REVIEW
The market started the week at SPX 2099. After a gap down opening on Monday the market quickly dropped to SPX 2068. After that it rallied into Wednesday and hit SPX 2087. On Thursday/Friday the market had two successive gap down openings and hit SPX 2022, before ending the week at 2023. For the week the SPX/DOW lost 3.65%, the NDX/NAZ lost 4.35%, and the DJ World lost 2.9%. Economic reports for the week were biased to the positive side. On the uptick: retail sales, business/wholesale inventories, consumer sentiment and the WLEI. On the downtick: export/import prices and the PPI. Next week’s reports will be highlighted by Industrial production, the NY/Philly FED, and Housing.
LONG TERM: bull market
The six year Cycle wave [1] bull market continues to unfold. Primary waves I and II, of this five primary wave bull market, completed in 2011. Primary waves III and IV completed this year in 2015. Primary wave V has been underway since the late August SPX 1867 low.
For the past 30 years, whenever a significant fifth wave up in a bull market has made new highs during its first uptrend, 83% of the time, that was the high of the bull market. What this means is that there is an 83% probability that the bull market high will be reached soon, if the current uptrend makes all time new highs.
We have had the potential targets for Primary V posted on the weekly chart for several weeks now. Depending upon how the current uptrend unfolds there is the possibility of one lower target than those already presented. It can not be calculated at this time, possibly during new week. With probabilities suggesting a potential bull market top approaching we continue to suggest preparation for the next bear market makes sense.
MEDIUM TERM: uptrend
The uptrend that began at the Primary wave IV, SPX 1867, low continues to unfold. Major wave 1, of five major waves, topped at SPX 1993. Major wave 2 had an irregular pattern and bottomed at SPX 1872. Major wave 3 recently topped at SPX 2116. And Major wave 4 has been underway since that high.
At the Major 3 high we have counted five Intermediate waves up from the Major 2 low: 2022-1991-2094-2079-2116. There was a possibility that the SPX 2116 high was only Int. wave iii. But when the market opened on Monday below SPX 2094 it eliminated that possibility.
We have been expecting Major 4 to be the largest pullback since Major wave 2, find support between the 2019 pivot range and SPX 2040, and take some time to unfold. Probably not as long as Major wave 2, which was over four weeks, as that was quite a volatile period for the market. Two weeks may be sufficient for a simple zigzag, a bit more time if it unfolds as a flat. Medium term support is at the 2019 and 1973 pivots, with resistance at the 2070 and 2085 pivots.
SHORT TERM
Major wave 4 is currently about two weeks old as it started a week ago Tuesday. The decline was quite orderly until Wednesday’s SPX 2087 high. We had counted three waves down from SPX 2116 for Minute a: 2090-2104-2084. A one wave bounce to SPX 2099 for Minute b. Then one wave down to complete Minor a at SPX 2068.
After that the market rallied three waves up to complete Minor b: 2083-2070-2087. Then Minor c kicked in to the downside and it has been quite swift. In just two days the market has dropped more than it had in the previous week. On Friday the SPX hit 2027, rallied to 2041, then hit 2022 just before the close. When this last decline ends we will have three waves down for Minor c.
With Major wave 4 now firmly in the support zone, a slight positive short term divergence, and oversold short term MACD, and an oversold daily RSI, we should see the end of Int. a or Major wave 4 soon. Short term support is at the 2019 pivot and SPX 1993, with resistance at SPX 2040 and the 2070 pivot. Short term momentum ended the week extremely oversold.
One item of note. Should this decline continue and overlap the Major wave 1 high at SPX 1993, then there is another pattern unfolding other than the one we are expecting. This could suggest a retest of the SPX 1867 lows. Be careful. Best to your weekend and week!
FOREIGN MARKETS
Asian markets were mostly lower for a net loss of 1.9%.
European markets were all lower losing 3.2%.
The Commodity equity group were all lower and lost 2.2%.
The DJ World index is still in an uptrend but lost 2.9%.
COMMODITIES
Bonds remain in a downtrend but gained 0.4%.
Crude is also in a downtrend and lost 8.5%.
Gold is in a downtrend as well and lost 0.7%.
The USD continues to uptrend but lost 0.3%.
NEXT WEEK
Monday: NY FED at 8:30. Tuesday: Industrial production, the CPI and the NAHB. Wednesday: Housing starts, Building permits, and the FOMC minutes. Thursday: weekly Jobless claims, the Philly FED and Leading indicators. Friday: Options expiration.
