$SPY Bulls v Bears

For a break out to occur the Bulls should be able to exceed 75%:

Not a gimme with the US presidential elections in November.

Elections notwithstanding, the SP500 continues to follow the seasonal pattern:

$SPY Post-FOMC Analysis

Just when the SP500 and related indices broke back within the consolidation zone, market breadth is reaching overbought levels. This usually precedes a sideways/down phase necessary for the market to catch its breath :

Next calendar CIT September 28th.
Resistance at the ATH

$SPY Relative Strength

The broader NYSE market continues to exhibit more vulnerability than the NASDAQ:

$SPY Pattern and Trend

SPY broke again below the daily trend bars at the close on Friday:

Ditto for the weekly and monthly:

212 remains a must hold level.
The trend turns positive again above 214.
The next Calendar CIT is Sept. 19th.

$SPY Channel Support and Resistance

As mentioned before, 2125 and 2180 form the upper channel target band for 2016:

$SPY Smell of Panic

There's a distinct smell of panic in the air:

$SPY January or July

In January, when everybody ran for the exits, it took the major indices almost half a month to find a bottom:

In July, it was a 2 day affair.

weekly channel support @2090.
The next calendar CIT is September 19th.
The seasonal weak period ends in three weeks.

$SPY Trend and Sentiment

There's a notable lack of conviction and enthusiasm, all around, despite the fact that the major indices are trading near their highs:

$SPY Pattern and Trend

Continuing short-term upward stair-step action for the SPX:

supported by tepid enthusiasm:

$SPY Angles and Trend

The SP500, while trading in a box, has managed so far to keep above key support angles:

despite anemic market breadth readings: