SPX's (S & P 500) Relatively Flat Downcycle Since 4-2-09 Points To A Very Large Decline
SPX's (S & P 500, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) relatively flat downcycle since 4-2-09 points to a very large decline, see the five day intraday chart, assuming that SPX peaked on 4-2-09. SPX (S & P 500) appears to be doing an inverse Elliott Wave 12345 down up down up down downcycle since 4-2-09, with Wave 4 up in a peaking mode at session's end.
The countertrend Wave B upcycle since 3-6-09 might have peaked on 4-2-09 (Wave B up of the Intermediate Term Downcycle since 1-6-09), see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx, but, it's too early to tell.
SPX (S & P 500, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) created an upside gap at 842.50 at today 4-6-09's open, see the five day intraday chart, that SPX was trying to fill at session's end, so, watch that upside gap early tomorrow. Also, watch broad market Lead Indicator Walmart's (WMT) upside gap at 53.80 from today 4-6-09's open.
Looking at the one day intraday broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator, it's doubtful that upside gap will get filled. However, the broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator closed at a slightly bullish +0.14% versus SPX (S & P 500) today/on 4-6, and, the extremely bearish five day intraday broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator at session's end today 4-6-09, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=%5EHUI&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=l&p=&a=m26-12-9,p12,fs,w14&c=wmt,%5EGSPC, points to likely early strength on Tuesday, followed by potentially severe weakness.
Also, SPX (S & P 500) experienced a sharp +2.27% rise in fear/+2.27% rise in the wall of worry today 4-6, since SPX (S & P 500) fell -0.83% versus the SPX Volatility Index VIX rising +3.10%, which points to potentially substantial SPX (S & P 500)/market strength early on Tuesday 4-7-09, followed probably by significant/potentially severe weakness.
The broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator is extremely bearish since 3-6-09 (countertrend Wave B upcycle began), at +0.14% versus SPX (S & P 500) today/on 4-6, -0.67% on 4-3, -1.32% on 4-2, -0.28% on 4-1, -0.65% on 3-31, +1.94% on 3-30, +1.67% on 3-27, -0.24% on 3-26, +0.22% on 3-25, +1.23% on 3-24, -3.27% on 3-23, +1.26% on 3-20, +0.33% on 3-19, -1.21% on 3-18, -0.75% on 3-17, -0.44% on 3-16, -0.26% on 3-13, -0.95% on 3-12, -2.73% on 3-11, -3.93% on 3-10, -1.86% on 3-9, -1.81% on 3-6.
Lastly, the S & P 500 (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) COT (Commitments Of Traders) data jives with the countertrend Wave B Monthly Upcycle since 3-6-09 possibly peaking on 4-2-09 (countertrend Wave B up of the intermediate term downcycle since 1-6-09), see the major averages COT data that starts about two thirds of the way down (S & P 500 is the first set of data) at http://www.cftc.gov/dea/futures/deacmelf.htm, since the savvy non contrarian S & P 500 Commercial Traders traded significantly net short again last week, adding a relatively aggressive 11,152 short futures contracts versus adding 1192 long futures contracts.
The S & P 500's (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) huge spike move/monster rollover Wave 5 upcycle that began 3-30-09 jives with important peaking action, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=p12,fs,w14&c=.
FAZ (3x Finance Bear ETF) is an opportunity to make a lot of money now (probably for the next few weeks/months), which is why so many are trading it (over 77 million shares traded today). Not a recommendation.
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The S & P 500 (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) COT (Commitments Of Traders) data reeks of countertrend Wave B Monthly Upcycle since 3-6-09 (countertrend Wave B up of the intermediate term downcycle since 1-6-09), see the major averages COT data that starts about two thirds of the way down (S & P 500 is the first set of data) at http://www.cftc.gov/dea/futures/deacmelf.htm.
The savvy non contrarian S & P 500 (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) and other major averages Commercial Traders experienced a gigantic short squeeze, since they covered a massive amount of short futures in the previous report, but, they also liquidated a massive amount of their long futures position in the previous report, which strongly jives with the monthly upcycle since 3-6-09 being countertrend action. Why would they liquidate a massive amount of their long futures position, if they believed that a new bull market had begun?
Given that it's very unlikely that the S & P 500 (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07 bottomed on 3-6-09, then, the upcycle since 3-6-09 basically HAS to be countertrend action.
