Bull trend confirmed: Charting the S&P 500’s break to ‘clear skies’ territory

True to recent form, strong bull trends have been confirmed this week, across the widely-tracked U.S. benchmarks. On a headline basis, the S&P 500 has notched three straight record closes — effectively nailing a near-term target at 2,333 — while the Dow industrials have knifed to uncharted territory from the 20,000 mark.