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Even as we write this post, the US Stock Market continues to push higher as global traders and investors pour capital into the continued US rally. The strong US Dollar continued to attract capital from around the globe and with fresh earning about to hit from Q4 2019, investors are expecting another round of solid income and earnings growth.
Yet, underlying all of this is the undercurrent of shifting capital into safe-havens like precious metals, Cryptos, and under-valued foreign markets. This shift started to happen late in Q4 2019 and accelerated early in 2019.
HYG – HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BONDS DAILY CHART
One of our favorite measures of extreme bullishness is the scope of capital/trend pouring into High Yield Corporate Bonds. This chart below highlights the scale of the rallies that take place before a price reversion event. You’ll notice that each rally in HYG is nearly identical in size – and that each rally is followed by a fairly deep price reversion event.
The likelihood of some surprise earnings collapse from Q4 2019 is somewhat muted. Other than the retail sector reporting some missed earnings expectations related to Christmas 2019, generally most market sectors should report earnings and growth near an average 2% to 3% growth expectation annually.
Still, with Rhodium, Platinum and Palladium rallying extensively and Gold and Silver recently setting up an upside breakout pattern (see our recent Gold and Silver research), we believe undercurrents are already at play in the markets where skilled traders are preparing for a price reversion event – attempting to mitigate risk.
Over the past 20 years, the DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL has been positive in January by a ratio of 1.2:1. In other words, the odds of a positive January for the DOW is near 60%. The average upside price advance in January for the DOW is a little over 600 points. As of right now, the DOW has advanced a bit over 525 points since the end of 2019. We believe the undercurrent trends may result in a moderate price reversion event if our analysis is correct.
We’ll wait to see what happens with earnings data and other news, yet our proprietary technical price modeling systems are suggesting a reversion/rotation event should happen fairly early in 2020.
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This, the second part of our Silver research article suggesting Silver may be forming a massive price base in preparation for an explosive upside move, will continue from Part I of this research series.
Our research team believes Silver is setting up in a price pattern that may already be “ripe” for an explosive upside move. Our researchers have poured over the data and believe the disparity between Gold and Silver is already at excessive levels.
Historically, anytime the disparity between Gold prices and Silver prices (rationalized into comparative Gold price levels) breaches 30% to 60% and Gold begins an upside price advance, Silver typically begins to move higher with 4 to 8+ months. This setup pushes the Gold to Silver ratio back below 50 or 60 as Silver rallies substantially higher, and faster than the price of Gold.
Comparatively, Silver continues to trade within a sideways price range after basing in early 2016. This price range has been fairly consistent between $14.50 and $21.0. With Gold recently starting to move higher because of the US/Iran military conflict, this raises an early warning flag for our research team because Silver has continued to trade below $18 – and well below recent highs near $20.
The price disparity between Gold and Silver is currently greater than 200% based on our proprietary modeling system. Remember, anytime this disparity level is greater than 30% to 60% and Gold breaks out in a rally, Silver will break to the upside within just a few months.
The second stage rally in Silver, the real money-maker, will come when investors pile into Silver and Silver Miners as the breakout in Silver becomes explosive. The time to get into this trade is/was now or 4 months ago. Still, there is plenty of opportunity for skilled traders right now because the breakout move in Silver and Silver Miners has not really begun yet.
The first big upside move in Silver and Miners will be to attempt to move higher and target recent resistance. Resistance in Silver is currently near $19.70 and $21.00. This means any move above $19.75 (or higher) where the price of Silver fails to move above $22 or $23 would constitute a “Stage 1 Base Advancement”.
After this move is complete, a “Breakout Stage” price move will take place. This may be where Silver prices advance from the $21 to $23 level up towards the $28 to $32 price level. This upside price advance breaches the Stage 1 resistance and attempts to establish new support for a continued Stage 2 advance.
Remember, the current disparity level is just over 200% between Gold and Silver. If Gold continues to rally higher and Silver attempts to break higher, attempting to narrow the disparity level, then Silver will (at some point) enter a near parabolic upside price move above $36 to $40. Our researchers believe this may happen before June or July 2020.
