SPX Trading Plan — 2026-08-13

S&P 500 (SPX) uptrend · published 2026-08-13 12:10 UTC by the SPX Lens AI desk
7,871.62UPderived — 1% beyond 7,793.68; active only on a confirmed break
★★★★★7,793.68UPBull trigger for the year — a daily close above flips control decisively bullish.
7,766.01Yesterday's high, first resistance chip stacked right above today's range.
7,748.50last close (+0.26%)
7,737.95Yesterday's low, first cushion directly under today's price action.
★★★★7,581.50DPBear trigger — a confirmed close below opens real downside into the 7,400s.
7,505.68DPderived — 1% beyond 7,581.50; active only on a confirmed break
★★★7,421.82DPDemand-zone floor and first downside target once 7,581.50 gives way.
★★★★7,294.18DPNext real bid below the demand zone if selling accelerates hard.
7,221.24DPderived — 1% beyond 7,294.18; active only on a confirmed break
★★★★★6,316.91DPFloor for the year — everything above it is just noise and rotation.
6,253.74DPderived — 1% beyond 6,316.91; active only on a confirmed break
7,793.68 — the annual containment high and bull trigger, just ~45 points overhead — is the level that decides the week; a confirmed close above opens 7,800–7,900, while rejection here keeps SPX capped under the ceiling.

SPX Lens Trading Plan

🟢bullish | $7,748.50 · swing (days–weeks)

🟥Bear trigger: < 7,581.50 (daily close)

🟩Bull trigger: > 7,793.68 (daily close)

🎯7,550.00 (downside) · 7,800.00 → 7,850.00 → 7,900.00 (upside)

🛡️7,793.68 = supply lid

⚖️EQ 7,553.80 = equilibrium pivot

📈 Critical Levels

Swing high 7,793.68 and swing low 7,313.92 are the key liquidity poles — expect sweeps and stop-runs at both extremes before real trend moves.

Resistance overhead: 7,750.00, 7,766.01, 7,793.68, 7,800.00, 7,850.00, 7,900.00 — layered, not a single wall.

Support below: 7,737.95, 7,700.00, 7,650.00, 7,600.00, 7,581.50, 7,550.00 — plenty of room before real risk shows up.

Strongest cluster sits at 7,525.94–7,581.50 with 4 touches — the most contested price on the chart.

Supply imbalance overhead at 7,793.68 — the spot where rallies have stalled and reversed.

Demand imbalance below at 7,421.82–7,581.50 — where dips have consistently found a bid.

💡 Trade Ideas

Primary (trend-aligned): long on a hold of the 7,737.95–7,700.00 support shelf, first target 7,793.68 (bull trigger/supply lid), stretch targets 7,800.00 → 7,850.00 → 7,900.00.

Stop for the long: below 7,581.50 — a break of the bear trigger and demand-zone ceiling kills the setup.

Opposite (breakdown, not a sweep): short only on a confirmed daily close below 7,581.50, targeting 7,550.00 then 7,505.68 (derived DP, 1% below 7,581.50).

Stop for the short: back above 7,650.00 — a reclaim back into the support shelf invalidates the breakdown.

✅ Example Scenario for Short Entry

Zone to watch: 7,793.68 — the annual containment high, bull trigger, and supply lid all in one place.

Confirmation: a wick sweeps above 7,793.68 intraday, then price rejects back below on a bearish engulfing bar or pin bar on the 1h/4h chart.

Profit-taking ladder: scale at 7,700.00, take more at 7,581.50, final target 7,550.00, trail to 7,505.68 (derived DP) if the move extends.

Stop: above 7,825.00 — a hold above the swing high voids the rejection and the short is wrong.

✅ Example Scenario for Long Entry

Zone to watch: the demand block 7,421.82–7,581.50, or a deeper flush that sweeps the swing low at 7,313.92 and reclaims it fast.

Confirmation: a bullish pin bar or long lower wick at the zone, or a swift close back above 7,313.92 after the sweep, ideally with divergence on the 1h chart.

Targets: 7,581.50 → 7,737.95 → 7,793.68, then the stretch ladder 7,800.00 → 7,850.00 → 7,900.00 if momentum carries through the highs.

Stop: below 7,421.82 for the demand-zone version, or below 7,313.92 for the sweep version — either way, below the zone that defines the trade.

🌌 My Expectation

The path of least resistance stays up while SPX holds above 7,581.50 — the engine gives a 58.6/100 confidence read for the next session and 63.5/100 for the week, both leaning higher with dealer gamma pinned positive (call wall 7,900, put wall 6,700), so expect grinding, capped moves rather than a sharp break. A confirmed close above 7,793.68 opens the target sequence 7,800.00 → 7,850.00 → 7,900.00. A daily close back below 7,581.50 flips the bias, with 7,550.00 and then the derived 7,505.68 level in play on the downside — confidence in the high-50s to mid-60s isn't a lock either way, so respect the trigger levels over conviction.

Not financial advice — analysis only.

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