My strategy this week will be to day trade DUG (UltraShort Oil and Gas ETF) or some other ultra short ETF (like FAZ maybe), overnight trade a substantial ultra short position, and, I'll also overnight trade a tiny FAZ (3x Finance Bear ETF) position in an IRA. For the overnight trades I'll be careful to wait for a very large Wave A down type move to occur first (probably in progress), then I'll look to go long QID/FAZ shortly after a countertrend Wave B type upcycle peaks.
Nothing discussed on this Blog is a recommendation, or, should be construed as investment advice.
WMT has bearish breakaway upside gaps at 53.80 and 55.54, and, has a downside gap at 52.82.
SPX (S & P 500) has bearish breakaway upside gaps at 712.87 (filled 3-10-09), 735.09 (filled 3-12-09), 752.83 (filled 3-13-09), 826.84 (filled 3-26-09), 815.94 (filled 4-2-09), 832.86 (filled 4-2-09), created an upside gap at 842.50 at today 4-6-09's open, 869.89, and 934.70, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx.
SPX (S & P 500) has a downside gap at 811.08 from 4-2's open, one at 768.54 from 3-23-09's open, and, one at 676.53 from 3-10-09's open.
SPX (S & P 500) has been in a Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07, NDX (NASDAQ 100) has been in a Cyclical Bear Market since very late October 2007, and, RUT (Russell 2000) has been in a Cyclical Bear Market since July 2007.
Reliable broad market Lead Indicator Walmart's (WMT) huge very bearish breakaway type gap down on 1-8-09 from 55.54, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?wmt, portended the recent substantial weakness for WMT/SPX and the market/most indexes/sectors.
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Now a cautionary note about the short term prospects for GDX/HUI/XAU, see GDX's five day intraday chart, and, note the very large very bearish likely breakaway upside gap at 34.87 from today 4-6-09's open. Reliable gold/silver sector Lead Indicator NEM created one at 43.89.
The GDX/HUI/XAU Wave 1 Intermediate Term Upcycle since late October 2008 might have peaked on 3-26-09 for the XAU, and, might have peaked in very early April for GDX/HUI, see the XAU at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau. Given how bullish the NEM Lead Indicator is now, there's no reason to sweat at all, and, since GDX/HUI/XAU broke out/hit a major 5% buy signal on 12-10-08, there's no reason to sweat as long as whatever you're trading has also broken out.
The XAU might be doing Wave 4 down of a very large short term Wave 3 upcycle, of the monster Wave 5 rollover monthly upcycle (of the Wave 1 Minor Intermediate Term Upcycle since late October 2008) since early March, see the XAU at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau. GDX/HUI might be doing a short term Wave 4 downcycle, see their daily chart.
The NEM Lead Indicator is extremely/super bullish, at +0.88% versus the XAU today/on 4-6, +0.02% on 4-3, +1.95% on 4-2, +1.36% on 4-1, -1.62% on 3-31, +0.87% on 3-30, +0.38% on 3-27, +1.54% on 3-26, +1.43% on 3-25, +0.07% on 3-24, +0.00% on 3-23, +3.26% on 3-20, +1.39% on 3-19, +0.89% on 3-18, offset some by the broad market WMT Lead Indicator, at +0.14% versus SPX (S & P 500) today/on 4-6, -0.67% on 4-3, -1.32% on 4-2, -0.28% on 4-1, -0.65% on 3-31.
The gold COT (Commitments Of Traders) data continues to jive with a short term bullish and an intermediate term bearish scenario, see the third/last data at http://www.cftc.gov/dea/options/deacmxsof.htm, since the savvy non contrarian gold Commercial Traders traded a respectable long gold futures and options position in the five day period ending 3-24-09, while adding even more short gold futures and options, in anticipation of a substantial correction/intermediate term downcycle. In the latest five day period ending 3-31-09, the savvy non contrarian gold Commercial Traders engaged in both massive short covering and massive long liquidation, which doesn't change the assessment.
GDX (Gold Miners ETF, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?gdx) has downside gaps at 36.88 (filled 4-2), 31.34 (filled 3-18), 29.67, 29.13, 25.41, and 23.23. GDX has a very bullish breakaway downside gap at 35.07 (filled). GDX has a very bearish likely breakaway upside gap at 34.87, and, NEM has one at 43.89. NEM has downside gaps at 36.66 (filled 3-17) and TBD, and, has a downside bullish breakaway gap at 40.14 from 3-19's open.
Gold hit a 5% major buy signal ten weeks ago, see annotated chart two at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html, which indicates that gold very likely entered a Wave 3 Cyclical Bull Market in late October 2008.
