$SPX - Trading Levels for March 20 2025SP:SPX - Trading Levels for March 20 2025
THIS is the gameplan today - if you know you know.
SPXM trade ideas
The S&P Bear flag support was tested today, bear flag developingThe SPX is bouncing from pennant support this morning. So in other words, the overnight lows in futures MUST hold or w may attack trend lows.
5700 Holds the Key - But I’m Not Chasing5700 Holds the Key - But I’m Not Chasing | SPX Analysis 20 Mar 2025
There was a time—many, many moons ago—when I’d stare at the screen, heart pounding, watching every single tick, second-guessing myself, sweating over every micro-move.
And you know what? It was exhausting.
Now? I don’t play that game anymore.
I check my charts twice a day—once in the morning, once near the close. That’s it. I don’t get caught in the noise, I don’t set alerts that jolt me into action every five minutes, and I sure as hell don’t stress over every single price fluctuation that nudges my trigger levels.
Because I trade a system—not emotions.
Right now, SPX is hovering near my key levels, and while others are biting their nails and jumping in too soon, I’m just… waiting.
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Deeper Dive Analysis:
I used to think the best traders were the ones who never took their eyes off the screen.
That was a lie.
📌 How I Trade Without Letting the Market Control Me
I’m a full-time trader, but that doesn’t mean I sit at my desk all day, reacting to every tiny move.
I check the charts in the morning to set my plan.
I check back near the close to manage open positions.
That’s it.
No pointless alerts. No staring at every price tick. No overreacting when price comes close to my trigger levels.
📌 Why This Works – Stress-Free & More Profitable
Not gluing myself to the screen means:
I don’t jump in too soon out of FOMO.
I don’t panic if price "almost" hits my level.
I let trades play out without second-guessing every move.
📌 SPX Setup – The Same Plan, Still Waiting
Despite all the noise, the plan hasn’t changed.
5705 is my bullish trigger.
5605 is my bearish trigger.
5700 is shaping up to be a key pivot level.
The market is dancing around these numbers, but I’m not chasing.
📌 Why Patience Pays – Let the Market Do the Work
I’m not paid to react—I’m paid to execute.
If price confirms my setup, I’ll take action.
If it doesn’t, I wait.
Either way, I sleep just fine at night.
📌 Final Thought – Trading Is NOT a 9-5 Job
The market doesn’t care how long you stare at your screen.
Great trades don’t require babysitting.
Stress-free trading is real—you just need discipline.
The best setups work, with or without you watching.
So today, I’ll do what I always do—stick to my plan, check in when I need to, and let the market come to me.
Because the real secret to high profits and low blood pressure?
Not overtrading.
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📢 Did you know? In 1958, legendary trader Richard Donchian introduced the 4-week rule—if price breaks out after four weeks of sideways action, it often triggers a massive move.
💡 The Lesson? Great setups don’t happen every day—but when they do, you better be ready.
S&P 500 Market Update – 20 March 2025Following a notable sell-off in US indices, the S&P 500 recently tested levels around 5500, marking its lowest point since September 2024.
Key Levels in Focus:
* Recent market activity has seen 5650 as an important level for traders.
* 5500 has previously been an area of increased investor interest.
* The 5680 level has played a role in past price movements, with some market participants monitoring its potential significance.
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SPX500 20 Mar 25 Market Analysis
Previously, we said that traders would see if the bulls could create a strong retest of Mar 17 high followed by a breakout above, if the retest lacks follow-through buying, stalling around or below (Mar 17) high area?
The market retested the Mar 17 high yesterday, closing above the middle of its range and closed as a bull bar with a long tail above.
The bulls want the market to form a 2 legged sideways to up pullback. It is currently underway.
They need to create credible buying pressure - consecutive bull bars closing near their highs.
Traders will see if they can continue to create follow-through buying.
The next target for the bulls are the 20-day EMA or the January 13 low.
For today, the bulls want a retest of yesterday's (Mar 19) high followed by another leg up.
The bears see any pullback as minor. They expect at least a small second leg sideways to down to retest the Mar 13 low after the pullback phase.
The 9-bar bear microchannel on the daily chart and the 4-bar bear microchannel on the weekly chart increases the odds that the first pullback (current pullback) would be minor and not lead to a reversal up.
Because of the climactic selloff and parabolic wedge, the market may try to form a minor pullback. The pullback phase is currently underway.
