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Traders,

You can follow any moving average under the sun. Traders use all sorts of time frames. But if you’re going to use these beautiful smoothing mechanisms, please make the 50-day SMA one of them. I’ve found it to be incredibly helpful in identifying the intermediate trend and when it’s reversing.

Let’s keep it simple. When the S&P 500 sits above the 50-day moving average, bulls deserve the benefit of the doubt. The path of least resistance, in other words, is higher. Alternatively, when the S&P 500 falls below the 50-day, bears deserve the benefit of the doubt, and the path of least resistance is lower.

Look at the history of the market. Bad things happen south of the 50-day. It’s like the bad part of town. You can occasionally stroll the streets and return home unharmed. But it’s risky. That’s where the ne’er-do-wells live.

So do yourself a favor and play defense when prices breach the 50-day.

#TeamTackle

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SPY Daily chart with 50 MA reversal signals

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