Note that gold did an inverse Elliott Wave 12345 down up down up down pattern, from the 3-17-08 Wave 1 Cyclical Bull Market cycle high at $1033.90, to the likely Wave 2 Cyclical Bear Market cycle low at $681 in late October 2008, see the second weekly view chart at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24gold. Note also, that in both the first daily view chart and the second weekly view chart, that gold has a very large bullish inverse spike at the $681 cycle low in late October 2008.
The XOM (Exxon Mobil) Lead Indicator was a very bullish +1.71% versus the XOI (AMEX Oil and Gas) today/on 4-6, -0.57% on 4-3, it was -2.70% on 4-2, it was -0.27% on 4-1, -1.04% on 3-31, +1.96% on 3-30, +1.27% on 3-27, +0.70% on 3-26, +0.04% on 3-25, +0.82% on 3-24, -0.15% on 3-23, +0.13% on 3-20, -3.32% on 3-19, -0.46% on 3-18, +0.00% on 3-17, -0.58% on 3-16, +1.09% on 3-13, -0.78% on 3-12, -1.90% on 3-11, -1.22% on 3-10, +0.66% on 3-9, +1.10% on 3-6, -0.63% on 3-5, -2.98% on 3-4, -0.38% on 3-3, +2.68% on 3-2, -1.89% on 2-27, -1.51% on 2-26, +0.65% on 2-25, -0.64% on 2-24, +1.04% on 2-23, +1.43% on 2-20, -0.02% on 2-19, +1.94% on 2-18, +2.00% on 2-17, -1.14% on 2-13, +0.44% on 2-12, -1.99% on 2-11, +0.77% on 2-10, -1.43% on 2-9, -1.06% on 2-6, +1.50% on 2-5, -1.06% on 2-4, -0.49% on 2-3, +1.86% on 2-2, +0.92% on 1-30, +0.80% on 1-29, -2.15% on 1-28, +0.37% on 1-27, -2.11% on 1-26, -2.41% on 1-23, +1.36% on 1-22, -1.43% on 1-21.
GDX/HUI/XAU (http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau) hit a 5% follow through major buy signal on Wednesday 12-10-08 (see annotated chart one at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html), breaking the multi month Wave 2 Cyclical Bear Market downtrend line since mid March 2008 by more than 5%, see HUI at http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=%5EHUI&t=6m&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9,p12,fs,w14&c=, and, see the XAU at http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=%5Exau&t=6m&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9%2Cp12%2Cfs%2Cw14&c=, which means that they very likely entered a Wave 3 Cyclical Bull Market in late October 2008. Note that HUI has a very bullish triple bottom in late October 2008. Trade the Cycles is now obviously on a buy signal for GDX/HUI/XAU.
Keep in mind/major warning that, not all gold/silver stocks have the same cycles. They can be vastly different. CDE (Coeur D' Alene Mines) has/had a Cyclical Bear Market from/since 2004 for example (has been in a multi decade Secular Bear Market also), see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=cde&t=my&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9%2Cp12%2Cfs%2Cw14&c=. Harmony Gold (HMY) is another stock that's been in a bear market since 2002, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=hmy&t=my&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9%2Cp12%2Cfs%2Cw14&c=.
Since this is a Wave 3 HUI/XAU (http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau) Cyclical Bull Market, it's likely to be a great one, since Wave 3 upcycles tend to be considerably larger than Wave 1 upcycles.
The gold/silver stock apocalypse since May 2006 (reliable gold sector lead indicator NEM since 1-31-06 and GDX/HUI/XAU since mid March 2008) is probably finally over for many/most gold/silver stocks, see the XAU's daily candlestick chart at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau, and, see reliable gold sector lead indicator NEM's daily candlestick chart at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?nem. Reliable gold sector lead indicator NEM put in a bullish double bottom in late October/late November 2008 at 21.40/21.17.
My original Trade the Cycles system uses the reliable Elliott Wave patterns (see the Trade the Cycles charts at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html) and maps them to cycles of various timeframes (an Elliott Wave is either an upcycle or a downcycle), from very short term (hours/days), short term (days/weeks), monthly (4-7 weeks), minor intermediate term (2-3 months), major intermediate term (3-12 months), long term (1 to 2 years), Cyclical Bull/Bear Market (6 months to 7 years, yes, a bull/bear can be relatively brief), Secular Bull/Bear Market (8-20+ years).