Traders will see the strength of the pullback. If it is strong (consecutive bull bars closing near their highs), they may look for a retest of the breakout point - Jan 13 low.
If the pullback lacks follow-through buying (overlapping candlesticks, doji bars, bear bars, long tails above bars), the odds of another leg down AFTER the pullback phase increases.
For now, traders will see if the bulls can create a strong retest of yesterday's (Mar 19) high followed by a breakout above.
Or will the retest lacks follow-through buying, stalling around or slightly above yesterday's high area?
I will update the post again later today.
Revenge Trading vs. Roaring Comeback: How to Tell the Difference“I’m going to get even with the market and I’m going to get even today!” We’ve all been there. You take a loss—maybe a small one, maybe an account-crushing one—and something inside you snaps.
Logic leaves the chat, and a new trader takes over: the vengeful, angry version of you who’s out to "get back" at the market.
Welcome to the world of revenge trading, where decisions are fueled by frustration, and the market does what it always does: punishes impatient and emotional traders.
But what if there’s a better way? What if instead of spiraling into self-destruction, you could channel that energy into a thoughtful and strategic comeback? That’s the difference between revenge trading and a true trader’s rebound. Grab your hot coffee and let’s talk about it.
💥 Revenge Trading: The Fastest Way to Financial Self-Sabotage
Revenge trading isn’t a trading strategy—it’s an emotional response masquerading as a quick-witted reaction. The thought process goes like this: "I just lost money. I need to make it back—fast."
So you double down, size up, stretch out the leverage ratio and ignore your usual risk management rules. Maybe you trade assets you don’t even understand because the price looks juicy. Maybe you jump into a leveraged position without a stop loss because, hey, you’re in it to win it. What could go wrong?
Everything. Everything can go wrong.
Revenge trading is the financial equivalent of trying to punch the ocean. The market doesn’t care that you’re mad. It doesn’t owe you a winning trade. And when you start making impulsive decisions, the only thing that may get hurt is your trading mindset.
📢 Signs You’re Revenge Trading
You’re taking trades you wouldn’t normally take.
You’re increasing position sizes irrationally.
You’re ditching risk management (stop losses, position sizing, logic, etc.).
You feel desperate to "make it back"—right now.
You’re ignoring your trading plan, assuming you had one to begin with.
Recognizing these signs is the first step to stopping the cycle. But avoiding revenge trading is only half of the battle—you need to know how to stage a real comeback.
🦁 Staging the Roaring Comeback
A roaring comeback isn’t about making back your losses in one dramatic trade. It’s about recalibrating, reassessing, and regaining control. Here’s how traders who actually recover from losses do it:
📌 Recognize the Signs Early
If your heart rate spikes and your fingers are itching to “fix” a bad trade immediately, stop. That’s not a setup. That’s an emotional reaction.
📌 Set Daily Loss Limits
If you hit your max loss for the day, you’re done. No exceptions. Your best decision at that point is to fight another day with a clear head.
📌 Step Away from the Screens
Revenge trading thrives on impulsivity, and the best way to kill that impulse is to take a break. Go outside. Breathe. The market isn’t going anywhere. Now touch that grass.
📌 Post-Loss Review: What Actually Happened?
Was the loss due to a bad strategy, poor execution, or just market randomness? Pull up your trading journal ( you do keep one, right ?) and break it down.
📌 Reaffirm Your Strategy (Tweak if Necessary)
If your loss came from a solid trade setup that just didn’t work, then there’s nothing to change. If it came from a mistake, figure out how to prevent that mistake from repeating.
📌 Reduce Risk for the Next Trades
After a loss, the worst thing you can do is over-leverage. Instead, cut your position size and take smaller, high-probability trades to rebuild confidence. Howard Marks, a firm believer in market psychology, always reminds investors that the biggest risk is emotional overreaction. Stay disciplined.
📌 Trust the Process
The best traders understand that one trade does not define them. They trust their system, stick to their edge, and take losses as part of the game. Trading is a long-term play, not a single battle to be won or lost.
💚 Turning Losses into Lessons
Losses are tuition fees for the market’s greatest lessons. Every great trader has taken hits—what separates them from the rest is how they respond. The thing is this can happen anywhere—from an ill-fated trade in the crypto market (it’s wild out there) to an account-battering reaction to anything that pops out of the earnings calendar .
How do you deal with a trading loss? And when’s the last time you had to stiffen that upper lip and make your comeback? Share your experience in the comments!
