
The market is currently trading outside the trend-line rising up off the November low, but given it didn’t break it and decline is encouraging. What would discourage the bulls’ case is a decline below the Jan 12 low at 2254 and Dec 14 low at 2248. At that juncture, the market would be well below the top-side trend-line extending over the 2007 and 2015 peaks. The S&P has responded twice off this line, so while it’s long-term in nature, it is mattering right now. A hard break below support would take the H&S scenario off the table, too.