SPX's (S & P 500) Upcycle Since 10-2-09 Peaked Today, After Rolling Over Dramatically
SPX's (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) upcycle since 10-2-09 peaked today 10-21-09, after rolling over dramatically, putting in a bearish spike on a dark candle today, see the daily candlestick chart at http://bit.ly/i0nsT, see the five day intraday candlestick chart at http://bit.ly/nzwcN, and, see the one day intraday candlestick chart at http://bit.ly/A9Qr5. Today's spike is larger/more bearish than the spike that occurred on 9-23-09.
SPX's (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) major upcycle since 3-6-09 (is probably the countertrend Wave B and Wave 4 Major Upcycle, of the Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07, see chart 2 at http://bit.ly/18T7lw) might have peaked today, see SPX's daily candlestick chart at http://bit.ly/i0nsT.
The broad market Russell 2000's (RUT) major upcycle since March might have peaked on 9-23-09 (quintuple top, with 9-23-09 being the highest cycle high), see http://bit.ly/3QyXeD.
Broad market Lead Indicator Walmart (WMT, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?wmt) put in a bearish candle today, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?wmt.
The newest SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) chart with the Elliott Wave count suggests that the Intermediate Term Upcycle since 3-6-09 is peaking/peaked, see chart one at http://bit.ly/18T7lw.
SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) is dominated by a relatively small number of large cap stocks (see the post from 10-20 at http://bit.ly/MvspO), that have benefited from program trading by the big boys, with a major assist from the Fed's massive credit. So, SPX doesn't really provide a good picture of the broad market. Maybe I should start timing the Russell 2000 (RUT) instead? I might.
After a significant rise peaked early in the session SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) did a shallow Wave A downcycle, followed by an anemic countertrend Wave B upcycle, that was followed by a Wave C down's down up down pattern (Elliott Wave ABC down up down patterns are usually similar to inverse Elliott Wave 12345 down up down up down patterns, and, often, BOTH occur, trust me) that was trying to bottom at session's end, see the five day intraday candlestick chart at http://bit.ly/nzwcN. Watch the downside gap at 1073.19 early on Thursday 10-22.
Watch downside gaps at 1073.19, 1071.49 (filled 10-13-09), 1057.58 and 1040.46, with 1025.21, 1016.40, 975.15, 940.38, and 905.84 being more downside gaps.
The market had clearly negative breadth today 10-21-09 (NYSE up to down volume is incorrect today), see http://finance.yahoo.com/advances, which is a bearish (breadth has generally been deteriorating in recent weeks) indication for early Thursday 10-22.
Look at broad market Lead Indicator Walmart (WMT, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?wmt) peaking on Monday, rolling over dramatically on the five day chart, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=wmt&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=p12%2Cfs%2Cw14&c=.
VIX rose +6.32% today vs SPX falling -0.89%, which is (usually is, but, keep in mind that a bearish rapid unusually large intraday rise in fear/VIX occurred late today) a very bullish +5.43% rise in the SPX Wall of Worry today 10-21-09, which points to early potentially substantial strength tomorrow, possibly after very early weakness.
The intraday SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) Wall of Worry (SPX vs VIX) experienced a bearish rapid unusually large rise in fear/VIX late today, which is a bearish indication for very early Thursday (unless the very late Wave C down move bottomed near session's end; cycles, Elliott Wave patterns, and gaps are the primary market timing considerations), see http://bit.ly/UTZwc.
Fed Credit contracted for a third consecutive week, it fell a substantial -$12.882 Billion in the five day period ending 10-14-09, which is a clearly bearish indication, see http://bit.ly/Ys2ds.
No Fed on Monday 10-12-09, no Credit, little credit the past 10 days (light again today), which is a bearish indication, see http://bit.ly/9lBIG.
Cycles, Elliott Wave patterns, and gaps are the primary market timing considerations, and, since SPX is/was in a Wave 5 up of Wave 5 up type move, the indicators don't seem to work well, but, they point to a substantial and probably dramatic decline once the major upcycle since 3-6-09 turns down. The longer the delay/time it takes for an indication to kick in, the larger the move tends to be. This one might be a "dozy."
Take a look at the extreme collapse of the five day intraday SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) Wall of Worry (SPX vs VIX) until late Monday, which correctly pointed to some severe weakness soon, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=fs,p12,fs,w14&c=^vix. The unusually large rise in complacency correctly pointed to very short term strength until early today. The rapid unusually large rise in fear late today points to potentially more weakness very early tomorrow.
SPX (S & P 500) experienced a very sharp +5.43% rise in fear/+5.43% rise in the Wall of Worry today 10-21, since SPX (S & P 500) fell -0.89% versus the SPX Volatility Index VIX rising +6.32%, which points to some potentially substantial SPX (S & P 500)/market strength early on Thursday 10-22-09.
Normally (I'm leaving this in for reference purposes) an unusually large rise complacency points to significant strength (is the non contrarian case, since complacency usually points to weakness, is normally contrarian), while an unusually large rise in fear points to weakness (fear normally points to strength).
