In theory, the direction of the moving average (higher, lower or flat) indicates the trend of the market. Longer averages are used to identify longer-term trends. Shorter averages are used to identify shorter-term trends.
S&P 500 Futures Discussions
Highlights important summary options statistics to provide a forward looking indication of investors’ sentiment. Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend.
S&P 500 Futures Interactive Chart
The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 40% Buy with a Weakening short term outlook on maintaining the current direction. The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.80%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.14%. As NiSource outperforms the broader market so far this year, Wall Street analysts remain bullish about the stock’s prospects. Strength in semiconductor stocks and megacap technology stocks today is also supporting the overall market. In addition, Starbucks is up more than +12% after appointing a new CEO. Despite PepsiCo’s underperformance relative to the broader S&P 500 Index over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately bullish about the stock’s prospects.
Analyst Opinions for S&P 500
Many trading systems utilize moving averages as independent variables and market analysts frequently use moving averages to confirm technical breakouts. The Barchart Technical Opinion widget shows you today’s overally Barchart Opinion with general information on how to interpret the short and longer term signals. Unique to Barchart.com, Opinions analyzes a stock or commodity using 13 popular analytics in short-, medium- and long-term periods. Results are interpreted as buy, sell or hold signals, each with numeric ratings and summarized with an overall percentage buy or sell rating. After each calculation the program assigns a Buy, Sell, or Hold value with the study, depending on where the price lies in reference to the common interpretation of the study. For example, a price above its moving average is generally considered an upward trend or a buy.
Index New Highs & Lows
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About S&P 500 E-mini Futures
- Results are interpreted as buy, sell or hold signals, each with numeric ratings and summarized with an overall percentage buy or sell rating.
- In theory, the direction of the moving average (higher, lower or flat) indicates the trend of the market.
- When prices are rising they are usually above the average.
- The Quote Overview page gives you a snapshot view for a specific index.
Stocks must have traded for the specified time period in order to be considered as a new High or Low. Watch our live S&P 500 futures chart, providing real-time insights intoone of the most influential indices in the world. The stock market wavered on Monday ahead of the July PPI report. The Quote Overview page gives you a snapshot view for a specific index. New delayed trade updates are updated on the page as indicated by a “flash”. For the major indices on the site, this widget shows the percentage of stocks contained in the index that are above their 20-Day, 50-Day, 100-Day, 150-Day, and 200-Day Moving Averages.
When prices are rising they are usually above the average. This is to be expected since the average includes data from the previous, lower priced days. As long as prices remain above the average there is strength in the market. US stocks today are moving higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting 1-1/2 week highs and the Dow Jones Industrials posting a 1-week high. Stocks are climbing today as bond yields dropped after US July producer prices rose less than expected, bolstering expectations for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates next month. The New Highs/Lows widget provides a snapshot of US stocks that have made or matched a new high or low price for a specific time period.