By Michael Ashbaugh, MarketWatch
Technically speaking, the major U.S. benchmarks have established a holding pattern, with a grinding-higher bias, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy directive and expected interest-rate hike.
Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 has flatlined atop the 2,780 mark — establishing a small flag-like pattern — while the Nasdaq Composite has extended its June break to uncharted territory.
