S&P 500 - for Thursday December 17, 2015 https://caldaro.wordpress.com/ Wednesday Update Posted on December 16, 2015 SHORT TERM: FED raises rates 25 bps, DOW +224 The market gapped again today for the second day in a row. After hitting a new rally high at SPX 2060 the market pulled back to 2042 after the FED announcement. After that it rallied in three waves SPX: 2064-2049-2077. We have labeled on the hourly chart the five waves up to SPX 2060 as Minor 1, the pullback to SPX 2042 as Minor 2, and Minor 3 underway from that low. These waves are all within Intermediate wave one of the potential, yet unconfirmed, Major wave 3 uptrend. With year end options expiration still to go, this wild week is not quite over just yet. Short term support is at the 2070 pivot and SPX 2040’s, with resistance at the 2085 pivot and SPX 2104. Short term momentum displayed a negative divergence at the morning high, pulled back, and then ended the day quite overbought. http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=60&b=1&g=0&id=p92268866708&a=67036679&r=483 * Note - The October 2015 Bottom, resembles 1998 and 2011 Bottoms LONG TERM: bull market MEDIUM TERM: Uptrend * Primary Waves I and II - completed in 2011 * Primary Waves III and IV - completed in 2015 * Primary Wave V should carry the market to All time New Highs. http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=M&st=1980-01-01&en=today&id=p83353239257&a=128596702&r=538 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=M&yr=20&mn=0&dy=3&id=p64474151622&a=224249946&r=597 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=60&b=1&g=0&id=p92268866708&a=67036679&r=483 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=D&b=3&g=0&id=p52398868039&a=67199587&r=383 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=W&st=2009-01-01&en=today&id=p16878970123&a=67200081&r=258 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=M&st=1980-01-01&en=today&id=p83353239257&a=128596702&r=538 * Note - The October 2015 Bottom, resembles 1998 and 2011 Bottoms http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=M&yr=20&mn=0&dy=3&id=p64474151622&a=224249946&r=597 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=60&b=1&g=0&id=p92268866708&a=67036679&r=483 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=D&yr=0&mn=4&dy=0&i=p36042438215&r=1444465957012 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=D&b=3&g=0&id=p52398868039&a=67199587&r=383 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=W&st=2009-01-01&en=today&id=p16878970123&a=67200081&r=258 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=W&yr=5&mn=0&dy=0&i=p77937833857&r=1446541369256 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=D&b=3&g=0&id=p52398868039&a=67199587&r=383 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=D&yr=1&mn=3&dy=0&i=p09678522003&r=1446542025168 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=D&b=3&g=0&id=p52398868039&a=67199587&r=383 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=W&yr=1&mn=3&dy=0&i=p37597622083&r=1446542134168 http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=M&st=1980-01-01&en=today&id=p83353239257&a=128596702&r=538 LONG TERM: bull market MEDIUM TERM: Uptrend * Primary Waves I and II - completed in 2011 * Primary Waves III and IV - completed in 2015 * Primary Wave V should carry the market to All time New Highs. http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=%24SPX&p=W&st=2009-01-01&en=today&id=p16878970123&a=67200081&r=258 Since 1929 there have been 13 bull markets http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=116564037 http://www.elliottwave.com/affiliates/images/AFFA-1407-Fig1.jpg http://www.elliottwave.com/affiliates/images/AFFA-1407-Fig3.jpg http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=%24SPX&p=W&yr=1&mn=1&dy=0&id=p83822707561 http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=%24SPX&p=D&yr=1&mn=1&dy=0&id=p43140782454