This incredible opportunity is currently setting up for skilled traders. Believe it or not, while Silver continues to trade below $18 per ounce and global investors are focusing on US stocks, Emerging Markets, and Gold, Palladium and others, this setup in Silver may become the biggest investment opportunity of 2020. Sure, Gold may rally 80% to 140% over the next 12 to 24 months. Palladium may rally even higher. If Silver does what we expect it to do once this setup/trigger really breaks open, Silver could rally 500%+ over 12 to 24+ months on an incredible upside disparity reversion move.
This last chart highlights why we believe this setup in Silver should not be ignored. In 2005, the rally in Silver as a result of this Disparity trigger resulted in Silver reaching a 38% higher peak than Gold. In 2009, the same Disparity trigger prompted Silver to rally to levels nearly 300% higher than the peak in Gold prices. If Gold rallies to levels above $2800 to $3100, which is our expectation, and this Disparity trigger prompts an upside move in Silver, we believe Silver could rally to levels 200% to 400% (or more) higher than Gold prices. By our estimates, that would put Silver prices above $90 to $95 per ounce – possibly much higher.
Take advantage of any opportunity you have to position your portfolio for this setup and be patient. The upside breakout in Silver happens like a train leaving the station. Slow and steady at first, then building momentum, then finally running at top speed. Each time this Disparity trigger sets up and executes, Silver starts a moderate move higher at first, then explodes to the upside as Gold continues to rally higher. That last explosive move is why Silver reaches peaks that are substantially higher (in percentage terms) than the peaks in Gold.
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Many people believe the price of Gold will need to fall to support Institutional short positions. We don’t believe this is the case. The Commitment Of Traders (COT) Data suggests Commercial Hedgers have a large and growing shot position that is a very positive sign for a continued rally in Gold and Miners looking forward months from now.
Don’t think about COT data like everyone else with it comes to gold.
Over the past 20+ years, every time the COT Commercial Hedgers position in Gold falls, weakens substantially, or makes new multi-year lows the price of gold rallies.
WHY RECORD COMMERCIAL SHORT HEDGE POSITION IS BULLISH
It is my belief that the markets will move in favor of where the big money (commercial/institutions) want it to go in most cases. so if the commercial’s keep adding a short hedge position that means they are adding to heir long exposure and need to add more of a hedge to help protect their growing LONG position.
The weakening COT data from 2001 through 2012 is a perfect example. As Commercial Hedgers moved away from Gold, the price of gold rallied to the all-time highs.
Additionally, after the major bottom in Gold in 2016, Commercial traders would have bought and accumulated gold driving the price higher.
Now, in late 2018 and throughout all of 2019, the Commercial Hedger COT position in Gold has fallen to the lowest level in the past 20+ years. This suggests the rally in Gold has really just begun to accelerate to the upside and there are more people buying gold than ever before who are buying protection (hedging)
The COT data I find very deceiving because it’s displayed and delayed in a way that makes traders and investors think the opposite.
Wall Street is in the business of making a market, and that means they play a game of deception so you do the opposite of what they are doing. Wall Street show As you watch gold moving with your new view on the COT data, you will notice gold will rally and post strong moves, then a couple of weeks later the COT data comes out.
With all that said, this is just my view and opinion of how I read the COT data for gold specifically. As with every chart and trader, there are many different ways things can be analyzed and viewed.
Since the price just had a strong advance, and you now see the commercials have added to their short position you naturally expect a pullback after a price rally especially when you see the big players adding to their short/hedge position. But what really just happened? the big players bought gold, and they had to hedge some of their new position. Very bullish in my opinion. While I do not use it for trading, it is a good confirming indicator of a trend.
Our research team, as well as our proprietary price modeling systems, suggested that Gold may rally to levels above $3700 before reaching an ultimate peak. Currently, our predictive modeling systems are suggesting the next target is well above $1600 and we believe our original target from our October 2018 analysis, of $1700 to $1750, is still very valid.
We believe this current upside price rally in Gold will attempt to clear the previous high levels near $1924 – from September 2011. We believe moderate resistance/rotation near $1700 to $1750 will be the last level of price resistance before a continued rally will push Gold prices above the $1924 peak – possibly stalling just below $2100. Once price breaches the previous high level, we expect a short period of price rotation before another upside price acceleration takes Gold prices above $2400 to $2500.
Gold Miners are poised for an incredible upside price rally if our analysis of Gold is accurate. GDXJ is currently trading near $42 – showing moderate weakness while Gold has seen some strength this week. We believe Miners will do very well once Gold really breaks out above $1750 and begins to target the previous all-time high level.