The five day intraday broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator closed at very bullish again today (+1.00% to +1.99% vs SPX), see http://bit.ly/5zScR, with SPX/the market not reacting positively yesterday jiving with SPX turning down soon (cycles, Elliott Wave patterns, and gaps are the primary market timing considerations, indicators must be evaluated AFTER understanding the cycles, Elliott Wave patterns, and gaps), and, the daily Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator is/closed at a very bearish -1.18% vs SPX today 10-21-09.
The six month broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator is ULTRA scary bearish, see http://bit.ly/nCMaM. SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT)/the market and nearly all sectors, stocks, and commodities (like the gold and energy sectors) are likely to get savaged over the next 6 to 12 months.
Also, the three month SPX (S & P 500) Wall of Worry chart is off the charts bearish (keep in mind that it's basically a lead indicator), see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=3m&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=p12,p12,fs,p12,fs,w14&c=^vix.
"On An Inflation-Adjusted Basis SPX Has Been In A Secular Bear Market Since March 2000, " see http://bit.ly/JKhdZ.
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.
INTERESTING, "The “Real” Mega Bears" see http://bit.ly/AL8LQ. It supports the SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) bounce since March 6, 2009 being a countertrend Wave B type of upcycle.
A 5% major sell signal (5%+ decline after breaking uptrend line since 3-6-09, which looks like about 950 to 975, see second weekly view chart at http://bit.ly/i0nsT, and visualize uptrend) has to occur before the Trade the Cycles system indicates that the Major Intermediate Term Upcycle since 3-6-09 has probably peaked.
The DJ Real Estate Index put in a bearish spike on a dark candle on 9-17-09, see http://bit.ly/16rqxJ.
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Fed Credit contracted for a third consecutive week, it fell a substantial -$12.882 Billion in the five day period ending 10-14-09, which is a clearly bearish indication (the past three weeks combined is obviously a bearish indication), see http://bit.ly/Ys2ds.
The weekly Fed Credit data is slightly bearish (the past two weeks combined is obviously a bearish indication), since it fell -$652 Million in the five day period ending 10-7-09, see http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/Current/.
The weekly Fed Credit data was bearish last week, since it fell -$12.435 Billion in the five day period ending 9-30-09.
The days of inflation from massive easy credit/money and "real estate lottery" capital gains are long gone. Welcome to DEFLATION (Deflation anyone? See http://www.shadowstats.com/). Bonds are doing well because we're in a highly deflationary environment. Stocks and commodities should generally do poorly. These are some of my musings from Twitter.
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Also, the broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator (data since 3-6-09, when a likely countertrend Wave B Major Intermediate Term Upcycle began) is super bearish since 3-6-09, at -1.18% versus the S & P 500 today/on 10-21, +0.25% on 10-20, +0.37% on 10-19, +1.34% on 10-16, +1.09% on 10-15, -2.05% on 10-14, +1.75% on 10-13, -1.16% on 10-12, -0.10% on 10-9, -0.24% on 10-8, -0.25% on 10-7, -0.51% on 10-6, -1.53% on 10-5, +0.61% on 10-2, +2.40% on 10-1, +0.05% on 9-30, -0.33% on 9-29, -1.72% on 9-28, -1.82% on 9-25, +1.55% on 9-24, -0.15% on 9-23, -0.50% on 9-22, +1.94% on 9-21, +0.04% on 9-18, +0.15% on 9-17, -1.31% on 9-16, -1.20% on 9-15, -1.29% on 9-14, -0.47% on 9-11, -1.20% on 9-10, -1.34% on 9-9, -1.42% on 9-8, -1.43% on 9-4, +0.76% on 9-3, +0.23% on 9-2, +2.41% on 9-1, +0.30% on 8-31, -0.01% on 8-28, -1.36% on 8-27, +0.24% on 8-26, -0.01% on 8-25, +0.42% on 8-24, -2.54% on 8-21, -1.01% on 8-20, -0.09% on 8-19, -1.42% on 8-18, +2.01% on 8-17, +0.68% on 8-14, +2.02% on 8-13, -0.21% on 8-12, +1.91% on 8-11, +1.20% on 8-10, -0.71% on 8-7, +0.11% on 8-6, -1.01% on 8-5, -0.28% on 8-4, -1.61% on 8-3, -0.27% on 7-31, +0.05% on 7-30, +1.38% on 7-29, +0.16% on 7-28, -0.24% on 7-27, +0.07% on 7-24, -3.16% on 7-23, +0.68% on 7-22, -0.28% on 7-21, -0.46% on 7-20, +0.00% on 7-17, -0.94% on 7-16, -2.09% on 7-15, +0.10% on 7-14, -1.94% on 7-13, -0.66% on 7-10, -0.95% on 7-9, +1.28% on 7-8, +2.20% on 7-7, -0.39% on 7-6, +1.76% on 7-2, -0.58% on 7-1, +0.19% on 6-30, -0.64% on 6-29, -0.91% on 6-26, -0.82% on 6-25, -0.32% on 6-24, -0.72% on 6-23, +3.93% on 6-22, -1.36% on 6-19, -0.59% on 6-18, +0.78% on 6-17, +0.84% on 6-16, -0.39% on 6-15, +0.91% on 6-12, -2.09% on 6-11, -0.74% on 6-10, -0.74% on 6-9, -0.41% on 6-8, +0.64% on 6-5, -1.17% on 6-4, +3.27% on 6-3, -1.50% on 6-2, -0.87% on 6-1, -0.98% on 5-29, -1.07% on 5-28, +0.54% on 5-27, -1.11% on 5-26, +0.44% on 5-22, +2.03% on 5-21, -0.34% on 5-20, -0.95% on 5-19, +0.64% on 5-18, -0.79% on 5-15, -2.90% on 5-14, +0.98% on 5-13, +0.63% on 5-12, +3.13% on 5-11, -1.91% on 5-8, +2.09% on 5-7, -3.62% on 5-6, -0.37% 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.
