After recently closing at a record-high value, where do industry analysts believe the price of the S&P 500 will go from here? Industry analysts in aggregate predict the S&P 500 will see a price increase of 7.5% over the next twelve months.

Volume, volume, volume. If price and volume were a couple, they’d be like Noah and Allie or Jenny and Forrest, two peas in a pod, or like peas and carrots. They just go well together. And apart, it’s hard to make sense of life, much less charts. Sure, you could try to go it alone, but volume gives a purpose to price that no other indicator can.

Volume profile applied at S&P 500 indicates a "b" profile after a long period of growth. Typically, this profile at this market stage, usually indicates a high probability of either a downturn or the beginning of a consolidation phase.

Most major banks call for a third consecutive year of strong returns for the S&P 500, the benchmark stock index tracking 500 of the largest public American companies, offering a welcome bullish signal for investors already enjoying a historic bull market.

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Update of S&P 500 technical analysis.