http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$SPX&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=p80947301804
With 2 more weeks towards the year end (and possible window dressing), $SPX is offering a good opportunity for a short term long entry.
From the Ichimoku chart, we can that $SPX is sitting right on top of a fairly thick kumo support at around 1218.
The base of the kumo is flat which suggest that the price has consolidated at this level with a hint from the leading kumo that it is striving to break through and continue the uptrend.
I will look for an entry with a target of 1280 with a 2 weeks to 1 month timeframe.