The likely countertrend Wave B Minor Intermediate Term Upcycle since 3-6-09 is probably Wave B/Wave 4 up of the Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07. It's the first meaningful S & P 500 (SPX) rally of the Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07, see chart two/Weekly View http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx, which is a sign that it's Wave B/Wave 4 up of the Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07. The unusual amount of very large spiking action since 3-6-09, even very early on, also jives well with countertrend and important peaking action.
I'm long FAZ (3x Finance Bear ETF) overnight, purchased on 4-22 at 88.50 (1:10 stock split on 7-9).
The XOM (Exxon Mobil) Lead Indicator was +0.34% versus the XOI today/on 10-21, -0.17% on 10-20, -0.40% on 10-19, +0.05% on 10-16, +0.11% on 10-15, +0.36% on 10-14, -0.03% on 10-13, +0.25% on 10-12, +0.26% on 10-9, -1.39% on 10-8, -0.13% on 10-7, -0.69% on 10-6, -0.45% on 10-5, -0.28% on 10-2, +0.69% on 10-1, -0.28% on 9-30, +0.16% on 9-29, -0.59% on 9-28, -0.62% on 9-25, +1.71% on 9-24, +0.84% on 9-23, -1.13% on 9-22, +0.16% on 9-21, +0.61% on 9-18, -0.68% on 9-17, -0.95% on 9-16, -1.37% on 9-15, -0.27% on 9-14, -0.65% on 9-11, -1.07% on 9-10, -1.04% on 9-9, +0.02% on 9-8, -0.05% on 9-4, -0.45% on 9-3, -0.59% on 9-2, +0.82% on 9-1, -0.09% on 8-31, -0.69% on 8-28, -0.94% on 8-27, +0.33% on 8-26, -0.42% on 8-25, +1.26% on 8-24, -0.95% on 8-21, -0.08% on 8-20, +0.69% on 8-19, -1.35% on 8-18, +0.68% on 8-17, +0.23% on 8-14, -1.13% on 8-13, +0.30% on 8-12, -0.20% on 8-11, -0.47% on 8-10, -0.18% on 8-7, +0.42% on 8-6, +0.22% on 8-5, +0.21% on 8-4, -1.65% on 8-3, -1.19% on 7-31, -2.21% on 7-30, +1.39% on 7-29, +0.18% on 7-28, -0.04% on 7-27, +0.14% on 7-24, -0.31% on 7-23, +0.08% on 7-22, +1.52% on 7-21, -1.51% on 7-20, +0.08% on 7-17, -0.82% on 7-16, -0.09% on 7-15, -0.19% on 7-14, -1.21% on 7-13, +0.01% on 7-10, -1.56% on 7-9, -0.07% on 7-8, -0.24% on 7-7, +0.96% on 7-6, +0.74% on 7-2, +0.55% on 7-1, -0.21% on 6-30, +0.71% on 6-29, -0.54% on 6-26, +0.33% on 6-25, -0.90% on 6-24, -1.22% on 6-23, +1.36% on 6-22, -0.40% on 6-19, +0.10% on 6-18, +1.47% on 6-17, -0.25% on 6-16, +1.45% on 6-15, +0.93% on 6-12, -0.53% on 6-11, +0.39% on 6-10, -0.90% on 6-9, +0.37% on 6-8, +0.64% on 6-5, -0.59% on 6-4, +3.51% on 6-3, +2.44% on 6-2, +0.17% on 6-1, -1.65% on 5-29, -1.79% on 5-28, -1.27% on 5-27, -0.45% on 5-26, +0.67% on 5-22, +0.48% on 5-21, -1.97% on 5-20, -0.49% on 5-19, -1.02% on 5-18, +1.06% on 5-15, +0.11% on 5-14, +1.45% on 5-13, +1.65% on 5-12, +1.01% on 5-11, -1.79% on 5-8, +1.48% on 5-7, -2.03% on 5-6, +0.33% on 5-5, -2.76% on 5-4, -1.30% on 5-1.
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.
WMT has bearish breakaway upside gaps at 50.72 (filled), 50.70 (filled), 49.15 (filled), 49.84 (filled), 51.07 (filled), 51.80 (filled), 52.61, 53.43, 53.80 and 55.54, and, has downside gaps at 51.55 (filled), 51.22 (filled), 50.92 (filled), 50.91 (filled), 50.51 (filled), 50.19, 49.76 (filled), 49.61, 49.37 (filled), 49.06.
SPX (S & P 500) has bearish breakaway upside gaps at 1096.56 (filled), 1076.19 (filled), 1068.30 (filled), 1028.93 (filled), 1012.73 (filled), 1010.48 (filled), 1004.09 (filled), 979.62 (filled), see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx.
