(PRO Views are exclusive to PRO subscribers, giving them insight on the news of the day direct from a real investing pro. See the full discussion above.) The S & P 500 will have to hold a key level at 6,550 for an auspicious start to December, according to New York Stock Exchange insider Jay Woods. Stocks are coming off a brutal week, with the major averages nursing bad month-to-date losses. The S & P 500 was last down about 2%, while the Nasdaq Composite lost about 4%. Still, so long as the S & P 500 is able to hold above that major support level during this holiday-shortened week, it should be able to get its year-end rally, Woods said. "Let's see if we can end this week, start December off on the right foot. 6,550, the key level the traders are watching, we got a rally," he said. .SPX 1

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