SP500 Trading Strategy Update – June 15, 2026 – Market Direction: Downward – System is Currently Invested (8.9%)

Today’s price:O: 68.32 H: 69.19 L: 68.31 C: 68.82

Price is 3.5% up from previous close.

Despite a 4-day downtrend, the system is holding a position based on earlier signals.

The system entered a long position on May 04, 2026 at 63.21. As of today’s close, the price is 68.82 showing a loss of 8.9%.

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 4.5%, 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 June 15, 2026, SPX rose +1.65%. The market is on the upper stage of the market cycle, showing confidence still dominates sentiment, and market turbulence is picking up.

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