REVIEW
The week started at SPX 2139. The market rallied, after a gap up opening, to SPX 2154 on Monday. Then after the opening gap was closed on Monday the market finished unchanged. This sequence continued on Tuesday: gap up opening- close gap. On Wednesday another gap up opening-close gap sequence occurred, but during the FOMC statement/press conference the market rallied. The rallied continued to SPX 2180 on Thursday after another gap up opening, then pulled back to 2164 on Friday. For the week the SPX/DOW gained 1.4%, and the NDX/NAZ gained 1.4%. Economic reports for the week were sparse and mostly negative. On the downtick: housing starts, building permits, existing home sales, leading indicators and the Q3 GDP estimate. On the uptick: the NAHB, FHFA and weekly jobless claims improved. Next week’s reports will be highlighted by Q2 GDP, the PCE and the Chicago PMI. Best to your week!
LONG TERM: uptrend
Have recently come to realize there are quite a few EW counts floating around the blogosphere to define the advance from the SPX 1810 February low. We have been tracking four over the past few months, and have recently whittled it down to one with two alternates. The main count is a new bull market Primary III underway. The two alternates are basically two different views of the same irregular Primary B count. The count we eliminated is probably the most popular EW count: a Primary V underway. This count also has a few variables in the EW blogosphere. It is an interesting point in time for the stock market heading into a presidential election. New presidents seem to come along every eight years these days, instead of the customary four years. Bull markets also appear to last longer these days, than they were in the past. Connection?
Our quantitative OEW analysis suggests the bull market from 2009 ended in 2015, and it was the third longest bull market in the past 100 years. Only the 1921-1929 and 1987-2000 bull markets were longer. The bear market that followed, May 2015 – February 2016, was a bit short in time and percentage of decline. There are, however, several other quantified bear markets that were similar. One that immediately comes to mind took only six months while the market lost 17% of its value in 1984.
This week we updated the SPX weekly chart to display the preferred count, and moved the alternate count(s) to the NYSE daily charts. Since the NYSE has a similar 2016 pattern as the SPX, displaying the counts there appeared to be a good fit. Counting the February low as the end of the Primary wave II bear market, we have a Primary III bull market underway. The Primary I bull market lasted from 2009-2015. Since Primary III should last a number of years, Primary I was 6 years, we started off with labeling the first uptrend (1810-2111) as Intermediate wave i of Major wave 1. Then after an irregular Intermediate wave ii (2026-2121-1992) we have a shorter uptrend to 2194, and have labeled that Minor 1 of Intermediate wave iii. At this point it is much too early to speculate whether or not the next bear market will be at the end of Primary III, or the end of just Major wave 1 of Primary III. However it unfolds, we are currently expecting SPX 3000+ in the next 2 to 4 years.
MEDIUM TERM: uptrend an 80%+ probability
The last uptrend, which is labeled Minor 1, was five waves from SPX 1992-2194 (or 2188). From SPX 2194 a leading diagonal A to 2157, a B to 2188, then an ending diagonal C to 2120 could be counted. From SPX 2188 a simple, and short, A-B-C (2119-2163-2120) can be counted. Either way it appears the downtrend ended at SPX 2119/2120, as the NDX/NAZ have already confirmed new uptrends and have made new all time highs. Also, based upon a recent finding by one of our members Patrick M., there is a 80%+ probability that an uptrend is underway.
At the downtrend low the technicals, daily and weekly RSI/MACD, looked similar to the recent downtrend lows during this bull market. The daily RSI was quite oversold, and the MACD was negative. The weekly RSI was near oversold, just like the Br-exit downtrend low. The advance from the SPX 2119/2120 low has been a bit odd. There was first a rally to SPX 2151, then a pullback to 2131. After that there were three gap up openings that were completely closed before the latest rally from SPX 2140-2180. Will cover what this could mean in wave terms below. Medium term support is at the 2131 and 2116 pivots, with resistance at the 2177 and 2212 pivots.
SHORT TERM
After the apparent downtrend low at SPX 2120 the market had several overlapping rallies. The last three of the four rallies were created by gap up openings, that were completely sold off. Clearly there was a lot of positioning ahead of the FED’s FOMC statement on Wednesday.
Thus far we have the following sequence from SPX 2120: 2151-2131-2154-2136-2151-2139-2152-2140, then 2180-2164. What this suggests is that there are a series of nested 1-2’s ending at SPX 2140. Then either the third wave, or part of, ending at SPX 2180. We will track this sequence to see how it unfolds in the coming weeks. For now, the current pullback could dip to around SPX 2160 before resuming the rally. Pullbacks of 15-20 points were fairly common during the last uptrend. Short term support is the at 2131 and 2116 pivots, with resistance at the 2177 pivot and SPX 2194. Short term momentum ended the week oversold. Best to your trading!
FOREIGN MARKETS
Asian markets were all higher on the week gaining 1.6%.
European markets were also all higher gaining 2.7%.
The Commodity equity group were also higher gaining 3.1%.
The DJ World index gained 2.2%.
COMMODITIES
Bonds continue to downtrend but ended the week flat.
Crude is trying to uptrend and gained 2.0%.
Gold is also trying to uptrend and gained 2.4%.
The USD is still in a downtrend and lost 0.7%.