SPX (S & P 500) has downside gaps at 1073.19, 1071.49 (filled), 1064.66 (filled), 1057.58, 1044.38 (filled), 1040.46, 1025.57 (filled), 1025.21, 1016.40, 1007.37 (filled), 997.08 (filled), 987.48 (filled), 975.15, 940.38, 905.84, 919.32 (filled), 895.10 (filled), 877.52 (filled), 855.16, 825.16, 811.08, 768.54, and, one at 676.53.
The GDX/HUI/XAU Wave 1 Intermediate Term Upcycle since late October 2008 is peaking or peaked in rollover mode, versus the 6-1-09 and 4-17-09 cycle highs. See the XAU (IF YOU SEE THE SECOND weekly chart, GDX/HUI/XAU appear to have peaked five or six days ago, depending on which index one looks at) at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau. For GDX/HUI, see their daily chart.
The GDX/HUI/XAU strength from 4-17-09 to now is/was peaking in rollover mode/upside surprise, of the Wave 1 Intermediate Term Upcycle since late October 2008 for the XAU.
The NEM Lead Indicator closed at -0.97% versus the XAU today/on 10-21, +0.06% on 10-20, -0.17% on 10-19, -0.33% on 10-16, +0.16% on 10-15, -0.67% on 10-14, +0.76% on 10-13, +0.14% on 10-12, -0.61% on 10-9, -0.46% on 10-8, -0.70% on 10-7, +0.85% on 10-6, -0.72% on 10-5, -0.26% on 10-2, +0.92% on 10-1, -0.66% on 9-30, -0.12% on 9-29, -0.76% on 9-28, +0.41% on 9-25, +1.57% on 9-24, -0.50% on 9-23, -0.49% on 9-22, -0.02% on 9-21, -0.11% on 9-18, -0.97% on 9-17, -0.98% on 9-16, -0.31% on 9-15, -0.43% on 9-14, -0.31% on 9-11, -0.45% on 9-10, +0.97% on 9-9, -1.29% on 9-8, -0.24% on 9-4, -0.41% on 9-3, +0.71% on 9-2, +1.69% on 9-1, -0.68% on 8-31, +0.28% on 8-28, -0.15% on 8-27, +0.23% on 8-26, +0.37% on 8-25, -1.38% on 8-24, -0.18% on 8-21, -0.03% on 8-20 (yes, the same as 8-19), -0.03% on 8-19, -0.31% on 8-18, +0.05% on 8-17 (yes, the same as 8-14), +0.05% on 8-14, -0.52% on 8-13, -0.12% on 8-12, +0.30% on 8-11, +0.10% on 8-10, +0.64% on 8-7, +1.25% on 8-6, +0.05% on 8-5, +0.37% on 8-4, -2.10% on 8-3, -0.08% on 7-31, -1.76% on 7-30, +0.36% on 7-29, +1.04% on 7-28, -0.03% on 7-27, -0.14% on 7-24, -1.30% on 7-23, -0.63% on 7-22, +1.03% on 7-21, -1.05% on 7-20, -0.81% on 7-17, +0.22% on 7-16, -1.20% on 7-15, -0.27% on 7-14, -0.26% on 7-13, -0.16% on 7-10, -0.53% on 7-9, -0.46% on 7-8, +0.30% on 7-7, +2.14% on 7-6, -1.30% on 7-2, -0.61% on 7-1.
The five day intraday gold/silver sector NEM Lead Indicator closed at bearish (-0.50% to -0.99% vs XAU) today 10-21-09, 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.
The five day intraday broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator, that must be used in concert with the sector lead indicator, closed at very bullish (+1.00% to +1.99% vs SPX) today 10-21-09, see http://bit.ly/5zScR.
GDX (Gold Miners ETF, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?gdx) has downside gaps at 46.85 (filled), 45.54 (filled), 45.15 (filled), 45.02 (filled), 44.56, 43.04 (filled), 42.76, 42.48 (filled), 39.76 (filled), 39.57 (filled), 38.79 (on 9-2, coincidence that it's the same price as a previously filled gap), 38.79 (filled), 38.89 (filled), 38.61 (filled), 37.30 (filled), 37.18 (filled), 36.76, 35.93, 29.67, 29.13, 25.41, and 23.23. NEM has downside gaps at 46.73 (filled), 46.48 (filled), 46.12 (filled), 44.41 (filled), 43.20, 42.12, 40.47 (filled), 40.18 (on 9-2), 40.04 (filled), 39.94 (filled), 39.37 (filled), 38.77 (filled), 38.45, and TBD.
GDX has very bearish breakaway upside gaps at 49.13, 47.78 (filled), 46.09 (filled), 45.92 (filled), 44.55 (filled), 43.51 (filled), 40.92 (filled), 40.18 (filled), 39.98 (filled), 39.24 (filled), 39.21 (filled), 39.10 (filled), and, NEM has ones at 47.44 (filled), 47.35, 44.96 (filled), 44.11 (filled), 41.54 (filled), 41.42 (filled), 40.63 (filled), 40.30 (filled).
