Thursday January 22 2026 SPY SPX ES Actionable Levels

$SPX defends must hold level overnight exactly-runs to key resistance, dips and defends key level in regular session to run to final upside target precisely. Where does $SPY head tomorrow?

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In yesterday’s letter, we wrote:

For tomorrow, we’re closely watching the key SPX levels of 6782, 6794, 6818, and 6839. With the market failing to reclaim 6818 today, we’re tactically biased lower into the open. You could short a break below 6794, although the optimal trigger would be a bounce-fail back under 6782.

Conversely, a clean reclaim of 6818 puts the long in play, with a push through 6839 opening resistance at 6861, 6873, 6885, and potentially a squeeze up to 6911.

This is what happened. The levels were on point today as we anticipated. Overnight, we saw the dip through 6794 to exactly 6782 SPX, which was a critical level we were watching. Following this, we managed to reclaim 6818 and held that level, which sparked a rally all the way to 6873, with a morning high at 6874. However, we faced a rejection at that point and dipped back down to 6818. After a few defenses at that level, we received tariff news that initiated a significant squeeze, pushing us right back through 6873 and up to a high of day at 6910.39, hitting our final target of 6911 precisely. We then dipped into the close- but where did we hold? Where else but precisely at 6873.. $SPY ( ▲ 0.04% )  $SPX ( ▲ 0.03% )  $ES_F ( 0.0% )  

See how well the levels work?

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Now, as we move forward, the question remains: where do we go from here? What levels must we defend to maintain this upward momentum, and what potential resistance should we be aware of?

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Below, we’ll cover the actionable levels, how we played them today and what they mean for the next session.

Today had so many of our key pivot points called out-exact. From the overnight defense at 6782 SPX / 6816 ES to the reclaim of 6818 to trigger the rally to 6873 EXACT and then the dip & defense of 6818 again to run to 6911-EXACT. Always trust the levels.

Now we are sitting in AH right on the key 6884 support level. What does this mean and where do we go from here? Read below for our trade plan which includes actionable support & resistance levels, outlook for the next session and today’s trade recap.

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Today’s rally was robust, characterized by strong volume, signaling solid buying interest. Despite being event/news driven - the key levels played out and pointed the way.

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