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I’ve been staring at something on the SPX chart that has me genuinely concerned about what the rest of this year might look like for traders.
It’s not a crash pattern. It’s not a clear trending market. It’s something potentially worse — a broadening wedge that could whipsaw between all-time highs and progressively lower lows.
This is gonna be a very challenging environment for most traders to be passive in watching the market go up to highs, then back to fresh lows, then up to highs again.
And if this pattern plays out the way I think it might, it’s going to absolutely destroy traders who can’t stay nimble.
The Broadening Pattern Nobody’s Talking About
Let me walk you through what I’m seeing. The market is forming a broadening pattern — higher highs followed by lower lows, then higher highs again. It’s an expanding megaphone that creates exactly the kind of environment that punishes everyone.
Bulls get excited at new highs… only to watch their positions collapse as the market reverses to fresh lows. Bears who short the highs get stopped out… then watch in frustration as the market finally drops after they’ve exited.
Range traders get completely whipsawed as the ranges keep expanding beyond their profit targets.
The potential for extreme moves in both directions is what makes this so painful. If the market catches a bid and keeps going, that could turn into an unsustained rally that eventually enters a distribution phase similar to what we’ve already seen.
And if it rolls over from there, it might be the type of rollover that takes out the recent lows around 6,317.
If this pattern continues to develop, we’re looking at a year that will test the patience and discipline of even experienced traders.
How I’m Positioning in This Environment
Look, I’m not going to pretend this is an easy setup to trade. But here’s where I stand right now: I’m still in the cautiously bullish camp. I’d rather be bullish than bearish right now.
And if you’re bearish, I’d rather you be in cash or sit on the sidelines.
The key to surviving a broadening pattern is recognizing what it is early. This isn’t the time for passive buy-and-hold strategies. It’s not the time to aggressively short either. It’s a market that rewards adaptability and punishes conviction.
If this pattern continues to unfold the way it appears to be setting up, traders who stay flexible, manage risk tightly and avoid emotional decisions will have the best chance of getting through it intact. The moves to all-time highs will feel incredible.
The reversals to fresh lows will feel devastating. And the cycle will repeat until the pattern finally resolves.
Stay nimble, stay disciplined and stay aware of what this pattern really represents.
I’ll see you in the markets.
Chris Pulver
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