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Sunday, April 22, 2012

SPX, INDU, NDX Updates: Trying to Make Sense of the Mess

The charts are an absolute disaster right now.  I've looked at roughly 20 million charts this weekend, but there are so many possibilities, it simply becomes confusing to try and cover them all.  This update was a whole lotta work for very little tangible reward.  I looked at everything from NDX and COMPQ to SPX, INDU, BKX, and TRAN -- but there's nothing that jumps out as "this is the one!"

The market keeps us guessing at times, and this is one of those times.  At times like this, it's sometimes better to zero in on other indicators, such as trendlines and so forth.

I think one of the key trendlines right now is visible on a longer-term chart, and it's not too far below the current market.  If that red trendline breaks, the market could start the next big leg down.  If it doesn't break, the market should continue to bounce higher.



As I mentioned, there are literally too many options to list -- so I'm going to present my "best guess" short-term outlook and if it works, it works; if not, so be it.

First off, it does appear that the SPX formed an impulse down on Friday, so I would expect a bounce (which may have ended already, into Friday's close), followed by another impulse down.




Backing out a few degrees, here's what the best-guess counts looks like.  Again, if the market materially breaks the trendline mentioned in the first chart, then all bets are off for the more bullish count.  The bearish option is a very wild flat for wave (2).




The market has never allowed us to rule out the alternate wave (iv) count (meaning the last decline could have marked the bottom of wave (iv)).  The INDU has shown more strength than the other indices of late, and the potential exists that it's forming an ending expanding diagonal fifth (and final) wave.  This option is shown below, and would jive reasonably well with the SPX triple-zigzag bullish count shown above.

The other option, of course is that wave (ii) completed at the recent high.




Interestingly, the NDX looks like the weaker sister, no doubt due to Apple's recent fall from grace.  Unfortunately, this chart presents much the same mess as everything else, though possibly more so.  However, the alternate count in NDX calls for a rally almost immediately there, so what happens Monday should be telling.

It's always possible for NDX to decline while INDU/SPX rally, especially if funds decide to rotate out of tech and into blue chips.




A factor that's always worthy of attention is the upcoming Ben Bernanke Beard Expose, which occurs on Wednesday, though tickets went on sale last week.  Thanks to my new beard, I'm able to get in free as an exhibitor! 

Anyway, at 12:30 on Wednesday, the FOMC announcement takes place, during which Ben will tell us about all the "tools" the Fed has at its disposal -- including hammers, screwdrivers, and their latest addition: a belt sander.  He'll also probably tell us "no QE3 today!"  So maybe that's what the market's waiting on before it starts the next serious leg down.  The more bullish "best guess" count would fit a potential rally into Tuesday/Wednesday, so we shall see.

In conclusion, there's too much clutter in the charts to make a strong call right now.  I've done my best to present what appear to be the "most probable" short-term options, but still could very well be completely off, since I can literally count at least 7 other potentials without really trying.  We're simply going to have to see what happens over the next couple sessions to allow the short-term options to be narrowed down a bit, unless one of the two presented works out. 

In either case, it still appears quite likely that the whole rally is corrective, and should ultimately resolve with lower prices. Trade safe.

254 comments:

  1. Good afternoon to you, sir. as you predicted, the market got a little more interesting after you went to bed on Friday.

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  2. The Fed doesn't have a jointer planar?  Who am I going to get to build me a treehouse?

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  3. Good evening....Nenner says:
    GOLD
    WEEKLY CYCLES CLOSE TO A LOW….MAY 4

    ABX
    CYCLES DOWN……LONG TERM UPTREND LATER THIS YEAR

    SILVER
    WEEKLY CYCLES DOWN INTO AUGUST

    CRUDE
    LONG TERM CYCLES DO NOT SUPPORT HIGHER PRICES

    BP
    CONTINUES ON A SELL SIGNAL…CYCLES DOWN INTO SUMMER

    FED
    FUNDS SHOULD REVERSE IN JUNE

    AUSSIE
    DOLLAR HAS NOT BOTTOMED

    CBT
    WHEAT DOWNSIDE TARGET 560

    CORN
    CYCLES HAVE TOPPED

    DRG
    TARGET 350 CLOSE BELOW 340 IS A SELL SIGNAL

    JNJ
    CYCLES TOPPED CLOSE BELOW 63 IS A SELL SIGNAL

    GS
    SHORT TERM LOW AROUND MAY 11BA WEEKLY CYCLES DOWN INTO AUGUST

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  4. thanks B_E. did he mention natural gas?

