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The S&P 500 has continued to demonstrate remarkable resilience over the past several trading sessions. Despite periods of profit-taking and brief waves of selling pressure, buyers have repeatedly stepped back into the market before any meaningful damage could be done to the broader trend. That alone tells me something important—the bulls are still present, but they are becoming more selective about where they commit fresh capital.

Looking at the current chart, I don't think the market is weak.

I also don't think it's as strong as it was a few weeks ago.

Instead, I believe the index has entered a phase where momentum is being tested rather than abandoned.

This distinction matters because many traders make the mistake of confusing consolidation with reversal. Financial markets rarely move in a straight line. After a sustained rally, they often pause, allowing traders to reassess their positions before deciding whether another leg higher is justified.

That appears to be exactly what PLUS.L ... US500 is doing today.

The first thing that caught my attention was the way recent pullbacks have behaved. Every correction has remained relatively controlled. Sellers have managed to interrupt bullish momentum for short periods, but they haven't succeeded in breaking the sequence of higher lows that continues to define the broader uptrend.

That structure is extremely important.

As long as higher lows remain intact, buyers continue holding the technical advantage.

What has changed is the pace.

Earlier in the rally, bullish candles closed with confidence and resistance offered very little opposition. Recently, however, price has begun spending more time near previous highs without producing immediate breakouts. The market is still advancing, but every step forward now requires more effort than before.

That doesn't automatically concern me.

Healthy trends often slow before they continue.

Without these pauses, markets become overextended and vulnerable...