The Pitchforks are Out
- Posted by Greg Harmon
- on March 24th, 2017
If a pitchfork mob brings to mind the current state of hate in this country against the government you are not alone in your thinking. But you are also not looking to move forward. This is not the pitchfork I am interested in. The pitchfork that draws my attention is the one that remains in place in the chart of the S&P 500. Seen in the weekly chart of the S&P 500 below, the Andrew’s Pitchfork has held up for over 6 years.
Since demarking the Upper and Lower Median Lines, the S&P has rode higher within the two ‘tines’ of the pitchfork. Early 2016 was a test as it fell out of the pitchfork. But it did not even come close to the Hagopian Trigger Line (blue), where a long term short would trigger. Instead it did not even retrace to the 200 week SMA before jumping back into the pitchfork.
All the while the S&P 500 has been accumulated. Momentum has gotten hot and a pullback could certainly occur. Or as the S&P is at the Median Line, it could correct through time, moving sideways until it hits that Lower Median Line again. What is clear is that the trend remains up.
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Gregory W. Harmon CMT, CFA, has traded since 1986 and held senior positions including Head of Global Trading, Head of Product Development, Head of Strategy and Director of Equity. (More)
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