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  5. No comment on Nat Gas

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  6. Eur/usd breakdown from small head and shoulders suggests 1.314 as minimum target.  Go Euro shorts!  :)

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  7. In according to "dont get greedy" I sold my possitions Euro short, SPX short now, will read your Sundaypost now with pleasure and see then what it looks and feels like for today :-) Thank you PL.

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  8. 1.314 target reached... looks like more room to fall, though.

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  9. tgt ES on 120

    http://screencast.com/t/9qDQ4juQURXt

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  10. If my count's right, Euro should be getting ready to take another dive off the 1.3154-1.316 zone.

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  11.  Bond prices on the rise in Europe exc Germany http://www.pigbonds.info/

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  12. Right on schedule.  Back above 1.31560 now and euro/usd shorts could be in trouble... otherwise, should be smooth sailing lower.

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  13. They've talked about getting one, along with a mitre saw, but several governors keep voting it down.  It's all in the minutes...

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  14.  Europe markets down already ~2.5% across the field, guess the further drop should happen in the afternoon during US trading session.

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  15. anyone notice that the 20/50 MAs are crossing concurrently on the 15
    & the 120 ES?

    --ERB
     I apply something called Superpositioning of waves in my EW analysis. It is a scientific study of the accumulation of waves to form a constructive wave, all building amplitude when two or more waves with different wave lengths come together at the right time. This is what causes tsunamis and rouge waves. "Although
    waves exist independently of one another, in the special case of
    similar waves combining, the result can be either constructive or
    destructive interference, depending on whether the waves are in phase or
    out of phase. Phase is a comparison of how closely two waves are in
    sync and is measured in degrees. Constructive interference will enhance
    sound (for example, make it louder)."

    http://gilmore2.chem.northwestern.edu/tech/elemnts_tech.htm

    Note the bottom wave when the two upper waves get in sync or move into phase. This is what causes 'katzos' [look at size of red candle on my 120 chart, there is a second one building now]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d2gfk1ih5E & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lYTIYvKTNg

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  16. As predicted we are in the EW3 on the 120 chart now, I feel we are also moving towards an EW3 on the DAY chart, we just came out of one going up. Ralph
    Nelson Elliott described the third wave as a "wonder to behold."
    These waves are relentless in their buying or selling and are strong and broad across the board. The trend in an EW3 is unmistakable. 

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  17. Yep, 3rd waves are the only true "easy money" in trading... as long as you're on the right side, of course. 

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  18. Euro/usd looking like a 4th wave triangle now.  Should resolve lower.

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  19.  ES/15

    http://screencast.com/t/cEAN2wh1w

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  20. readjusting ES tgt to 57 to 58.5

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  21.  TVIX wakes up

    http://screencast.com/t/2lp6dwuwcww

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  22. out of shorts, bounce to 64, any higher pushes out further down, still coming but not immediately

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  23. INDU is finding a lot of resistance right now.. On IchiMoku 4 hrly at 12917, on  daily IM at 12920 and a line going back to 2 may 2011 (prior top) at 12928. So if it stays above and moves N we have some more highs to come. It ian't over yet. Looks corrective. (Lowest was 12905). SPX got within sniffing distance (1363.8) of IM resistance at 1362.4 and a line going back to the prior high 2 May 2011. NDX has closed the gap at 2652. So we should be going up 'real soon now'.

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  24.  dito, flat too took the 59 looked funny. Thx y posted your revised targets!!!

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  25. Well written article, PL.  Between you and K7 this weekend I learned a lot.  Am very pleased to see that my unattended short position trade on  friday was the right trade to be in.  Will be back this evening to discuss more.  Gotta go to work, have a great day and make some money all of you guys....