Much like our expectations for Gold, we believe GDXJ will rally to levels near $60 once this current overbought condition wears off. Then we expect it to head towards $60 and rotate lower for a few weeks before attempting to rally further to levels above $70+.
Take a minute to review some of our recent Gold research posts to gain further insight
January 2, 2020: ADL GOLD PREDICTION CONFIRMS TARGETS
December 30, 2019: METALS & MINERS PREPARE FOR AN EARLY 2020 LIFTOFF
December 4, 2019: 7 YEAR CYCLES CAN BE POWERFUL AND GOLD JUST STARTED ONE
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Normally, after tensions between Iran/Iraq and the US flare-up, Oil and Gold rally quite extensively but reversed sharply lower by the end of the session.
Yes, Gold is 1% higher today and was up over $35 overnight, but Crude Oil has actually moved lower today which is a fairly strong indication that disruptions in oil supply from the Middle East are not as concerning as they were 10+ years ago. Traders and investors don’t believe this isolated targeted missile attack will result in any extended aggression between the US and Iran.
When past conflicts in the Middle East happened, Oil would typically rally and Gold would spike higher as well. Consider this a reflex action to uncertain oil supply issues and concerns that global market uncertainty could crash the markets. Gold seems like an easy expectation related to this type of uncertainty as it continues to act as a hedge against many risks like missiles/war, financial uncertainties etc…
In my pre-market video report to subscribers today (Monday, Jan 6th) I pointed out how the price of crude oil was testing a critical resistance area form the last time there were missiles fired. Today’s reversal is not a huge surprise and in fact, it looks like an exhaustion top.
Oil, on the other hand, has experienced one of the longer price declines in recent history, from the peak price near $147 near July 2008 to levels currently near $63. But we saw a low price for oil below $30 (near February 2016).
CRUDE OIL DAILY CHART
I believe a technical resistance channel may be pushing Oil prices lower today as the price has continued to rotate lower after moving into this extended Resistance Channel. It may be that global traders don’t believe this conflict with Iran will result in any type of massive oil supply disruption or risk for the global markets right away. The Resistance Channel, between $63 and $65.50, has continued to act as a price ceiling over the past 7+ months.
CRUDE OIL WEEKLY CHART
Our proprietary Fibonacci Price Modeling system is highlighting similar levels near $64 and $50. This price modeling system maps and tracks price rotation using a proprietary adaptive Fibonacci price theory model. These levels, highlighted on this chart, represent immediate price target levels for any upside move (CYAN, already reached) and any downside move (BLUE, suggesting a move back towards $50 may be in the works).
If Oil is not capable of breaking above this Resistance Channel, then Fibonacci Price Theory would suggest price must turn lower and attempt to establish a new LOW PRICE level that is below recent low price levels.
If this Resistance Channel continues to act as a solid price ceiling, Crude Oil may turn lower over the first few quarters of 2020 and attempt to target levels near or below $50 fairly soon. Skilled traders should prepare for this type of move and identify opportunities for profits in the near future.
In fact, I also gave subscribers a head up that GDXJ and TLT were going to gap higher and likely be under pressure all session. Also, I showed how the SP500 was going to gap lower deep into oversold territory and likely rally strongly just like last Friday, all of these things happened perfectly today.
Pre-market GDXJ, SPY, TLT warning of price gaps into extreme territories beyond the small colored lines: Red (overbought level), and Green (oversold level)
PRE-MARKET CHART ANALYSIS
END OF DAY MARKET MOVEMENTS
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This week I talked with Chris Vermeulen who runs the website thetechnicaltraders.com on the current stock market rally, which has some similarities to the way the market acted in 1999 and other years of low volatility moves up.
Chris also gave his updated views on gold, silver, and some other trading setups he sees lining up now for 2020.
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Great traders are often the result of dedication to principle, theory, price study, and a solid understanding of Intermarket market dynamics. The one thing that can’t be taught, though, is experience behind the screens and with the markets.
The longer a trader spends working with the charts, trading the markets and studying the trends/indicators, the more knowledge, experience, and capability that trader has in being able to see and predict future price moves.