Gaps are very important also, since most gaps get filled and they often provide insight into when cycle highs/lows will occur.
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NEM XAU HUI
The countertrend Wave B upcycle since 3-6-09 might have peaked on 4-2-09 (Wave B up of the Intermediate Term Downcycle since 1-6-09), see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx, but, it's too early to tell.
SPX (S & P 500, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) created an upside gap at 842.50 at today 4-6-09's open, see the five day intraday chart, that SPX was trying to fill at session's end, so, watch that upside gap early tomorrow. Also, watch broad market Lead Indicator Walmart's (WMT) upside gap at 53.80 from today 4-6-09's open.
Looking at the one day intraday broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator, it's doubtful that upside gap will get filled. However, the broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator closed at a slightly bullish +0.14% versus SPX (S & P 500) today/on 4-6, and, the extremely bearish five day intraday broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator at session's end today 4-6-09, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=%5EHUI&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=l&p=&a=m26-12-9,p12,fs,w14&c=wmt,%5EGSPC, points to likely early strength on Tuesday, followed by potentially severe weakness.
Also, SPX (S & P 500) experienced a sharp +2.27% rise in fear/+2.27% rise in the wall of worry today 4-6, since SPX (S & P 500) fell -0.83% versus the SPX Volatility Index VIX rising +3.10%, which points to potentially substantial SPX (S & P 500)/market strength early on Tuesday 4-7-09, followed probably by significant/potentially severe weakness.
The broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator is extremely bearish since 3-6-09 (countertrend Wave B upcycle began), at +0.14% versus SPX (S & P 500) today/on 4-6, -0.67% on 4-3, -1.32% on 4-2, -0.28% on 4-1, -0.65% on 3-31, +1.94% on 3-30, +1.67% on 3-27, -0.24% on 3-26, +0.22% on 3-25, +1.23% on 3-24, -3.27% on 3-23, +1.26% on 3-20, +0.33% on 3-19, -1.21% on 3-18, -0.75% on 3-17, -0.44% on 3-16, -0.26% on 3-13, -0.95% on 3-12, -2.73% on 3-11, -3.93% on 3-10, -1.86% on 3-9, -1.81% on 3-6.
Lastly, the S & P 500 (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) COT (Commitments Of Traders) data jives with the countertrend Wave B Monthly Upcycle since 3-6-09 possibly peaking on 4-2-09 (countertrend Wave B up of the intermediate term downcycle since 1-6-09), see the major averages COT data that starts about two thirds of the way down (S & P 500 is the first set of data) at http://www.cftc.gov/dea/futures/deacmelf.htm, since the savvy non contrarian S & P 500 Commercial Traders traded significantly net short again last week, adding a relatively aggressive 11,152 short futures contracts versus adding 1192 long futures contracts.
The S & P 500's (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) huge spike move/monster rollover Wave 5 upcycle that began 3-30-09 jives with important peaking action, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=p12,fs,w14&c=.
FAZ (3x Finance Bear ETF) is an opportunity to make a lot of money now (probably for the next few weeks/months), which is why so many are trading it (over 77 million shares traded today). Not a recommendation.
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The S & P 500 (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) COT (Commitments Of Traders) data reeks of countertrend Wave B Monthly Upcycle since 3-6-09 (countertrend Wave B up of the intermediate term downcycle since 1-6-09), see the major averages COT data that starts about two thirds of the way down (S & P 500 is the first set of data) at http://www.cftc.gov/dea/futures/deacmelf.htm.
The savvy non contrarian S & P 500 (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) and other major averages Commercial Traders experienced a gigantic short squeeze, since they covered a massive amount of short futures in the previous report, but, they also liquidated a massive amount of their long futures position in the previous report, which strongly jives with the monthly upcycle since 3-6-09 being countertrend action. Why would they liquidate a massive amount of their long futures position, if they believed that a new bull market had begun?
Given that it's very unlikely that the S & P 500 (SPX, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx) Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07 bottomed on 3-6-09, then, the upcycle since 3-6-09 basically HAS to be countertrend action.
My strategy this week will be to day trade DUG (UltraShort Oil and Gas ETF) or some other ultra short ETF (like FAZ maybe), overnight trade a substantial ultra short position, and, I'll also overnight trade a tiny FAZ (3x Finance Bear ETF) position in an IRA. For the overnight trades I'll be careful to wait for a very large Wave A down type move to occur first (probably in progress), then I'll look to go long QID/FAZ shortly after a countertrend Wave B type upcycle peaks.
