3:30 p.m. New York time

Half an hour before the closing bell. The S&P 500 rose slightly higher than at the opening, to 4249 on the futures and 4249.74 on the index. The analysis is unchanged. I’ve updated the short-term chart.

10:05 a.m. New York time

What’s happening now? At the opening bell the S&P 500 E-mini futures and the index both moved above the high of May 9 after four days of trading within a narrow range just a few points below that peak.

What does it mean? The new high means the correction following the May 9 high has been a minor pullback within an uptrend stretching back to February 23, 2020. The new high requires a tentative repositioning of the upper boundary of an expanding triangle that began on December 26, 2018, from 2346.58 on the index. I say tentative because the rise from 2018 is not yet complete and each new high will require a readjustment.

What’s the alternative? The alternatives will concern just how much upside remains. At this point, I haven’t a clue. There’s no requirement that the present upward movement cover a lot of ground, nor a barrier to it doing so.

Charts. First, a short-term chart, covering the same period we’ve been tracking since the decline began on May 9.

… and then a long-term chart showing the entirety of the expanding triangle so far.

What does Elliott wave theory say? Wave 3 of Minor degree is still under way, a year and three months, plus a few weeks, after its inception. Within Minor 3, the correction, wave 4 of possibly Subminuette degree, ended on May 19, and the subsequent wave 5 of the same degree is still in an early stage, which I’ve labeled as wave 1 of Bitsy degree.

Learning and other resources. See the menu page Analytical Methods for a rundown on where to go for information on Elliott wave analysis.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, June 10, 2021

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