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  26. gone all weekend and just returned....looks like my bgz....faz....qid....spxu... and tza are alive!!!

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  27. Thanks for an excellent article PL. I know it's tough right now navigating the sea of subjectivity, but I kept my bias-free $RUTting shorts on over the weekend. Calm as a cucumber, stops moved down to take profits now that we will probably start off with the RTH gap. "The Book" (F & P) is now Lex's mandatory bedtime storybook as you can never start EW early enough. And a shout out to K7/ERB for just doing an outstanding job of it. I really am starting to understand this. ;)

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  28. Katxo, how do you do that timing thing you do? Like "It has to go down within 15 minutes or I'm out". When you trade do you have a picture of what the chart should do and then pull the plug or change your view if it doesn't? So it's more than just having a target, you have a target and a trajectory? Like with the dow just now, it bounced off the bottom twice, is that why you covered your shorts? Even though it then went to two more lows, you still knew it wasn't behaving like a 3rd wave in full force? Is that it or am I missing something?

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  29. Dr Frankenstein would be proud.

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  30. I wish I could grow a decent beard, I'd love to be able to attend said Expose free of charge

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  31. gene wilder??      i really dont look that much like him though

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  32. Trade setup on GLD...."Inside candles" last two weeks. High side = long at $161.94 (that's not gonna happen), Low side = short at $158.33. Looks like easy money. MACD is near Zero, Directional indicator crossed on 3/9 signalling move to the downside.

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  33. G'mornin' Maximus

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  34. You are not missing anything and very perceptive. All done with EWs on numerous charts [and smoke and mirrors]. See my discussion on Superpositioning of wave structures. 

    If the 3 minute is finishing up an impulsive EW5 and the 15 minute is recording a believable EW5 at the tgt and the 120 minute is recording an EW4 [this is what happened, discussed this all weekend] and the DAY is recording either an EW3 or 5 [as now], and there is a believable ABC in the EW4 of the 120 minute then we can predict that an EW1, 2, 3 of the (5) will unfold. I labeled the EW1 and 2, we are in the 3 now, I got out of my trade as: 1) I had to drive to work; 2) openings tend to be bullish; and 3) greediness is not rewarded in the mrkt, especially in ES trading.

    My posts about it has to go down within 15 minutes is me watching the EW action, either it conforms with the count I have, or if it goes above certain level -- you have seen these posts too -- is will break that.

    It was behaving [and is] as an EW 3. Had to drive to work, point number 1 & 2.

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  35. No one looks like Gene Wilder (thank god)

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  36. My ex had a pair of bolts on the sides of his neck - should have been a clue...

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  37. Ouch...sorry to hear that. Married 40 plus years......good thing she found me.

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  38. Your greeting makes me want to put on a toga.

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  39. This is why I got out of ST ES trade, did not want to wait for the last nickel.

    http://screencast.com/t/7cO3QnuPm6y

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  40. Well look at that open.  I'm grabbing a glass of water and going back to bed.

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  41. Wow! Let's go surf tsunamis!

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  42. "wonder to behold" ... yes, I remember those words

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  43. I wonder how all the GM IPO buyers feel about the "fair market value" pricing of that offering today?

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  44. Good, flavored coffee.

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  45. tza trading above its 50day ema at 19.60     tza 20.05.......wud like to c the 20 day ema hook up n cross above the 50day

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  46. Bob what a great call you made at the top of CVX last week

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  47. Should've just stuck with my cockiness on Friday about the "correct" count, lmao.  Looks like it was...

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  48. Thanks "SkyPilot"....even blind squirrels find nuts once in awhile. Where'd I put my cane?

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  49. could be a plunge breaking through the 58 level soon or now

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  50. 20/50 MA downside cross has definitely transpired on the $RUT. -DD

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  51. Oh, well that's easy enough then .... Really appreciate the reply, just have to go and buy some more IQ.
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  52. TLT trending up. -DD

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  53. it was a 3rd wave in full force, reset on the 3 minute is what bothered me. We are down 1.25% since Friday, think that qualifies as a EW3. You ask good questions, perceptive. . . 

