Date: 10/29/2011
S&P 500 YTD 2011 Performance Technical Analysis Support & Resistance. Learn how market bottoms are put in using the S&P 500 index vs VIX.X. In this special weekend training course lesson, we'll cover the S&P 500 2011 Technical Analysis recent 4 week rally and how to utilize the VIX to spot market bottoms and market tops.
Watch this stock market trading analysis video on the (SPX.X) and the current bull rally since the August 2011 lows. We highlighted last week over $700 million being purchased between December and November 2011 puts on the S&P 500 (SPX.X) index options.
These people are down significantly on these purchases. When we highlighted that these options could go worthless on 10/20 and the premiums were high; the Nov SPX 1200 Put was trading between $45.30 and $33.50, they're currently trading at $6.20. The Dec SPX 1200 Put was trading between $49 and $59, they're current trading at $17.80
All eyes are on the Federal Reserve's "Operation Twist" and the recent liquidity injections into the "stock market" We'll closely monitor the upward resistance levels and watch for a bottom on these put options.
Hedge fund managers, mutual fund managers and so-called "market professionals" have not been in the majority of this move and this is why the S&P 500 has the potential to set up a year end rally going into 2012.
We will continue to closely monitor the VIX and where this rally will stall.
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