Trade the Cycles

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

The S & P 500 (SPX) Upcycle The Past Week+ Might Have Peaked Yesterday

The S & P 500 (SPX) upcycle the past week+ might have peaked yesterday (bearish double top at 907.85 with today's cycle high at 907.70), and, might be/has the appearance of a huge final Wave 5 blowoff spike move, of the likely countertrend Wave B Monthly/Minor Intermediate Term (by now, not a huge difference) upcycle since 3-6-09, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx, and, is/was an attempt at filling the upside gap at 934.70.

The broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator was a modestly bearish -0.37%
vs the S & P 500 (SPX) today/on 5-5, it was a very bearish -1.81% on 5-4, and, it was a very bearish -1.23% on Friday 5-1, which jives with important peaking action.

The bearish five day intraday broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator at session's end today 5-5-09, 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, jives with early weakness on Wednesday.

SPX (S & P 500) experienced a very sharp +3.77% rise in complacency/-3.77% decline in the wall of worry today 5-5, since SPX (S & P 500) fell -0.38% versus the SPX Volatility Index VIX falling -3.39%, which points to likely severe SPX (S & P 500)/market weakness very early on Wednesday 5-6-09.

Intraday, after peaking very early on at 907.70, SPX (S & P 500) did a funky inverse Elliott Wave 12345 downcycle/likely Wave A move, followed by an Elliott Wave 12345 upcycle/likely countertrend Wave B up move, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=p12,fs,w14&c=. SPX (S & P 500) will probably enter a Wave C down type move early tomorrow. Watch the 877.52 downside gap from yesterday's open tomorrow.

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The Trade the Cycles system doesn't flash an important sell signal until the S & P 500 (SPX) uptrend line/channel since mid/late March clearly/decisively breaks down, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx. However, given the S & P 500 (SPX) double top on 5-4 and 5-5, overbought condition, huge Wave 5 spike move recently, caution is obviously in order.

The longer the lag time between when the super bearish
broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator (data beginning on 3-6-09) "kicks in," from when it originally became extremely bearish, the more important the upcoming cycle high will tend to be, because, the larger, longer, more important the upcycle or downcycle, the longer the lag time tends to be before an important indicator
"kicks in," and, the expected action (severe weakness in this case) begins.

Therefore
, the long lag time recently (recent weeks) points to an important cycle high occurring soon/maybe very late yesterday at 907.85, and, jives with it being a likely countertrend Wave B type cycle high, probably Wave B up of the intermediate term downcycle since 1-6-09, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx.

The broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator (data since 3-6-09) is super bearish (countertrend Wave B Monthly Upcycle began), at -0.37% versus the S & P 500 today/on 5-5, -1.81% on 5-4, -1.23% on 5-1, +0.00% on 4-30, +1.92% on 4-29, +0.19% on 4-28, +2.35% on 4-27, -3.71% on 4-24, -1.19% on 4-23, -0.98% on 4-22, -0.99% on 4-21, +2.43% on 4-20, -1.64% on 4-17, -2.54% on 4-16, -0.92% on 4-15, +1.21% on 4-14, +1.47% on 4-13, -7.52% on 4-9, -0.76% on 4-8, +0.44% on 4-7, +0.14% 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.

Nothing discussed on this Blog is a recommendation, or, should be construed as investment advice.

I'm long FAZ (3x Finance Bear ETF) overnight, purchased on 4-22 at 8.85.

The XOM (Exxon Mobil) Lead Indicator was a modestly bullish +0.33% versus the XOI today/on 5-5, -2.76% on 5-4, -1.30% on 5-1, -0.45% on 4-30, -0.35% on 4-29, +0.92% on 4-28, +1.44% on 4-27, -1.72% on 4-24, -1.57% on 4-23, -0.98% on 4-22, -0.23% on 4-21, +2.60% on 4-20, -1.00% on 4-17, -1.62% on 4-16, +0.95% on 4-15, +0.96% on 4-14, -1.90% on 4-13, -0.66% on 4-9, -0.47% on 4-8, +0.61% on 4-7, +1.71% on 4-6, -0.57% on 4-3, -2.70% on 4-2, -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.

