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U.S. Presidential Election Target for the SPX

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Each candle on the SPX chart below represents 1/4 of one year. 

Further to my post of June 27th, and, as shown on the following updated 20-Year Quarterly chart of the SPX, the 2016 Q2 candle closed today at a higher level than — on what was a previously potential bearish hanging man — the Q1 candle. This bearish reversal warning was not confirmed.

Instead, what we’re left with, at the moment, is a wide-range high-base consolidation for the past 6 quarters, with price now near all-time highs.

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