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The S&P 500 moved from wildly oversold to wildly overbought in just three weeks, signaling a stretched technical setup. The article says that starting May 1, all five price-change cycles it tracks will turn down, pointing to deteriorating near-term market conditions. This is a cautionary technical call rather than a fundamental shock, but it suggests elevated downside risk for equities.

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The S&P 500 moved from wildly oversold to wildly overbought in just three weeks, signaling a stretched technical setup. The article says that starting May 1, all five price-change cycles it tracks will turn down, pointing to deteriorating near-term market conditions. This is a cautionary technical call rather than a fundamental shock, but it suggests elevated downside risk for equities.