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  54. I would be careful with interpreting the mrkt with the DOM in this way. Ppl place bids either high or low to try and pull mrkt one way or another, then remove them suddenly. Ohh, wait, that is illegal, placing a bis solely for the purpose of influencing the mrkt direction with no intention of buying or shorting.

    See 58 tested and broke?

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  55. With sooo many relying on your calls PL.....I suspect the internal battles you have about "what looks right" are kinda like thermal nuclear war. You have my deepest respect and admiration.

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  56. hum.........only 65 es cars at 55.50.........................seeing 52 50 es low very near but they....them.....well you know.......trying to hold the line

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  57. Thanks Bob.  It can be challenging.

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  58. lol -- I love watching that happen all night on DX.  You'll see *massive* bids at certain price points -- we're talking 20% of the total volume traded showing up as a bid... then it vanishes and the market tanks, or vice-versa w/ asks.

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  59. yeah, illegal to place bids one does not intend on carrying out. But how can anyone prove that was the case?

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  60. Oh, yeah, it's da bomb.  All you can eat buffet, free beard grooming... plus, if you can get through the reporters, you can usually corner Ben and get him to autograph a box of his signature color of "Just for Ben, Beard and Mustache Dye." 

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  61. QID at its 50day ema.............32.90

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  62. WMT is hammered. Mr. Clean bribed in Mexico and covered up.

    Do they know what ethics is inside America's boardrooms? Yikes.

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  63. PL, Excellent call on Friday when you almost confirmed that the net leg will be down based on Friday's movement. Is it too early to put any targets for this move or can we expect to see 1340 in SPX?
     

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  64. does this big opening gap down have to be filled soon? (soon meaning within the next few days) or not?

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  65. I sold AAPL May 550 put at 20.40.  Earnings are tomorrow, implied vols will come in after earnings announced and 50 day MA at 569, so think AAPL will find support 'here'.  Not trading advice.  If vols come in and stock goes up, I win twice as put value will crash.

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  66. Thanks.  1340 should be very reachable.  Possibly much more... I'd like to see a confirmed five wave decline to rule out a few options before getting too over-confident.

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  67. Speaking of confirmed impulses -- that's a confirmed impulse down in eur/usd; bounces should be sold.  Which I've been doing all night.  :)

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  68. yes  P L  u r da man............what you have built here and the work youve performed for our benefit are wonderful.....thank you

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  69. DOOM!!! Nowhere to run to - nowhere to hide

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  70. sold 200 of 600 tza and 200 of 600 qid

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  71. The majority of gaps are filled with 90 trading days -- so there's not necessarily a rush on gaps.  We used to have a poster who was pretty good at gap calls named maverich.  Haven't seen him around in a while, though.

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  72. would sure like to see 1.30 broken decisively............i dislike the euro very much............socialists!!

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  73. Looks like that crazy flat wave is the correct interpretation.  It was hard to have confidence in it because it violated guidelines regarding the length of the b-wave.  But the squiggles all added up, so I couldn't throw it out.  It definitely qualifies as one of the weirdest flats I've ever seen.

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  74. You've got big ones!!!

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  75.  PL,just read this and thought of sharing it with you since you are trading Euro

    "EURO-DOLLAR: Some short term specs setting shorts as the pair broke
    below $1.3110 and other talk citing macros, CTA's and spec accounts as
    euro sellers as the pair grinds down toward $1.3100, some decent amounts
    going through and the selling descrobed as "not easy." Light bids eyed
    ahead of $1.3100 and again at $1.3080/85, that lower level seen as a
    quick p/t level for faster money that just sold. Euro last $1.3108 after
    a low at $1.3105."

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  76. wow anyone watching that AAPL nose dive just now, -2.6% now

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  77. yes......she busted down thru her 50day ema at 565...........im seeing 545 and 525 as poss support although i have no position so easy for me to say.......NOT TRADING ADVISE!!!

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  78. Hi PL!