Nothing discussed on this Blog is a recommendation, or, should be construed as investment advice.
WMT has bearish breakaway upside gaps at 53.80 and 55.54, and, has a downside gap at 52.82.
SPX (S & P 500) has bearish breakaway upside gaps at 712.87 (filled 3-10-09), 735.09 (filled 3-12-09), 752.83 (filled 3-13-09), 826.84 (filled 3-26-09), 815.94 (filled 4-2-09), 832.86 (filled 4-2-09), created an upside gap at 842.50 at today 4-6-09's open, 869.89, and 934.70, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx.
SPX (S & P 500) has a downside gap at 811.08 from 4-2's open, one at 768.54 from 3-23-09's open, and, one at 676.53 from 3-10-09's open.
SPX (S & P 500) has been in a Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07, NDX (NASDAQ 100) has been in a Cyclical Bear Market since very late October 2007, and, RUT (Russell 2000) has been in a Cyclical Bear Market since July 2007.
Reliable broad market Lead Indicator Walmart's (WMT) huge very bearish breakaway type gap down on 1-8-09 from 55.54, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?wmt, portended the recent substantial weakness for WMT/SPX and the market/most indexes/sectors.
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Now a cautionary note about the short term prospects for GDX/HUI/XAU, see GDX's five day intraday chart, and, note the very large very bearish likely breakaway upside gap at 34.87 from today 4-6-09's open. Reliable gold/silver sector Lead Indicator NEM created one at 43.89.
The GDX/HUI/XAU Wave 1 Intermediate Term Upcycle since late October 2008 might have peaked on 3-26-09 for the XAU, and, might have peaked in very early April for GDX/HUI, see the XAU at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau. Given how bullish the NEM Lead Indicator is now, there's no reason to sweat at all, and, since GDX/HUI/XAU broke out/hit a major 5% buy signal on 12-10-08, there's no reason to sweat as long as whatever you're trading has also broken out.
The XAU might be doing Wave 4 down of a very large short term Wave 3 upcycle, of the monster Wave 5 rollover monthly upcycle (of the Wave 1 Minor Intermediate Term Upcycle since late October 2008) since early March, see the XAU at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau. GDX/HUI might be doing a short term Wave 4 downcycle, see their daily chart.
The NEM Lead Indicator is extremely/super bullish, at +0.88% versus the XAU today/on 4-6, +0.02% on 4-3, +1.95% on 4-2, +1.36% on 4-1, -1.62% on 3-31, +0.87% on 3-30, +0.38% on 3-27, +1.54% on 3-26, +1.43% on 3-25, +0.07% on 3-24, +0.00% on 3-23, +3.26% on 3-20, +1.39% on 3-19, +0.89% on 3-18, offset some by the broad market WMT Lead Indicator, at +0.14% versus SPX (S & P 500) today/on 4-6, -0.67% on 4-3, -1.32% on 4-2, -0.28% on 4-1, -0.65% on 3-31.
The gold COT (Commitments Of Traders) data continues to jive with a short term bullish and an intermediate term bearish scenario, see the third/last data at http://www.cftc.gov/dea/options/deacmxsof.htm, since the savvy non contrarian gold Commercial Traders traded a respectable long gold futures and options position in the five day period ending 3-24-09, while adding even more short gold futures and options, in anticipation of a substantial correction/intermediate term downcycle. In the latest five day period ending 3-31-09, the savvy non contrarian gold Commercial Traders engaged in both massive short covering and massive long liquidation, which doesn't change the assessment.
GDX (Gold Miners ETF, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?gdx) has downside gaps at 36.88 (filled 4-2), 31.34 (filled 3-18), 29.67, 29.13, 25.41, and 23.23. GDX has a very bullish breakaway downside gap at 35.07 (filled). GDX has a very bearish likely breakaway upside gap at 34.87, and, NEM has one at 43.89. NEM has downside gaps at 36.66 (filled 3-17) and TBD, and, has a downside bullish breakaway gap at 40.14 from 3-19's open.
Gold hit a 5% major buy signal ten weeks ago, see annotated chart two at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html, which indicates that gold very likely entered a Wave 3 Cyclical Bull Market in late October 2008.
Note that gold did an inverse Elliott Wave 12345 down up down up down pattern, from the 3-17-08 Wave 1 Cyclical Bull Market cycle high at $1033.90, to the likely Wave 2 Cyclical Bear Market cycle low at $681 in late October 2008, see the second weekly view chart at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24gold. Note also, that in both the first daily view chart and the second weekly view chart, that gold has a very large bullish inverse spike at the $681 cycle low in late October 2008.