SP500- Don't be fooled by yesterday's pumpThe markets reacted strongly to Jerome Powell's latest commentary, sparking a notable rally. However, traders should be cautious before assuming this marks the beginning of a new uptrend. While there has been a slight shift in market structure, the broader trend remains intact. Overlooking the strength of the next resistance level could prove to be a costly mistake.
The Big Picture: S&P 500 Daily Chart Analysis
Examining the TRADENATION:US500 posted daily chart, the key question is: has the trend truly reversed? While a green-bodied candle signals some bullish momentum, SP500 remains below critical resistance levels. Notably, it closed beneath what I call the "Do or Die" zone—an area that aligns with prior lows and, more importantly, the daily 200 SMA. This suggests that what we’re seeing could be a lower high forming within the broader downtrend.
Hourly Outlook:
On the hourly chart, we see a strong reversal from 5500, but the move appears corrective rather than impulsive. It seems to be forming an ABC-style correction, with the market currently in wave C. Calculating the potential top of wave C, we find it aligns perfectly with a key resistance level and the 200-day SMA.
Conclusion:
While we may see some upside heading into the end of the week, I believe this rally will be short-lived. Once SP retests the broken support—now acting as resistance—I expect the downward trend to resume, with my target remaining at 5200 (as previously discussed).
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Heading into resistance?S&P500 (US500) is rising towards the pivot which has been identified as an overlap resistance and could reverse to the 1st support.
Pivot: 5,771.52
1st Support: 5,605.36
1st Resistance: 5,861.82
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S&P 500 reached 300MA level: Is it heading to 6800 or 4800?1.S&P 500 Index dropped to 300MA support level.
2. Last time this happened in Jan-2022. The correction lasted for 300+ days.
3. Drawing parallels: If this repeats, could this drop to 4800levels or less?
What you think. Is it heading up to 6800 level or down to 4800 level?
Would like to see other perspectives.
Sharp reversal in US marketsAmid market volatility and uncertainty, US stock indices experienced a sharp decline last week. The Dow Jones Index (#DJI30) fell by 3.5%, the S&P 500 (#SP500) dropped by 4.1%, and the Nasdaq-100 (#NQ100) lost 5.5%.
Investors reacted nervously to new economic data, including rising inflation and expectations of interest rate hikes, leading to a sell-off in stocks and a decline in key indices. The drop was particularly significant in the technology and consumer sectors, where companies like Apple and Tesla lost around 6-7% of their value.
However, starting March 13, 2025, the indices began to recover: #DJI30 gained 2.3%, #SP500 rose by 2.5%, and #NQ100 increased by 3.1%.
The recent rebound in US stock indices has been driven by several factors that restored investor confidence. Let’s take a closer look at the main reasons:
• Improvement in unemployment data: Labor market statistics played a crucial role in the market recovery. The US unemployment rate fell to 3.4% in February 2025, marking a record low in recent decades. This indicates strong employment levels and economic resilience, boosting investor optimism and supporting stock market growth.
• Stabilization of inflation and interest rate expectations: Although inflation in the US remains high, recent data showed a slowdown in its growth. Reduced inflationary pressure gave investors hope that the Federal Reserve (Fed) might slow down the pace of interest rate hikes. This was perceived as a sign of potential economic stabilization, positively impacting stock indices.
• Growth in consumer spending: One of the key drivers of the recent market recovery has been the increase in consumer spending. In Q1 2025, consumer demand in the US showed strong performance, serving as an essential indicator of economic activity. Increased spending on goods and services supports business stability and enhances corporate revenues, which, in turn, stimulates stock growth.
• Absence of new geopolitical risks: In recent weeks, there have been no major geopolitical crises or new threats on the international stage. This helped financial markets stabilize, as investors could focus on economic data and corporate earnings reports, contributing to stock index growth.
• Positive corporate earnings reports:
• #Microsoft (MSFT): Microsoft shares rose by 4.2% after reporting strong quarterly results, driven by growth in cloud services and software revenue.
• #Google (GOOGL): Alphabet’s stock increased by 3.7% due to higher advertising revenue and improved forecasts for upcoming quarters.
• #Apple (AAPL): Apple shares climbed 2.9%, supported by strong sales of new products and rising revenue from services.
• #Tesla (TSLA): Tesla stock surged 5.6%, fueled by strong electric vehicle sales growth and optimistic profit projections for the next quarter.
These companies demonstrated significant growth on the back of improved financial performance, strengthening investor confidence and aiding the stock market’s recovery amid volatility.