    I have a question I wanted to ask for the past few weeks...  there we go:

    It seems that we are all trying to read the signs of the market to determine whether it will make another wave V up or whether it will start a new impulsive 5-wave down to break below 1340 SPX and beyond. Do you have any alternative IT count that implies a "hovering" stance between 1410-1330 for several weeks (perhaps gradually moving to the lower side towards June) before continuing a more sustained move upwards from June-July till the elections?

    I am asking because it really seems to me to be too early (without a lot of fundamentals/news) for a sharp drop (100 points in SPX) to begin now...  Especially since the "no QE3" news are already out and the elections are still ahead of us...

    Thanks for taking the time to post a short & brief reply if you have the time!

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  79. CVX looks like it's in a 4th wave.  Might bounce a little more, hard to tell.  Next downside target = 100 +/-

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  80. Looks like $505 to $510....is next target.

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  81.  Thanks for that info, I knew most filled but not about the general 90 days

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  82. Thanks for that PL. I've been trying to figure out what it's doing.

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  83. truerangeballisticApril 23, 2012 at 5:03 AM

    For the RUTTERS on here. Possible bear flag building for the next hour or so. A break should take it below 783.56 imo. Maybe it will take till tomorrow. Or if the Katzo progression works 140-180-140-220. Sorry if that is wrong Katzo.

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  84.  AAPL's weekly has an implied volatility of 98. That means it can have a swing of 13% up or down in a week. It can be 500- or 600+ from today's price level.

    In a heart beat .... :)

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  85. this is what I'm looking at right now CM.... the other markets are bouncing so ... we'll see soon enough.

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  86. SDX. On this evidence we're still going up. 3 good touches on the lower trend line, 6 on the upper. I don't draw theses charts, the market does, I just join up the lines. Any thoughts anyone... ?

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  87. truerangeballisticApril 23, 2012 at 5:12 AM

    What do you make of entering the cloud? I do not know Ichi Moku very well but does that portend anything?

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  88. INDU has posted 2 beautiful  a = c waves

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  89.  What's your co-worker saying now?!

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  90. I think your trend line is off a little bit.  That's OCT and NOV lows, right?  Mine has today's candle almost entirely below... and I zoomed way in to make sure it's correct

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  91. Based on OCT-NOV lows trend line being shattered today and a second cross below the 50day ema:

    short May SPY 137 calls, long 138 calls.  Max loss = about max gain... pretty good for selling an OTM spread!

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  92. Good Doctor...you are the Itchy expert! What's it telling you?

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  93. Looking for a 5 wave C up now?

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  94. Last I heard he bought more calls at the 580 dip.  He actually asked what I thought... I said it wasn't unreasonable to expect a bounce after such a hard sell off, maybe 620  (came pretty close, huh!) and told him to SELL BEFORE EARNINGS.  And the end of last week, around 580 he hadn't sold at 620

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  95. Hi B_E, first touch of candle to Cloud should bounce out pretty smartish. Could take a day or two to clear but unless it is a very strong downward push SPX will bounce out. On my homemade count it still scores only 60/129, same as yesterday, same as indu. NDX has increased from 38 to 58 so a ways to go just yet. IMHO :) I can't do COMP but will know tonight, it usually precedes NDX.

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  96. 24 hr charts MM so that's why I guess, time will tell if it's all a ball of chalk!  

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  97. Hi TRB, until the candles fall below the Cloud the trend is not down: up?sideways? but not down. So the first thing the candles have to do is penetrate the upper boundary (kimu1) then cross Cloud to the lower (kumo2) then fall out. This all takes time and the Cloud is sticky and rubbery so candles bounce around in it & can get trapped for days. First touch is usually briskly repelled so we should go up soon, could take a day or two, three... but we're not going down just yet. IMHO. Could be wrong of course, time will tell. kind regard :)

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  98. this is 4xpros take, not bad really

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  99. Expecting ES to bounce to 1360.5 at 2 PM, then down. -DD

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  100. $INDU up
    80>>120, back to 80, EOD 140
    180>> 220 back to 180, EOD 240
    they have not been working lately

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  101. what was y tgt on AAPL, 555?

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  102. INDU trending upwards still?

