S and p futures price this low volatility environment

This low volatility environment encourages algorithmic trading strategies to keep pushing incremental gains in large caps. More importantly, the average bear market stuck around for just 286 calendar days, which works out to roughly 9.5 months. Further, none of the 27 bear markets since the Great Depression began endured longer than 630 calendar days. Bloomberg reports that it's unusual to have such a wide price gap between the two markets, as it's typically resolved through arbitrage: Futures ticked higher as the "S and P futures price" gained 14 points, bolstered by semiconductor stocks rallying on supply chain optimism. Technical analysts maintain a bullish trend channel outlook.