The January seasonal trade is usually one of the year ... Both are circled on the SPX chart below. In essence, SPX is in a ...

The first seasonal factor is the January Barometer ... Figure 1 – Growth of $1,000 in SPX for rest of year when SPX is UP in January (1940-2018) For the record, the net cumulative gain for ...

mainly because of the negative nature of the SPX chart. We will trade any other signals that are confirmed, though. Continue to roll deeply in-the-money options. It’s earnings season ...

In fact, as you can see on the chart immediately below ... we enter a historically bullish seasonal period for the SPX, as the second half of December historically produces bullish price action.

That scenario does not seem likely, however, according to the seasonality trend. Historically, November through April is the most bullish six-month period for the SPX. The table below summarizes ...

There probably isn't much in between. The five-minute SPX chart notes the overthrow of the potential bearish rising wedge discussed yesterday. Click to enlarge In conclusion, we now have a solid ...