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  103. truerangeballisticApril 23, 2012 at 6:10 AM

    Thanks Katzo. I could not find that info I saved from you. Thanks again for all your insights. Since they have not been working lately it might be time that they do.

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  104. Great call! Now AAPL is back at 571, almost looks like that drop never happened!! People are buying aapl up like crazy, expecting good earnings I supposed?

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  105. Well, looks like I was early and left some potential on the table, but I still think this will work out.  Plus it's very small (1 contract) so i'm only going to make or lose a couple hundred bucks either way.  The implied vols will come in no matter what the stock does after the earnings announcement.  And with it down over 10% from the high going into earnings, they would have to really stink to disappoint at this juncture, imo.

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  106. Just got my copy of Frost and Prechter.  I opened it up to the first page and my apartment was instantly a balmy 85.  I can smell saltwater and volcanic ash.  Do I have to move to Maui for this stuff to work?

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  107. IM counts are now INDU 76, SPX 57, NDX 53 and COMP 63 as usual ahead of NDX. Ticking up but not frantic.

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  108. how strange: are yours maybe log scale? don't think mine are. I'll have another look at ProReal charts tonight, see what they look like...  

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  109. if ES breaks 59 level soon we will get another move down, back to the 50 to 55 area 

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  110. have a look at the stoch chart, trending down since 14 march. It bottomed below the 1 at minus 78 and below the b at minus 79. Those sorts of readings usually result in a strong bounce. ;) Whether it is a ii or a 'c' is not yet known. Either way, I wouldn't buy any AAPL just now...

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  111. What if you shorted both ATM calls and puts?  Wouldn't you benefit from the drop in IV either way - and a gap up or down for surprise would be hedged - seems like a win-win-win

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  112. Have to let the waves unfold......looking at your chart on the Dow Jones, can easily count five down and so far a very clear a-b with c unfolding now. Once we have  a wave one and two, then we can do some calculating with a clear stop at the old Dow Jones high. Could they be that nice to us?

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  113. SPY 136.69 could have been wave 3 up...or C of a corrective....i think we need to exceed 136.69 to confirm an impulse up

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  114. I want my money back from AMZN b/c mine didn't come with any of those effects.  Figures I'd get a dud.

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  115. Have to let the waves unfold......looking at your chart on the Dow Jones, can easily count five down and so far a very clear a-b with c unfolding now. Once we have  a wave one and two, then we can do some calculating with a clear stop at the old Dow Jones high. Could they be that nice to us?

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  116. alternate in RED would count it as 5 waves up though

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  117.  DM, forgive me as I'm new to EW, and please correct me where I'm sure I'm wrong, but I notice on your chart that your first I and subsequent II, that what I would see as the waves up to I, it would appear that wave 4 (of I) would overlap 1 (of I) which would make your I not a I, right?  Thanks

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  118. VIX report
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF7BPORXelg&feature=plcp&context=C4558477VDvjVQa1PpcFP8gF6YbVbpVy4YB9mvfz9U3bbEUuLtU7s%3D

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  119. sharpcharts: still not too bad...  you pays your money, you takes your choice :)

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  120. next level to break to confirm is 57.50 es

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  121. I didn't note the detail -- I consider than an LD1 - leading diagonal wave 1

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  122. Few weeks ago there was a nice debate in this blog about trading leveraged ETFs. I mentioned the existence of a company developing swing trade strategies with indices ETFs, but did not remember the name. Well, I found it: it is called Oxynos (www.oxynos.com). Their solution is AI-based (algos). If the results they post for long/short trend following strategies with US equity ETFs (my interpretation of what they do...) are reliable, their case is compelling, specially for the leveraged ETF scenarios. The site contains few month performance charts (both leveraged and non-leveraged ETFs) for the past 3 years. I've asked for mored detailed info, will share if/when I receive it (apparently they serve only 'institutional' investors like hedge funds and family offices).

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  123. Here's BP, a large international oil company traded in UK and US. If it shows a 5wv complete 1st wv then it will bounce as shown. This will take time, so I don't think we're in for a big move down anytime soon.  Could be wrong, just IMHO, but .... it is a quiet market: - so here come the fireworks. Up.