NEXT WEEK
Monday: new home sales at 10am. Tuesday: Case-Shiller and consumer confidence. Wednesday: durable goods orders. Thursday: weekly jobless claims, Q2 GDP (est. +1.3%), and pending home sales. Friday: personal income/spending, the PCE, Chicago PMI and consumer sentiment. It is also FED speak week. Monday: governor Tarullo at 11:45. Tuesday: vice chair Fischer. Wednesday: testimony from chair Yellen. Thursday: governor Powell and chair Yellen both have speeches. Could be another day traders week. Best to your weekend and week!
the ELLIOTT WAVE lives on 
Hi Tony – thank you for your thoughts. You could certainly be correct with your new preferred count. One of the reasons I struggle with it has to do with the relative size this labeling creates between Major W.2 and Primary W.2. As a general rule, bear market territory is a 20% correction. The 2011 correction was 21.6% and meets it, which made it a natural choice for a Primary W.2 in the mind of most EW analysts. The 2015-2016 correction is only 15.2%, and does not meet the traditional bear market criteria. It also creates a situation where you have a Major W.2 that is larger than a Primary W.2 (in terms of percentage). I imagine you’ve considered this, and am curious as to how you reconcile it. Thanks.
LikeLike
It’s an oddity Kerry, but it has happened before
LikeLike
If you’ve discussed that before, do you recall what the date was. I’d like to have a look. If not, perhaps something to cover in a future post. Thanks.
LikeLike
1949-1953
LikeLike
Thanks Tony. Bounced from Sep 19 to Sep 22/23 energy date last week. This weeks dates are 26,28,30. The DOW has not yet made key retracements that would convince us that the downtrend is over. Need to cross 18410 on daily closing for that for starters. For us its either a very sharp drop soon followed by the uptrend or the uptrend may have started. Our bias is the former option. Financial astrology indicators point to repeat of 1957, 1928 in equity markets here. Details at https://astroanalytics.wordpress.com
LikeLike
AAII bears at 38%, highest since the end of Feb. Bulls at 24%, just shy of Brexit lows.
LikeLike
I believe if we get to new highs in January it will be the longest bull market in the DOW ever, surpassing the 1990-1998 run. My only problem is that there was ridiculous earnings growth during that time, right now earning are doodoo. So I can see why many people are skeptical, because it doesn’t make sense. I think there will be a market crash of 20-22% that satisfies bulls and bears. It will satisfy bulls because they finally get a bear market and it will satisfy bears because I think it will be short lived and shallow like the ’87, 90 and 98 bear markets. Maybe like just 2-3 months. it will set up positive divergences for a new and long bull market. I just can’t see a prolonged type of bear, there is just too much pessimism, but at the same time we are way overdue a 20% decline.
LikeLike
Is that not nitpicking the Jan/Feb decline?
LikeLike
With the Technicals Model being positive today, outperforming the market, may be a clue that there is still reason to be somewhat bullish here. A new high would fit the Hourly SPX chart where additional negative divergences need to be put in. This also fits the $VIX analysis that price action looked to be a Wave 4, and 1 more low would set up much more substantial positive divergences that would look more right.
More discussion and charts here: http://navigatethemarketstorm.com
My site is 100% free. If you are visiting for the first time, be advised that I do ask new users register for a free login. This takes 15 seconds. This is to protect myself, ensuring that everyone agrees to my legal documents.
LikeLike
Thanks for your update TC. Re., your comment; ” New presidents seem to come along every eight years these days, instead of the customary four years. Bull markets also appear to last longer these days, than they were in the past. Connection?” Yes, more time in office brings more power to the party. Power excess corrupts and encourages fiat money to keep that power.
LikeLike
I saw a chart that overlapped gold and S&P for the last 20 years.It was divided into 8 years where they went opposite of each other,5 years–the same,5 years–the opposite (2011-2015),and now 2016-the same.The theory being,this should start a cycle of some years of gold and S&P moving in the same direction.I mentioned that myself a little while back.Friday,blackjack thought 2163 would hold,I mentioned GDX had key support at 26.86.Both finished barely above.Nasdaq H.O. hit for at least the 3rd legitimate time Thursday,in the last month.So it appears,a stock correction will take GDX down with it–an interesting turn of events…maybe caused by Trump,Monday night?Or the Fed deadheads?Or do we somehow bounce?A pleasant surprise if THAT happens.Thanks Mr C.A good weekend to all.
LikeLike
Thanks learn…
LikeLike
Thank me if it’s right….lol.I try to throw a few “morsels for meditation”(food for thought),now and then.Stuff I find interesting…and makes sense.Later….
LikeLike
H.O. ?
LikeLike
Hindenburg Omen.Usually tracked on NYSE stocks,but in the past I’ve seen Nasdaq work as well–predicting pullbacks.If highs and lows are 2.8% of total stocks traded–on the same day…it’s an Omen signal.About 90 new highs and lows the same day will do it.We’ve seen some days of 160 new highs and 115 new lows.A warning signal in my book.Google it.Cheers.
LikeLike
Tony
i was going to send u a note that Silver Surfer and Lifestyle trading was a paid site
but i see the post is gone now
do you have a paid site search and destroy bot ??????
LikeLike
only a tonybot
LikeLike
Namaste Tony.
” At this point it is much too early to speculate whether or not the next bear market will be at the end of Primary III, or the end of just Major wave 1 of Primary III”
What level will cancel the P3 count..Major wave 2 crossing P2(1810) or even Int ii of M1(1991) ?
Even though the US counts and economy suggest P3, I cannot believe the world indices following it but Uncle SAM is the source document for this world. I am pretty confused.
LikeLike
SPX 1991 will do
LikeLike
Thanks TC.
LikeLike
thanks, tony
LikeLike