Gold hit a 5% major buy signal 38 weeks ago, see annotated chart three 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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NEM XAU HUI
SPX's (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) major upcycle since 3-6-09 (is probably the countertrend Wave B and Wave 4 Major Upcycle, of the Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07, see chart 2 at http://bit.ly/18T7lw) might have peaked today, see SPX's daily candlestick chart at http://bit.ly/i0nsT.
The broad market Russell 2000's (RUT) major upcycle since March might have peaked on 9-23-09 (quintuple top, with 9-23-09 being the highest cycle high), see http://bit.ly/3QyXeD.
Broad market Lead Indicator Walmart (WMT, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?wmt) put in a bearish candle today, see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?wmt.
The newest SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) chart with the Elliott Wave count suggests that the Intermediate Term Upcycle since 3-6-09 is peaking/peaked, see chart one at http://bit.ly/18T7lw.
SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) is dominated by a relatively small number of large cap stocks (see the post from 10-20 at http://bit.ly/MvspO), that have benefited from program trading by the big boys, with a major assist from the Fed's massive credit. So, SPX doesn't really provide a good picture of the broad market. Maybe I should start timing the Russell 2000 (RUT) instead? I might.
After a significant rise peaked early in the session SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) did a shallow Wave A downcycle, followed by an anemic countertrend Wave B upcycle, that was followed by a Wave C down's down up down pattern (Elliott Wave ABC down up down patterns are usually similar to inverse Elliott Wave 12345 down up down up down patterns, and, often, BOTH occur, trust me) that was trying to bottom at session's end, see the five day intraday candlestick chart at http://bit.ly/nzwcN. Watch the downside gap at 1073.19 early on Thursday 10-22.
Watch downside gaps at 1073.19, 1071.49 (filled 10-13-09), 1057.58 and 1040.46, with 1025.21, 1016.40, 975.15, 940.38, and 905.84 being more downside gaps.
The market had clearly negative breadth today 10-21-09 (NYSE up to down volume is incorrect today), see http://finance.yahoo.com/advances, which is a bearish (breadth has generally been deteriorating in recent weeks) indication for early Thursday 10-22.
Look at broad market Lead Indicator Walmart (WMT, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?wmt) peaking on Monday, rolling over dramatically on the five day chart, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=wmt&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=p12%2Cfs%2Cw14&c=.
VIX rose +6.32% today vs SPX falling -0.89%, which is (usually is, but, keep in mind that a bearish rapid unusually large intraday rise in fear/VIX occurred late today) a very bullish +5.43% rise in the SPX Wall of Worry today 10-21-09, which points to early potentially substantial strength tomorrow, possibly after very early weakness.
The intraday SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) Wall of Worry (SPX vs VIX) experienced a bearish rapid unusually large rise in fear/VIX late today, which is a bearish indication for very early Thursday (unless the very late Wave C down move bottomed near session's end; cycles, Elliott Wave patterns, and gaps are the primary market timing considerations), see http://bit.ly/UTZwc.
Fed Credit contracted for a third consecutive week, it fell a substantial -$12.882 Billion in the five day period ending 10-14-09, which is a clearly bearish indication, see http://bit.ly/Ys2ds.
No Fed on Monday 10-12-09, no Credit, little credit the past 10 days (light again today), which is a bearish indication, see http://bit.ly/9lBIG.
Cycles, Elliott Wave patterns, and gaps are the primary market timing considerations, and, since SPX is/was in a Wave 5 up of Wave 5 up type move, the indicators don't seem to work well, but, they point to a substantial and probably dramatic decline once the major upcycle since 3-6-09 turns down. The longer the delay/time it takes for an indication to kick in, the larger the move tends to be. This one might be a "dozy."
Take a look at the extreme collapse of the five day intraday SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) Wall of Worry (SPX vs VIX) until late Monday, which correctly pointed to some severe weakness soon, see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=5d&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=fs,p12,fs,w14&c=^vix. The unusually large rise in complacency correctly pointed to very short term strength until early today. The rapid unusually large rise in fear late today points to potentially more weakness very early tomorrow.
SPX (S & P 500) experienced a very sharp +5.43% rise in fear/+5.43% rise in the Wall of Worry today 10-21, since SPX (S & P 500) fell -0.89% versus the SPX Volatility Index VIX rising +6.32%, which points to some potentially substantial SPX (S & P 500)/market strength early on Thursday 10-22-09.
Normally (I'm leaving this in for reference purposes) an unusually large rise complacency points to significant strength (is the non contrarian case, since complacency usually points to weakness, is normally contrarian), while an unusually large rise in fear points to weakness (fear normally points to strength).
The five day intraday broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator closed at very bullish again today (+1.00% to +1.99% vs SPX), see http://bit.ly/5zScR, with SPX/the market not reacting positively yesterday jiving with SPX turning down soon (cycles, Elliott Wave patterns, and gaps are the primary market timing considerations, indicators must be evaluated AFTER understanding the cycles, Elliott Wave patterns, and gaps), and, the daily Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator is/closed at a very bearish -1.18% vs SPX today 10-21-09.
The six month broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator is ULTRA scary bearish, see http://bit.ly/nCMaM. SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT)/the market and nearly all sectors, stocks, and commodities (like the gold and energy sectors) are likely to get savaged over the next 6 to 12 months.