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  124. i don't how if this chart is easy to read ?  -- my primary count is yellow -- LD1 and wave 3 at 136.69 - so expecting a 5th wave... i'm also tracking a possible pink count -- as LD

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  125. Update from Nenner on Nat Gas.

    still on a short term sell signal as long as there is no close above $2.09

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  126. Hi PL,

    Ok, so now we broke below the previous lows of 1365 and 1370 (and in the process brekaing the trend line). We also broke below a trend line that I had been following that uses the 1340 and 1357 lows. We are now back above it

    I think we can say that wave ii completed at 1393 and now we are in wave iv


    The latest decline took SPX from 1387 to 1359. We then saw a bounce from 1359 to 1365.50 which is a 23.6% retracement of the aforementioned decline. It now looks like we are starting to go back down.
    By EW rule, does the current move down have to exceed 1359?
    Price is hitting its head on the 50 DMA on the 15 min chart as well. May get a headache and throw in the towel. As for me, the general consensus is that the 1340 is key. 1338 would be a 0.382 retracement from the 1202 to 1422 move.

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  127. good and final move down may be on tap now

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  128. get ready, could be a run to down 180, then to down 220 on the $INDU

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  129. things is B_E that by saying '5w down, unfolding a-b-c you are calling the TOP right?...I can set my longstops at 13000 yes?

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  130. gunna crack real fast

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  131. IF...we are in wave 2 back up, and if the 30 min a-b up from 4/9 is complete, then the c wave up should unfold in five waves. If we are starting the five waves up from 12,845, then the only calc we can make right now is if this C wave (of 2) equals A then 13,265 would be top of wave 2. Stops would be at old high at 13,297 if going short at 13,265. 

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  132. Hit my 1360.5. Heading down now, from my time target. Targets for day trade (exit at EOD):
    Target 1 = 1355.50
    Target 2 = 1352.50
    -DD

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  133. Hi Katzo7, do see 1340 area as eventual pivot point? Even short term? I can't trade in and out every day, but I can trade dead-cat bounces or a Wave V up.

    Thanks
    Aaron 

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  134. last crack did not break 57, down done for the day

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  135. Still expecting down move, but move  time out to 4:45. Expecting current rally to be short-lived. -DD

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  136. the freakin' low was 1357 E X A C T L Y

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  137. i get 1350 and then 1330 ES

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  138. In the long run where d'ya see Au B_E? Some say we've topped out and are going down, Dr Nenner say $2,500.

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  139. Gotta be 10% to the good now....gonna stick around?

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  140. but the Top is in IYHO right?

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  141. Damn C waves, catch me out every time.

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  142. NDX and SPX are pinging straight back out of Cloud. Typical. COMP is stuck it seems. Cloud is rubbery (bounces) and viscous (you can get stuck)... Somewhere along the line the candles will drop thru' then pop up to the underside, That will be when the downside Really Gets Going. Just IMHO. Time will tell.

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  143. Bob_E, what wave is CVX in now?

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  144. Nenner says close to a low on Gold..his date is 5/4. Also said it had to hold P&F trendline. 

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  145. keep an eye on the Stoch lines. I wouldn't even think about AAPL going down until it gets close to the upper line. IMHO, could be wrong of course, we'll see ;) News causes very local changes I think, it doesn't affect the EWT trend or Ichi Moku. Only the charts matter. I pay no attention to the news except if I expect excitement I stay out, can't take the volatility! It can kill you... :)

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  146. my word, that's a looooong way down PL, and It's Going the Other Way! (gotta chart for us? please)

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  147. I'm of the opinion that CVX is still in a complex correction wave 4.  That wave five is yet to come. From March 23 thru April 2 I'm thinking that's wave 2 and that's a simple correction. Rule/guideline of alternations suggests this wave 4 is complex then. Breaking below $100.51 means wave five is underway. Crossing up and thru $105.00 approx means I'm wrong. There are, as PL points out often, many variations within EW analysis...waves can be read many ways. I think I'm right, but have my mental stops at $105...approx.

