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12/27/11

Financial Planners Ft Myers— 200 Day Moving Average on the S&P 500

Eric Marvin, CFP®


When most traders and retail investors took off early on Friday to start their Christmas holiday the S&P 500 was busy moving above its 200 Day Moving average.  The number to beat was approximately 1259 and the index had no problem doing that closing a little above 1265.  At these levels the market will be fighting resistance to try and stay above the moving average.  I personally would like to see a close above the 200 Day two or three days in a row before I start to prepare for more positive strength.  With volume being extremely light because of the holiday season you could see a slow continued grind higher in the index, or a reversal down from the current resistance levels.
The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index.  Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


Eric M. Marvin
CFP® in Fort Myers, FL
JPT122711-2106