Also, the three month SPX (S & P 500) Wall of Worry chart is off the charts bearish (keep in mind that it's basically a lead indicator), see http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=^GSPC&t=3m&l=off&z=l&q=c&p=&a=p12,p12,fs,p12,fs,w14&c=^vix.
"On An Inflation-Adjusted Basis SPX Has Been In A Secular Bear Market Since March 2000, " see http://bit.ly/JKhdZ.
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.
INTERESTING, "The “Real” Mega Bears" see http://bit.ly/AL8LQ. It supports the SPX (S & P 500, http://bit.ly/i0nsT) bounce since March 6, 2009 being a countertrend Wave B type of upcycle.
A 5% major sell signal (5%+ decline after breaking uptrend line since 3-6-09, which looks like about 950 to 975, see second weekly view chart at http://bit.ly/i0nsT, and visualize uptrend) has to occur before the Trade the Cycles system indicates that the Major Intermediate Term Upcycle since 3-6-09 has probably peaked.
The DJ Real Estate Index put in a bearish spike on a dark candle on 9-17-09, see http://bit.ly/16rqxJ.
Nothing discussed on this Blog is a recommendation, or, should be construed as investment advice.
Remember that cycles, Elliott Wave patterns, and gaps are the primary market timing considerations, not indicators, COT data, etc. They are the basis/crux of the Trade the Cycles market timing system. Candlestick charts are instrumental in helping to determine or finetune what the cycles and Elliott Wave count are.
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Fed Credit contracted for a third consecutive week, it fell a substantial -$12.882 Billion in the five day period ending 10-14-09, which is a clearly bearish indication (the past three weeks combined is obviously a bearish indication), see http://bit.ly/Ys2ds.
The weekly Fed Credit data is slightly bearish (the past two weeks combined is obviously a bearish indication), since it fell -$652 Million in the five day period ending 10-7-09, see http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/Current/.
The weekly Fed Credit data was bearish last week, since it fell -$12.435 Billion in the five day period ending 9-30-09.
The days of inflation from massive easy credit/money and "real estate lottery" capital gains are long gone. Welcome to DEFLATION (Deflation anyone? See http://www.shadowstats.com/). Bonds are doing well because we're in a highly deflationary environment. Stocks and commodities should generally do poorly. These are some of my musings from Twitter.
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Also, the broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator (data since 3-6-09, when a likely countertrend Wave B Major Intermediate Term Upcycle began) is super bearish since 3-6-09, at -1.18% versus the S & P 500 today/on 10-21, +0.25% on 10-20, +0.37% on 10-19, +1.34% on 10-16, +1.09% on 10-15, -2.05% on 10-14, +1.75% on 10-13, -1.16% on 10-12, -0.10% on 10-9, -0.24% on 10-8, -0.25% on 10-7, -0.51% on 10-6, -1.53% on 10-5, +0.61% on 10-2, +2.40% on 10-1, +0.05% on 9-30, -0.33% on 9-29, -1.72% on 9-28, -1.82% on 9-25, +1.55% on 9-24, -0.15% on 9-23, -0.50% on 9-22, +1.94% on 9-21, +0.04% on 9-18, +0.15% on 9-17, -1.31% on 9-16, -1.20% on 9-15, -1.29% on 9-14, -0.47% on 9-11, -1.20% on 9-10, -1.34% on 9-9, -1.42% on 9-8, -1.43% on 9-4, +0.76% on 9-3, +0.23% on 9-2, +2.41% on 9-1, +0.30% on 8-31, -0.01% on 8-28, -1.36% on 8-27, +0.24% on 8-26, -0.01% on 8-25, +0.42% on 8-24, -2.54% on 8-21, -1.01% on 8-20, -0.09% on 8-19, -1.42% on 8-18, +2.01% on 8-17, +0.68% on 8-14, +2.02% on 8-13, -0.21% on 8-12, +1.91% on 8-11, +1.20% on 8-10, -0.71% on 8-7, +0.11% on 8-6, -1.01% on 8-5, -0.28% on 8-4, -1.61% on 8-3, -0.27% on 7-31, +0.05% on 7-30, +1.38% on 7-29, +0.16% on 7-28, -0.24% on 7-27, +0.07% on 7-24, -3.16% on 7-23, +0.68% on 7-22, -0.28% on 7-21, -0.46% on 7-20, +0.00% on 7-17, -0.94% on 7-16, -2.09% on 7-15, +0.10% on 7-14, -1.94% on 7-13, -0.66% on 7-10, -0.95% on 7-9, +1.28% on 7-8, +2.20% on 7-7, -0.39% on 7-6, +1.76% on 7-2, -0.58% on 7-1, +0.19% on 6-30, -0.64% on 6-29, -0.91% on 6-26, -0.82% on 6-25, -0.32% on 6-24, -0.72% on 6-23, +3.93% on 6-22, -1.36% on 6-19, -0.59% on 6-18, +0.78% on 6-17, +0.84% on 6-16, -0.39% on 6-15, +0.91% on 6-12, -2.09% on 6-11, -0.74% on 6-10, -0.74% on 6-9, -0.41% on 6-8, +0.64% on 6-5, -1.17% on 6-4, +3.27% on 6-3, -1.50% on 6-2, -0.87% on 6-1, -0.98% on 5-29, -1.07% on 5-28, +0.54% on 5-27, -1.11% on 5-26, +0.44% on 5-22, +2.03% on 5-21, -0.34% on 5-20, -0.95% on 5-19, +0.64% on 5-18, -0.79% on 5-15, -2.90% on 5-14, +0.98% on 5-13, +0.63% on 5-12, +3.13% on 5-11, -1.91% on 5-8, +2.09% on 5-7, -3.62% on 5-6, -0.37% 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.
