Whether the sp' closes in the 1700s really shouldn't be important to the equity bulls, who have already seen a very clear turn upward. A weekly close >1692 looks very likely, and is more than enough to offer clarity for next week. The VIX will similarly likely melt lower into the weekend.
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R2K, daily
Summary
Most notable index of the day, the R2K, which is seeing very strong gains, and is already close to breaking new historic highs.
Ohhh the humanity of it.