Another Marginal New All Time High

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This morning we finally saw the ATH retest on SPX that I was looking for on Thursday and Friday last week, and that delivered a(nother) very marginal new ATH that sets a possible daily RSI 5 sell signal brewing. This is a possible nested double tops setup on SPX that I’m watching with great interest. If this is a top setup here however, I wouldn’t expect to see much downside today and the 60min charts may still need another ATH retest to set up negative divergence there. SPX daily chart:

170515 SPX Daily

The obvious read on SPX here is that a top is forming, but not necessarily this topping setup. I like it though, and any further higher high here, if seen, we are expecting to be in by Wednesday at the latest. SPX 60min chart:

170515 SPX 60min

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ES hasn’t quite reached the ATH retest which is just a little higher at 2403.75. That may need a test. ES Jun 60min chart:

170515 AM ES Jun 60min

On NQ I’m mainly watching the little rising wedge marked in red from last week’s low. The low this morning was at rising wedge support and if we are going to see another test of wedge resistance, that is currently in the 5710 area. NQ Jun 60min chart:

170515 AM NQ Jun 60min

TF has made a lower high against 1400 today, and while that remains the case the best guess is that some kind of bear flag is forming here. Over 1400 the odds that this is a double bottom setup looking for an ATH retest increase. TF Jun 60min

170515 AM TF Jun 60min

I’m not expecting anything particularly exciting to happen today and would note that on the current setup on SPX the odds would favor any hard break down here starting with a retracement back into support in the 2380-5 area, and then continuing with a breakaway gap through that support before the next open. Not always, but more likely than not.

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