The likely countertrend Wave B Minor Intermediate Term Upcycle since 3-6-09 is probably Wave B/Wave 4 up of the Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07. It's the first meaningful S & P 500 (SPX) rally of the Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07, see chart two/Weekly View http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx, which is a sign that it's Wave B/Wave 4 up of the Cyclical Bear Market since 10-11-07. The unusual amount of very large spiking action since 3-6-09, even very early on, also jives well with countertrend and important peaking action.
I'm long FAZ (3x Finance Bear ETF) overnight, purchased on 4-22 at 88.50 (1:10 stock split on 7-9).
The XOM (Exxon Mobil) Lead Indicator was +0.34% versus the XOI today/on 10-21, -0.17% on 10-20, -0.40% on 10-19, +0.05% on 10-16, +0.11% on 10-15, +0.36% on 10-14, -0.03% on 10-13, +0.25% on 10-12, +0.26% on 10-9, -1.39% on 10-8, -0.13% on 10-7, -0.69% on 10-6, -0.45% on 10-5, -0.28% on 10-2, +0.69% on 10-1, -0.28% on 9-30, +0.16% on 9-29, -0.59% on 9-28, -0.62% on 9-25, +1.71% on 9-24, +0.84% on 9-23, -1.13% on 9-22, +0.16% on 9-21, +0.61% on 9-18, -0.68% on 9-17, -0.95% on 9-16, -1.37% on 9-15, -0.27% on 9-14, -0.65% on 9-11, -1.07% on 9-10, -1.04% on 9-9, +0.02% on 9-8, -0.05% on 9-4, -0.45% on 9-3, -0.59% on 9-2, +0.82% on 9-1, -0.09% on 8-31, -0.69% on 8-28, -0.94% on 8-27, +0.33% on 8-26, -0.42% on 8-25, +1.26% on 8-24, -0.95% on 8-21, -0.08% on 8-20, +0.69% on 8-19, -1.35% on 8-18, +0.68% on 8-17, +0.23% on 8-14, -1.13% on 8-13, +0.30% on 8-12, -0.20% on 8-11, -0.47% on 8-10, -0.18% on 8-7, +0.42% on 8-6, +0.22% on 8-5, +0.21% on 8-4, -1.65% on 8-3, -1.19% on 7-31, -2.21% on 7-30, +1.39% on 7-29, +0.18% on 7-28, -0.04% on 7-27, +0.14% on 7-24, -0.31% on 7-23, +0.08% on 7-22, +1.52% on 7-21, -1.51% on 7-20, +0.08% on 7-17, -0.82% on 7-16, -0.09% on 7-15, -0.19% on 7-14, -1.21% on 7-13, +0.01% on 7-10, -1.56% on 7-9, -0.07% on 7-8, -0.24% on 7-7, +0.96% on 7-6, +0.74% on 7-2, +0.55% on 7-1, -0.21% on 6-30, +0.71% on 6-29, -0.54% on 6-26, +0.33% on 6-25, -0.90% on 6-24, -1.22% on 6-23, +1.36% on 6-22, -0.40% on 6-19, +0.10% on 6-18, +1.47% on 6-17, -0.25% on 6-16, +1.45% on 6-15, +0.93% on 6-12, -0.53% on 6-11, +0.39% on 6-10, -0.90% on 6-9, +0.37% on 6-8, +0.64% on 6-5, -0.59% on 6-4, +3.51% on 6-3, +2.44% on 6-2, +0.17% on 6-1, -1.65% on 5-29, -1.79% on 5-28, -1.27% on 5-27, -0.45% on 5-26, +0.67% on 5-22, +0.48% on 5-21, -1.97% on 5-20, -0.49% on 5-19, -1.02% on 5-18, +1.06% on 5-15, +0.11% on 5-14, +1.45% on 5-13, +1.65% on 5-12, +1.01% on 5-11, -1.79% on 5-8, +1.48% on 5-7, -2.03% on 5-6, +0.33% on 5-5, -2.76% on 5-4, -1.30% on 5-1.
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.
WMT has bearish breakaway upside gaps at 50.72 (filled), 50.70 (filled), 49.15 (filled), 49.84 (filled), 51.07 (filled), 51.80 (filled), 52.61, 53.43, 53.80 and 55.54, and, has downside gaps at 51.55 (filled), 51.22 (filled), 50.92 (filled), 50.91 (filled), 50.51 (filled), 50.19, 49.76 (filled), 49.61, 49.37 (filled), 49.06.
SPX (S & P 500) has bearish breakaway upside gaps at 1096.56 (filled), 1076.19 (filled), 1068.30 (filled), 1028.93 (filled), 1012.73 (filled), 1010.48 (filled), 1004.09 (filled), 979.62 (filled), see http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24spx.
