I'm updating my last reading on SPX about the beginning of a bearish leg. I understand that that previous signal has worked, and market failed to support the 200-SMA, although we're now facing a new test.
My outlook remains the same, that the main trend is bearish, but I also believe that the path to the low may come along with counter-trend movements and congestions.
On March 13th, prices reached the region of the last bottom and a massive buying volume showed up sustaining the market upper from that level. This drove us to where we are now, pulling back to the 200-SMA, and this famous average is now giving us a new make or break setup.
The next days movements will probably drive the direction of the market for the next few weeks, and that could be either bearish or bullish.
I would prefer if this was a bearish movement, along with the trend, that tends to make a more straighforward path and with a longer target (I estimate a gain around 10 to 15%, counting from last week close). Any set of black candles would point this way.
On the other hand, some white candles, specially with a good volume, would point to the bullish or congestion case. But I believe that it would be a counter trend movement, barely reaching the previous top region (with a posssible return of 6% to 9%) - of course I can be wrong, but then we re-evalute the scenario if the top if reached.
I don't know if I will trade the bull case, because I think this would be a more short-term situation. But for the bear case, I'm keeping open my bearish position that targets the next few months.