Trade the Cycles

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

.......HUI/NEM/XAU Very Short Term Elliott Wave

After hitting minor intermediate term cycle highs early yesterday for the cycle since 10-4-06, HUI/NEM/XAU did a Wave A down that bottomed early today (Wave A did an ABC down up down pattern), then did a Wave B up for a few hours followed by a Wave C down that they ended the session in, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=%5EHUI&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9,p12,fs,w14&c==. So, it looks like there will be early weakness again tomorrow. The NEM Lead Indicator was a modestly bullish +0.27% versus the XAU today/on 12-6.

SPX (S & P 500) appears to have hit a short term cycle high in rollover mode and possibly also a minor intermediate term cycle high today in rollover mode for the cycle since mid June,
see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=%5Espx&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9%2Cp12%2Cfs%2Cw14&c==. This means that selling due to program trading should intensify the next few days at least and for the next 3-6 weeks if SPX hit a minor intermediate term cycle high today. Note how, due to program trading, HUI follows SPX closely on the five day intraday chart and for longer cycle timeframes as well (short term and intermediate term SPX tends to have a huge influence), see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=%5EHUI&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9,p12,fs,w14&c=%5EGSPC,

In the next 3-6 weeks HUI/XAU should do exactly what reliable lead indicator NEM has already done, which is to decline to their primary multi-year Secular Bull Market/very long term upcycle trendlines, currently at 200-220ish (could turn up which is why there's a wide range) for HUI and at 85-90ish for the XAU, see charts 5 and 7 at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html. NEM did a Wave A down, a Wave B up, then it's Wave C did an ABC down up down pattern, which is exactly what HUI/XAU appear to be doing, with Wave C of Wave C probably having begun yesterday.

Substantial SPX (S & P 500) weakness over the next 3-6 weeks will probably play a huge part in HUI/XAU's vicious decline due to index fund program trading. SPX is the primary lead index for program trading. As SPX components like NEM/FCX get sold they affect other indexes, like HUI/XAU, which leads to selling of the components in those indexes.

SPX is in the process of putting in a minor intermediate term cycle high for the cycle since mid June. SPX's peaks are flattening out/rolling over, it's technical indicators are overbought, and, they're diverging with SPX/price since late October (look at SPX's peaks versus RSI, Stochastics, Williams %R, MACD).

As a long term (multi year)/very long term (multi decade) investor one should ALWAYS buy near the primary multi year or multi decade uptrend line. The shorter parabolic upcycles are great trading opportunities NOT long term investing opportunities. The many complacent/goofy gold writers who think investors should have been buying gold recently are clueless, because gold's primary multi year uptrend line since April 2001 is at 525ish right now, and of course gold is in a Wave 2 Cyclical Bear Market since mid May.

HUI/NEM/XAU should be about to fall off a cliff the next few sessions, which will be Wave A down of the likely 3-6 weekish vicious 35-45%+ decline for HUI/XAU. Since 10-4-06 HUI/XAU have rallied beyond (another reason one must understand cycles, it's very likely to be a major fakeout) their Wave 2 Cyclical Bear Market (began 5-11-06) downtrend lines, but, may have entered Wave C of Wave C (Wave C is probably doing an Elliot Wave ABC down up down pattern), in which HUI/XAU may experience a vicious 3-6 weekish 35-45%+ decline that should mark the end of their Wave 2 Cyclical Bear Market (began 5-11-06). They should decline to or at least approach their Secular Bull Market/very long term upcycle trendlines at 200ish for HUI (the trendline could turn up to 220ish since HUI is more parabolic/volatile than the XAU) and at 90ish for the XAU, see charts 5 and 7 at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html.

HUI/XAU's Wave 2 Cyclical Bear Market began 5-11-06, see charts 5 and 7 at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html. NEM's Wave 2 Cyclical Bear Market that began on 1-31-06 ended on 10-4-06 at 39.84, so, reliable lead indicator NEM is probably in a 5 yearish Wave 3 Cyclical Bull Market since 10-4-06, see chart 6 at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html. ....... http://www.JoeFRocks.com/ .

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