SP500 Trading Strategy Update – April 24, 2026 – SP500 Trend is Positive – No Active Position.

Today’s price:O: 61.66 H: 62.31 L: 61.37 C: 62.21

Price is 1.5% up from previous close.

The SP&500 has been in an uptrend for 9 days. However, the system has not entered a position yet.

The system does not hold a position at this time.

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 1.7%, 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 4:

Volatility wave is currently in phase 4 — Exhaustion Zone.

As of April 24, 2026, SPX rose +0.80%. The market is on the bottom stage of the cycle, where traders look for new balance, and volatility is expanding.

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