S&P Chart Looking and Hoping for Support

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published
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Friday was the 25th anniversary of the stock market crash of 1987, known as Black Monday. The market was coincidentally very weak on Friday due to weak earnings reports. Now on Monday we have stocks in the red again but by a smaller margin. Today we are analyzing the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEMKT: SPY) as it is the most liquid and most representative of the broad markets out of all the ETFs that trade.

For Monday’s chart analysis, Phil Erlanger said:

SPY is pivot to support. Given Friday’s weakness, expect support at $142.44 to be tested. Watch for a break of Friday’s two hour low at $143.05.

When we noted the 50-day moving average it seemed a bit far off under the price at the time. After Friday’s selling it is upon us. The SPY has a current 50-day moving average of $143.08 today and the low back on October 10 was $143.09. Watch these levels closely.

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. a673b.bigscoots-temp.com.

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