S&P 500 Recovers Back To $4,300 For Thursday, But September Still Sees Red

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  • The S&P 500 rose on Thursday alongside the other major US indices as equities recover from recent losses.
  • Equities have struggled in September, and the month is set to be the worst-performing of the year for stocks.
  • Upcoming US PCE inflation figures could see volatility jump as equity traders fear Fed moves.

The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 major equity index eked out a reasonable gain on Thursday, closing up almost 0.60% just shy of $4,300.00.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) also finished in the green, up 116 points on Thursday to end the day at $33,666.34 (0.35%); The Nasdaq Composite also beat the bids on Thursday, climbing over 0.80% to close at $13,201.28.

A recovery in US equities was a welcome change of pace for investors on Thursday; the S&P has dropped rapidly in recent weeks and is currently down over 5.0% from September's highs near $4,540.00.

September is on pace to be the year's single worst-performing month for equities, with the majority of indexes broadly off of the summer highs.

Overboiling selling pressure eased off on Thursday alongside a reprieve for US Treasury yields, giving equities a chance to rebound heading into Friday's bumper US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index data release.

On the docket: US PCE inflation measure to close out the trading week

Recession worries and investors rattled by a possible US government shutdown over partisan grandstanding have weighed heavily on equities. US yields initially hit a fresh 15-year high on Thursday after US data showed better-than-expected Initial Jobless Claims.

US PCE inflation is broadly expected to hold steady at 0.2% for the month of August.

S&P 500 technical outlook

The S&P 500 has fallen away from the 34-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) in the last few weeks' fast drop from the month's peak near $4,540.00. The 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) is sitting just north of the $4,200.00 level.

Despite Thursday's rebound, the S&P is still in the red for the week which started near $4,325.00, and markets will be looking to firm up a bullish rally into the year's top at $4,600.00.

On the short side, there's little in the way of technical support beyond the 200-day SMA, and the bottom opens up towards the last major swing low at March's bottom at the $3,800.00 handle.

S&P 500 daily chart

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S&P 500 technical levels

SP 500

OVERVIEW
Today last price 4297.64
Today Daily Change 24.21
Today Daily Change % 0.57
Today daily open 4273.43

 

TRENDS
Daily SMA20 4429.53
Daily SMA50 4460.83
Daily SMA100 4392.36
Daily SMA200 4206.03

 

LEVELS
Previous Daily High 4294.65
Previous Daily Low 4237.48
Previous Weekly High 4464.19
Previous Weekly Low 4314.54
Previous Monthly High 4590.64
Previous Monthly Low 4337.34
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 4259.32
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 4272.81
Daily Pivot Point S1 4242.39
Daily Pivot Point S2 4211.35
Daily Pivot Point S3 4185.22
Daily Pivot Point R1 4299.56
Daily Pivot Point R2 4325.69
Daily Pivot Point R3 4356.73


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