The XOM (Exxon Mobil) Lead Indicator was a very bullish +1.71% versus the XOI (AMEX Oil and Gas) today/on 4-6, -0.57% on 4-3, it was -2.70% on 4-2, it was -0.27% on 4-1, -1.04% on 3-31, +1.96% on 3-30, +1.27% on 3-27, +0.70% on 3-26, +0.04% on 3-25, +0.82% on 3-24, -0.15% on 3-23, +0.13% on 3-20, -3.32% on 3-19, -0.46% on 3-18, +0.00% on 3-17, -0.58% on 3-16, +1.09% on 3-13, -0.78% on 3-12, -1.90% on 3-11, -1.22% on 3-10, +0.66% on 3-9, +1.10% on 3-6, -0.63% on 3-5, -2.98% on 3-4, -0.38% on 3-3, +2.68% on 3-2, -1.89% on 2-27, -1.51% on 2-26, +0.65% on 2-25, -0.64% on 2-24, +1.04% on 2-23, +1.43% on 2-20, -0.02% on 2-19, +1.94% on 2-18, +2.00% on 2-17, -1.14% on 2-13, +0.44% on 2-12, -1.99% on 2-11, +0.77% on 2-10, -1.43% on 2-9, -1.06% on 2-6, +1.50% on 2-5, -1.06% on 2-4, -0.49% on 2-3, +1.86% on 2-2, +0.92% on 1-30, +0.80% on 1-29, -2.15% on 1-28, +0.37% on 1-27, -2.11% on 1-26, -2.41% on 1-23, +1.36% on 1-22, -1.43% on 1-21.
GDX/HUI/XAU (http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau) hit a 5% follow through major buy signal on Wednesday 12-10-08 (see annotated chart one at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html), breaking the multi month Wave 2 Cyclical Bear Market downtrend line since mid March 2008 by more than 5%, see HUI at http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=%5EHUI&t=6m&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9,p12,fs,w14&c=, and, see the XAU at http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=%5Exau&t=6m&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9%2Cp12%2Cfs%2Cw14&c=, which means that they very likely entered a Wave 3 Cyclical Bull Market in late October 2008. Note that HUI has a very bullish triple bottom in late October 2008. Trade the Cycles is now obviously on a buy signal for GDX/HUI/XAU.
Keep in mind/major warning that, not all gold/silver stocks have the same cycles. They can be vastly different. CDE (Coeur D' Alene Mines) has/had a Cyclical Bear Market from/since 2004 for example (has been in a multi decade Secular Bear Market also), see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=cde&t=my&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9%2Cp12%2Cfs%2Cw14&c=. Harmony Gold (HMY) is another stock that's been in a bear market since 2002, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=hmy&t=my&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=m26-12-9%2Cp12%2Cfs%2Cw14&c=.
Since this is a Wave 3 HUI/XAU (http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau) Cyclical Bull Market, it's likely to be a great one, since Wave 3 upcycles tend to be considerably larger than Wave 1 upcycles.
The gold/silver stock apocalypse since May 2006 (reliable gold sector lead indicator NEM since 1-31-06 and GDX/HUI/XAU since mid March 2008) is probably finally over for many/most gold/silver stocks, see the XAU's daily candlestick chart at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau, and, see reliable gold sector lead indicator NEM's daily candlestick chart at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?nem. Reliable gold sector lead indicator NEM put in a bullish double bottom in late October/late November 2008 at 21.40/21.17.
My original Trade the Cycles system uses the reliable Elliott Wave patterns (see the Trade the Cycles charts at http://www.joefrocks.com/GoldStockCharts.html) and maps them to cycles of various timeframes (an Elliott Wave is either an upcycle or a downcycle), from very short term (hours/days), short term (days/weeks), monthly (4-7 weeks), minor intermediate term (2-3 months), major intermediate term (3-12 months), long term (1 to 2 years), Cyclical Bull/Bear Market (6 months to 7 years, yes, a bull/bear can be relatively brief), Secular Bull/Bear Market (8-20+ years).
Gaps are very important also, since most gaps get filled and they often provide insight into when cycle highs/lows will occur.
.......http://www.JoeFRocks.com/
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Labels: DUG, GDX, Gold, Gold Stocks, HUI, NDX, NEM, RUT, Silver, Silver Stocks, SPX, SRS, XAU, XOI, XOM
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