Note that reliable broad market Lead Indicator Walmart (WMT) put in a countertrend Wave B Minor Intermediate Term Cycle High in very early April, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?wmt.

SPX's (S & P 500) countertrend Wave B Monthly Upcycle, that began on 3-6-09, is probably Wave B up of the Intermediate Term Downcycle since 1-6-09, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx.

WMT has bearish breakaway upside gaps at 51.53, 52.61, 53.43, 53.80 and 55.54, and, has a downside gap at 48.47.

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), has upside gaps at 835.48 (filled), 842.50 (filled), 858.73 (filled), 869.89 (filled), 869.60 (filled), and 934.70, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx.

SPX (S & P 500) has downside gaps at
877.52, 851.92 (filled), 855.16, 825.16, 811.08, 768.54, and, one at 676.53.

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.

FAZ (3x Finance Bear ETF) is a great opportunity to probably make a lot of money now/soon (probably for the next few weeks/months), which is why so many are trading it. Not a recommendation.

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GDX/HUI/XAU's short term countertrend Wave B upcycle since 4-17-09 might have peaked today/is/was in Wave 5 up, see the XAU at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau. For GDX/HUI, see GDX's daily chart. The strength since 4-17-09 is Wave B up of the Wave 2 Intermediate Term Downcycle since 3-26-09 for the XAU (very early April for GDX/HUI).

The five day intraday NEM Lead Indicator closed at super bearish, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?t=5d&s=NEM&l=off&z=l&q=c&a=m26-12-9&a=p12&a=fs&a=w14&c=^xau, which is a very short term bearish indication.

GDX/HUI/XAU are/were doing Wave B up since 4-17-09 (
the NEM Lead Indicator closed at -0.03% versus the XAU today/on 5-5, -0.46% on 5-4, -4.10% on 5-1, +1.00% on 4-30, -1.03% on 4-29, -0.56% on 4-28, +2.63% on 4-27, +1.22% on 4-24, -1.75% on 4-23, -1.37% on 4-22, +0.95% on 4-21, -0.02% on 4-20, -0.93% on 4-17, -0.89% on 4-16, -0.03% on 4-15, +0.23% on 4-14, -0.88% on 4-13, +0.18% on 4-9, -1.21% on 4-8, -0.96% on 4-7) of the Wave 2 Intermediate Term Downcycle since 3-26-09 for the XAU (very early April for GDX/HUI), see the XAU at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau. For GDX/HUI, see GDX's daily chart.

The GDX/HUI/XAU Wave 1 Intermediate Term Upcycle since late October 2008 peaked on 3-26-09 for the XAU, and, peaked in very early April for GDX/HUI, see the XAU at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau. For GDX/HUI, see their daily chart.

GDX (Gold Miners ETF, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?gdx) has downside gaps at 33.11 (filled), 29.67, 29.13, 25.41, and 23.23. GDX has very bearish breakaway upside gaps at 34.87 and 34.37 (both filled 5-4), and, NEM has one at 43.89 and one at 41.68 (filled 5-5). NEM has downside gaps at 36.66 (filled 3-17) and TBD, and, has a downside bullish breakaway gap at 40.14 (filled) from 3-19's open.

Gold hit a 5% major buy signal 14 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.

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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2 Comments:

  • Just don't see this stoppin until 934 the January high.

    Faz buy is 3.9-5.5 in my opinion.

    By Blogger CRS, at 11:15 AM  

  • Hi CRS,

    Actually, 943.85 is the 1-6-09 cycle high. An important turning point is obviously likely soon. Good luck. Maybe you should get on Twitter.

    By Blogger Joe Ferrazzano, at 4:02 PM  

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