TC, is this really the start of the final wave of bull market? Hard to believe! Been quite a journey for me since I came here 3-4 yrs ago.
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the fun is in the journey, not the destination 😉
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It’s only Cycle 1. If you thought Cycle 1 was fun just wait to you see Cycle 3!
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DOW 100K ?
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A bear will never exist again in the U.S.! ….
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If history repeats it could do that. Looking at a previous major low to the next major low 1896 low to the 1932 low and project an equal amount of time forward starting with the 1929 high. The topping and consolidation zone from 1965-1982 was identified. Then take the low of 1932 to the 1974 low and take that time period and project it forward starting with 1965 when the dow started it´s multi year consolidation and the 2007 highs were identified. If history repeats and an equal amount of time projected forward from 2007 highs using 1974 lows to 2009 lows. The dow could rally longer than many think. If SC 1 rallied 1238% SC5 could stage a similar rally in %. Just think if history repeats the market will do what most are not expecting. https://www.tradingview.com/x/d0XdBmXY/
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Things may change if US starts QE again..chances very very low but nvr expected in 2013 too..
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The street back to its old tricks again trying to free itself to help throw the country into a depression. I guess swindling seniors is the “new” way to increase revenue.
“This December could be Wall Street’s best chance in a while to roll back financial regulation. Judging from the amount of money the industry has been spending on lobbying, it’s preparing for battle.”
“On Wall Street’s wish list: delaying a fiduciary rule designed to make sure brokers offer older folks unconflicted advice, and limiting regulators’ power to subject large financial institutions to extra scrutiny.”
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-opens-war-chest-120010436.html
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well today (as i write this) we have a bullish engulfing daily candle This is positive provided we have a nice close. we should likely tade higher fom here 2048 spx
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In my view SPX should touch in this move 2064 ,the 200 MA
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If anyone needed another buy signal, it looks highly likely we will get a VIX close below the upper BB.
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same with NYMO
SPX touched it’s lower BB at 2019ish
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These terror attacks have been pretty much reversal pivots seems every time. Almost as if the market is flying the finger square in the face of those MFs.
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Has nothing to do with the attacks. It’s just technical bounce/ or start of wave 5 up or whatever.
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Usually they sell the first day reaction surge.It IS a finger.I remember after 9/11 the traders said basically we won t sell off on a day like that.Patriotic buying.
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“Patriotic buying” -sounds like the new catchphrase recycled to help the bull going. Stick to terrorism by keep buying equities!…
Attacks and fighting have been raging for years.
The attacks took place in Paris and ISIS and the fundamentalist Muslims are waging a cultural/civilizational war. I doubt that the jihadists are sitting at their terminals foaming at the mouth because the S&P is up instead of down.
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Dex you miss the point my friend…
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Yep I remember buying on 9/12 as well…Screw’em…
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No I don’t Tommyboys. I just find the idea of buying stocks as a way to “get back” at terrorism to be absurd- even more so when it doesn’t even occur in the same country. If people want to donate money to French organizations or institutions or to the victims fine but buying unrelated companies or futures/etc… ??
ISIS and co. have severe issues with many aspects of Western civilization and their involvement in the Middle East politics- they have been murdering and torturing people for all manner of reasons. Their attack on Paris was a statement completely unrelated to Wall Street.
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WHOA! Again you miss the point – lighten up Francis😉
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So what is your point?
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well I bought UPRO Friday evening so F ’em!
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Top 10 Thoughts for the Day
10) The trend is your friend and Tony is so on right now that he is the trend. Therefore Tony is your friend
9) No matter how much Tony offers his hand of friendship the doubt of some still give them alligator arms unable to extend theirs
8) As far as I am concerned the market should be up. Its another way of saying F U to ISIS
7) Speaking of martyrs if you think there are a hundred virgins waiting for you think again. The only thing that awaits for you is getting your salad tossed in hell by a 100 angry horny convicts.
6) I can’t see V going that much higher than 2135. Begining to wonder whether the bear starts in 15 or 16. Should I flip a coin?
5) I swear at the bear for I am full of the bull (for now).
4) That being said this market is still a joke.
3) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (That was Abe doing a monetary Kamikaze even though he knows his economy is fuked).
2) Wondering if a conversation is going on today such like this …..”Ah Mr. Ackman are you there, are you there, are you there” (with a sharp loud bang in the background)
1) Think of all the money we are all going to make when V ends. I am getting excited!!!
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