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S&P's Double Top Spells Trouble

By Harry Schiller

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If it were any other index, I'd be less concerned about the near term, but Wednesday's neat double-top patterns in the S&P cash and futures give me additional reasons to be on the alert for a near-term top. S&P Cash Again turned back at its Nov. 11 gap Lind-Waldock Recall that the S&P cash topped out Dec. 8 at the 918 level, not far from its Nov. 11 gap at 919.21. From there, the S&P would sell off again, reinforcing this level as near-term resistance. Then, after the 7% drop into last Friday's lows, it was back up again -- back up to the same level. Yesterday, after the gap-down open, the SPX popped up to fill the opening gap, continuing higher till it made it back up to a slightly higher high for the move...

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