SPX (S & P 500) has downside gaps at 1073.19, 1071.49 (filled), 1064.66 (filled), 1057.58, 1044.38 (filled), 1040.46, 1025.57 (filled), 1025.21, 1016.40, 1007.37 (filled), 997.08 (filled), 987.48 (filled), 975.15, 940.38, 905.84, 919.32 (filled), 895.10 (filled), 877.52 (filled), 855.16, 825.16, 811.08, 768.54, and, one at 676.53.
The GDX/HUI/XAU Wave 1 Intermediate Term Upcycle since late October 2008 is peaking or peaked in rollover mode, versus the 6-1-09 and 4-17-09 cycle highs. See the XAU (IF YOU SEE THE SECOND weekly chart, GDX/HUI/XAU appear to have peaked five or six days ago, depending on which index one looks at) at http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?%24xau. For GDX/HUI, see their daily chart.
The GDX/HUI/XAU strength from 4-17-09 to now is/was peaking in rollover mode/upside surprise, of the Wave 1 Intermediate Term Upcycle since late October 2008 for the XAU.
The NEM Lead Indicator closed at -0.97% versus the XAU today/on 10-21, +0.06% on 10-20, -0.17% on 10-19, -0.33% on 10-16, +0.16% on 10-15, -0.67% on 10-14, +0.76% on 10-13, +0.14% on 10-12, -0.61% on 10-9, -0.46% on 10-8, -0.70% on 10-7, +0.85% on 10-6, -0.72% on 10-5, -0.26% on 10-2, +0.92% on 10-1, -0.66% on 9-30, -0.12% on 9-29, -0.76% on 9-28, +0.41% on 9-25, +1.57% on 9-24, -0.50% on 9-23, -0.49% on 9-22, -0.02% on 9-21, -0.11% on 9-18, -0.97% on 9-17, -0.98% on 9-16, -0.31% on 9-15, -0.43% on 9-14, -0.31% on 9-11, -0.45% on 9-10, +0.97% on 9-9, -1.29% on 9-8, -0.24% on 9-4, -0.41% on 9-3, +0.71% on 9-2, +1.69% on 9-1, -0.68% on 8-31, +0.28% on 8-28, -0.15% on 8-27, +0.23% on 8-26, +0.37% on 8-25, -1.38% on 8-24, -0.18% on 8-21, -0.03% on 8-20 (yes, the same as 8-19), -0.03% on 8-19, -0.31% on 8-18, +0.05% on 8-17 (yes, the same as 8-14), +0.05% on 8-14, -0.52% on 8-13, -0.12% on 8-12, +0.30% on 8-11, +0.10% on 8-10, +0.64% on 8-7, +1.25% on 8-6, +0.05% on 8-5, +0.37% on 8-4, -2.10% on 8-3, -0.08% on 7-31, -1.76% on 7-30, +0.36% on 7-29, +1.04% on 7-28, -0.03% on 7-27, -0.14% on 7-24, -1.30% on 7-23, -0.63% on 7-22, +1.03% on 7-21, -1.05% on 7-20, -0.81% on 7-17, +0.22% on 7-16, -1.20% on 7-15, -0.27% on 7-14, -0.26% on 7-13, -0.16% on 7-10, -0.53% on 7-9, -0.46% on 7-8, +0.30% on 7-7, +2.14% on 7-6, -1.30% on 7-2, -0.61% on 7-1.
The five day intraday gold/silver sector NEM Lead Indicator closed at bearish (-0.50% to -0.99% vs XAU) today 10-21-09, 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.
The five day intraday broad market Walmart (WMT) Lead Indicator, that must be used in concert with the sector lead indicator, closed at very bullish (+1.00% to +1.99% vs SPX) today 10-21-09, see http://bit.ly/5zScR.
GDX (Gold Miners ETF, http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?gdx) has downside gaps at 46.85 (filled), 45.54 (filled), 45.15 (filled), 45.02 (filled), 44.56, 43.04 (filled), 42.76, 42.48 (filled), 39.76 (filled), 39.57 (filled), 38.79 (on 9-2, coincidence that it's the same price as a previously filled gap), 38.79 (filled), 38.89 (filled), 38.61 (filled), 37.30 (filled), 37.18 (filled), 36.76, 35.93, 29.67, 29.13, 25.41, and 23.23. NEM has downside gaps at 46.73 (filled), 46.48 (filled), 46.12 (filled), 44.41 (filled), 43.20, 42.12, 40.47 (filled), 40.18 (on 9-2), 40.04 (filled), 39.94 (filled), 39.37 (filled), 38.77 (filled), 38.45, and TBD.
GDX has very bearish breakaway upside gaps at 49.13, 47.78 (filled), 46.09 (filled), 45.92 (filled), 44.55 (filled), 43.51 (filled), 40.92 (filled), 40.18 (filled), 39.98 (filled), 39.24 (filled), 39.21 (filled), 39.10 (filled), and, NEM has ones at 47.44 (filled), 47.35, 44.96 (filled), 44.11 (filled), 41.54 (filled), 41.42 (filled), 40.63 (filled), 40.30 (filled).
Gold hit a 5% major buy signal 38 weeks ago, see annotated chart three 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.
.......http://www.JoeFRocks.com/
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