SP500 Trading Strategy Update – May 21, 2026 – Bullish Trend in Progress – Position Open – In the Market (6.0%)

Today’s price:O: 66.28 H: 67.41 L: 66.01 C: 67.03

Price is 0.4% up from previous close.

The current uptrend has been active for 28 days, and the system remains invested while the momentum persists.

The system entered a long position on May 04, 2026 at 63.21. As of today’s close, the price is 67.03 showing a loss of 6.0%.

SPW S&P500 Trading Strategy comparison vs. Buy and Hold

Below, we compare the performance of SPW versus a Buy & Hold approach. Our SP500 Trading Strategy will trade SSO, while the Buy and Hold would trade any S&P500-based ETF such as SPY. The comparison starts on 11, Aug 2023

Closed Ops: 17 – Won: 14 Lost: 3
Profit Ratio: 106%
System Quality Number: 0.1

Performance Summary: SPW Strategy vs. Buy & Hold

SPW, our S&P500 Trading System continues to provide a high return rate of 3.7%, with less drawdown than a Buy & Hold approach: 50.0 SPW vs. 18.9 Buy & Hold. It currently maintains a win rate of 82.4, with 14 wins and only 3 losses.

Volatility Analysis

Currently in Quadrant 1:

Volatility wave is currently in phase 1 — Downthrust Phase.

As of May 21, 2026, SPX rose +0.17%. The market is on the upper stage of the market cycle, showing confidence still dominates sentiment, and short-term swings are intensifying.

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