has offer dynamic support for some time. Because of this, I believe that the market should reach towards the 2250 handle, and as a result I believe that the markets will eventually go higher but I think at this point in time it is holiday season so therefore we may struggle to find enough momentum to continue going higher in the short-term, but I certainly think that given enough time the buyers will overwhelm this particular stock index.

SP500

NASDAQ 100

The NASDAQ 100 is acting very much the same as the S&P 500 but I also recognize that the 4800 level is not only supportive, but is probably more important than the 20-day exponential moving average that we see in the other market. As we continue to form a hammer after hammer, I believe that it is only a matter of time before the support the forces the buyers to get aggressive. I think that we will then reach towards the 5000 level above, which of course is a large, round, psychologically significant number.

At this point though, with the lack of volatility I believe that every time this market pulls back, you have to look at it as a potential buying opportunity. Perhaps you can also think of it as value, and therefore we are more than likely going to continue to see bullish pressure going forward. Even if we did break down, I think that the 4700 level below should very well be supportive as well. At this point, I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in selling this market, as all US indices look very healthy.

NASDAQ

Senior Technical Analyst
Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for traders who rely on technical setups to navigate volatile market conditions

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