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  148. I belive the top is in...I hope the top is in. But the old adage that comes to mind is "hope is what you have, when you can't face reality"  The one thing I know for sure is: This is exciting!

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  149. Was a typo. I meant, move time out to 2:45. We've got that, and the beginning of a down move. Now watching and waiting for a break below ES 60.75. -DD

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  150. perhaps something like this unfolding -- in any event - i favor a move toward 1380 SPX

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  151. Hi B_E, sorry: didn't get my thinking cap on. RE INDU: WXY is my favoured count, not a flat. ZZ commonest in wv 2, and both sets are zz. So, abc W abc X abc Y.... then down (unless: it throws in abc Z) Can't yet say. To clarify.

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  152. they do a lot of damage, they're 3rd waves... ouch.

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  153. Prolly headed to 68 to 72 ES to put in an EW4 on the 120 chart up there before any more down. this will run into EOD so choppy till tomorrow. . . 

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  154. Many ways to look at "the waves"  The Dow Jones seems to be dancing to it's own tune, obviously because of the limited number of issues associated with the index. 

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  155. Hope over experience eh? Triumphs every time... Still a few days to go though, maybe longer ...

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  156.  Thanks Bob.  I've been on the verge of jumping back in a couple of times today but so far I've restrained myself.  It doesn't seem like it wants to go back down so I'm thinking it might go higher before it goes lower.  Time will tell.  If it hits PL's number of $104.50, then I'll get back in with one or more puts for sure.

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  157. Sorry Smileguy1 your post has vanished from the blog so I haven't seen your chart yet... if you post it tomorrow (thus with todays data on it) that could be helpful. Look forward to checking it out... :)

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  158. that is their job. . . 

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  159. Good thinking.....I like it.

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  160. Here is the chart I'm working off of.

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  161.  It's actually setting up a bullish candle for the day and looks like the MACD is about to cross the signal line.  I'm wondering if a call might be in order?

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  162. prediction for ES close, 85

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  163. INDU 12,924 S/R line going back to 2 may 2011 was too strong as posted this AM. INDU has tried on 15 days to break it but failed. Should now bounce nicely to get enough momentum down to burst through... we'll see. But it will need Some Energy to get through which implies a big bounce. IMHO.

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  164. I can wait good  doctor, as they say "fortune favors the brave"

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  165. Typo, or just kidding?

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  166. typo, 65, price node there

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  167. Tradem like ya see em 4runner....earnings coming up on 27 I believe.

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  168. do it well too! How do you see PSX or ES as you know it by proxy K7? I'm thinking if we assume a flat which is now starting 'C', this wv could well be 1.62 X A, which thus tops at 1410.. is that where you're looking? 

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  169. Nenner is long the 10 year and todays close on the TLT was above his buy signal price of $117.70 

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  170. Was this [ ] close to taking a put position on NFLX figuring what they reported wouldn't be liked.  *Kicking myself*

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  171.  NFLX...ouch!

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  172. I see more risk to the upside after the big move down into earnings.  But yes without a directional bias, selling straddle or strangle would accomplish that play on vols declining.

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  173. ES/15

    http://screencast.com/t/SZrgG6MQu

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  174.  Well, I didn't get an order in so I'll either be a happy camper in the morning or I'll be kicking myself.

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  175. Either way you're alive and well...and nobody is shootin at ya over in Iraq,Pakistan or Afghanistan. It's all good.

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  176.  Agreed!  Praise God!

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  177. Blew my strategy badly by panic sell early in pre-market.
    Short 3 TF and planned to keep one no matter what but when futures sank 60 very early AM, I sold all and left alot of money on the table.  I told myself not to do just what I did.  Nothing wrong with a decent profit but this could have been make my month day.

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  178. my hindsight trading is 100% accurate. walk away from it, new day starts tomorrow. on another note, did you read my stuff this weekend? while I am not always right I had a 100% success rate in calling direction this weekend and calling levels.

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  179. I am seeing down, eventually 1280 to 1320, no 1410 for a while, dunno for sure tho

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  180. panic sell? not quiet sure why, looking at early morning charts into about 10 am no sign for panic?

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