There is always the possibility the S&P 500 will ignore resistance of its late January/early February highs, and continue higher for another week. But strictly from a technical point of view, a price retracement or correction by time (consolidation) is likely.

Clive Corcoran notes that, with earnings season now in full force, this would be a good time to move to the sidelines with a view to stalking short positions on the broad market if signs of a tradeable pullback emerge.

The market has completed an ascending wedge pattern. Should we expect the market to be bearish this week?

The Force Index is an indicator that uses a stock's price change and trading volume to gauge the strength of bulls and bears.

Experimentation is basically failure that leads to progress.

The indices managed to eke out gains at the close, but had an uneventful end to the week on options expiration day.