So despite last week’s market downturn, the current situation in the US stock market signals a potential recovery and a more positive trend in the coming weeks.
SPX: bear flag or FED good vibes?This is the 4hr chart for SPX. The red dotted line is where the 200d SMA is sitting at the moment.
Either we go through the SMA level and flip it to support for cheering Bulls or we complete that bear flag and continue the correction for cheering bears.
That gap was rejected two times, including today. No bueno.
What are you betting on? 🐂 vs 🐻
Ultimate summary of Powell’s comments today As expected, Powell reiterated that the Fed is in no rush to adjust rates, and the labour market is stable.
He also reaffirmed the Fed’s reliance on hard data over sentiment and the approach of slowing balance sheet reduction.
What’s different this time:
Inflation & tariffs: Powell acknowledged that recent inflation upticks may be tariff-driven, delaying progress toward price stability. The Fed’s base case assumes tariff inflation is temporary.
Economic sentiment: Consumer sentiment has weakened, partly due to Trump policy changes, and concerns over inflation are growing.
Recession risk: Forecasts now lean toward weaker growth and higher inflation, with recession risks slightly elevated but still not high.
Possible rise from the bottom of the long-term ascending channelGiven the recent emotional decline in the Dow Jones and S&P500 due to Trump's tariff policy, the S&P500 is expected to make an upward correction from the bottom of its confirmed ascending channel. The stop loss is equivalent to the closing of the 4-hour candle below today's last low, with a target of 5900 in the final step.
SPX 30 min Lets see how this will play out. Not Financial Advice just a thought, the upward movement in open was aggressive enough. Have a stop loss and correct risk to reward.
Still Vulnerable Here...I'd be cautious in calling a bottom. The major indices all show potential bear flags in the daily chart.
Update on the market 1230 pmStill no change in the idea although they pushed it higher than I expected. I will be out for the rest of today.
Will the spring & summer of 2025 conclude our retrace in minor BIn the interest of full disclosure we have not even confirmed our minor A has in fact bottomed...but assuming we have struck a short term bottom, we are now embarking on a minor B wave retrace that I anticipate taking us into the start of summer.
In any respect, I am viewing this as only a counter trend rally with a scary (c) of C of (A) to come into the low SPX 5,000 region eventually. There everything gets decided for the long-term.
Be careful out there.
Chris
S&P500 INTRADAY awaits Fed’s decision and press conferenceThe US Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision and release the monetary policy statement on Wednesday at 18:00 GMT, followed by a press conference from Chairman Jerome Powell at 18:30 GMT.
Recent weak economic data from the US, along with new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, have raised concerns about a possible recession. Despite this, the Fed is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for the second meeting in a row.
The updated Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) could provide important insights into the Fed’s future plans. However, the stock market remains wary that the Fed might not take a dovish enough stance. Inflation remains high, and tariffs could push prices even higher, making the central bank cautious about easing policy.
Key Support and Resistance Levels
Resistance Level 1: 5714
Resistance Level 2: 5770
Resistance Level 3: 5872-5920
Support Level 1: 5500
Support Level 2: 5387
Support Level 3: 5254
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$SPX - Trading Levels for March 19 2025
Today’s Trading Range
The Down-gap from yesterday is near the top of the implied move and the down gap from last week is at the top of the trading range with the big moving averages. With the 30min 200 coming down.
The 200DMA still has a little big of momentum in.
At the bottom to the implied move for the next two days there’s an up gap from last Friday.
The Blue Dashed line is a trendline -you can see it on the 1D timeframe - underneath.
I’m excited. Let’s go.
$SPX & SPY Trendline
This time we’re just underneath the 200 Day Moving Average which is a shift in momentum. But just know it’s there.
S&P500/Macro end of Cycle: 2027This chart shows the cyclical nature of the global economy, S&P500.
There is a clear correlation between a Bull supercycle and a 50% correction afterwards, which lasts for half the period of the supercycle.
First SuperCycle had a 27 years long growth, then 13.5 years correction.
Second SuperCycle had 18 years long growth and 9 years long correction.
Current SuperCycle ends in 2027 technically.
It is reasonable to sell your assets in 2026, at least 50% of all your portfolio.
SPX : I'm BullishPotential Monday's range play here. Still looking for higher prices for a potential higher low.
It is looking good here until or unless powell speaks something silly again and dump the markets. It will drive the price of Bitcoin higher as well.
GL.
