How Monday’s Consolidation Favors The Bulls

Monday marked the 6th day in a row that SPX reversed direction on a closing basis. Friday’s bounce off a 20-day low on Thursday did not get any follow through. But bulls should not be too discouraged by this. The study below is from the Quantifinder. It considers similar situations in the past.

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The stats certainly appear bullish and the edge seems to occur both right off the bat and after a couple of weeks. Traders may want to keep this in mind over the next few days.

 

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Rob Hanna is the founder of Quantifiable Edges, a quantitative market research service he has run since 2008. His research focuses on statistical analysis of U.S. equity markets. In 2009 he published "The Quantifiable Edges Guide to Fed Days," available on Amazon. He was named the 2024 recipient of the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM) Founders Award and has since joined the NAAIM Board of Directors. Rob also works with Capital Advisors 360 as an investment advisor representative, where he utilizes quantitative and volatility-based models. Follow him on X / Bluesky / StockTwits / Facebook / Substack