We believe it is the same way with other professions in life – a professional race car driver, a professional pilot or ship captain. Any profession where an individual is “at the helm” of some vehicle, instrument or live-action event, that individual will, over time, hone his/her skills to be able to foresee and manage certain aspects of the live operation better than someone without the experience.
One might want to call this a “sixth-sense”, but we believe it is simply applied knowledge and experience. These individuals see and feel things that others simply miss or brush off as unimportant.
Trading is the same way and traders will become better and more skilled by following the charts very closely and watching how price reacts to geopolitical and regional economic events.
One of our primary price modeling tools is what we call the V10. It has gone through a number of revisions over the years and is capable of running on almost any chart, in any time-frame.
What we learn from using this tool is when and how price rotates, confirms trend changes, sets up new triggers and more. It also helps us to identify price cycles, when we should add-to positions, trim profits or expect a new market rally or correction.
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V10 TREND TRADING STRATEGY – AVERAGE TRADE 45 DAYS
As we expand the use of the V10 price modeling system into other markets, you’ll see how changes in price trends can assist us in seeing into the future and preparing for price rotation that others may miss completely.
NATURAL GAS V10 CHART ANALYSIS
This NG chart highlights a number of price trend rotations (from RED to ORANGE to GREEN, or from GREEN to ORANGE to RED). Each time the color leaves a primary trend color (GREEN OR RED) we have an early warning signal that price rotation is setting up.
You can see the initial uptrend in late August we set up by a RED to ORANGE trend change. The same thing happened in late October. Now, a GREEN to ORANGE trend change setup near mid-November warning us that NG was going to move lower in the future.
These types of setups appear in all types of charts, asset classes, and time-frames and soon we will make different versions available so we have long term investing, trend trading, swing trading, and momentum trader signals.
THE POWER OF CYCLES WITHIN PRICE ACTION
When attempting to interpret price modeling systems or indicators with cycle analysis utilities, it is important to understand that cycles don’t drive price moves. Price moves drive cycle rotations. Knowing when price cycles are topping or bottoming can assist traders in understanding where and when new trade setups are viable and when to trim profits off existing trades.
If we know when the most active and relevant cycle is trending, topping or bottoming and the expected cycle length for a potential price trend, then we can make a more informed determination about the viability of the trade setup and risk factors.
We are also able to use the price modeling systems and cycle modeling systems to better understand how far price may move, when we may begin to see price weakness in the trend and other important factors to help us manage our trade properly and reduce risks. This is where things get really interesting and exciting.
EXAMPLE SP500 PREDICTED PRICE MOVE
HOW I PREDICT FUTURE PRICE MOVEMENT
This last chart shows you the price of Natural Gas futures. We have overlaid our proprietary Cycle Modeling tool onto it so you can clearly see how the price has moved in alignment with the cycles. Follow the LIGHT BLUE cycle line on the chart and try to understand that the range/height of the cycle lines does not correlate to price levels. They represent the “intensity” of the cycle peak or trough.
A higher peak on the cycle line suggests this upside cycle peak has a higher intensity/probability than a lower cycle peak. We gauge these rotations as a measure of intensity or amplitude. Lower cycle troughs suggest a price bottom may have more intensity/amplitude in price than a moderately higher cycle trough.
Follow the three-cycle lows starting near early October on this chart. Each of them resulted in deeper Cycle troughs on our Cycle modeling tool. Yet, the real price reaction was to set up a small inverted Head-n-Shoulders bottom pattern. The last cycle trough low didn’t result in a deeper price level, but it did result in the completion of the bottom pattern that prompted an immediate upside price rally – more intensity.
We’ve also highlighted some of our most recent trades related to our analysis using the V10 and our Cycle modeling tool. +35% over the past 4 months on three successful trades – we’re pretty happy about that.
Also, keep in mind that we are not showing you what the cycle modeling tool or the V10 is predicting for the future. We reserve that for our valued subscribers/members. We know where the cycle and other predictive modeling systems are telling us the price will go, but we can’t share it with you (yet).
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS:
Since 2001, our focus has been on learning and mastering the tools we have developed and use as well as the Cycle Modeling tools so that we can follow the markets more closely, learn to provide better opportunities and attempt to identify the highest probability trades for our members.
What we never expected was that our efforts to study, learn and apply these tools would provide us with that “sixth-sense” ability to attempt to see into the future and to attempt to predict 10 to 20+ days into the future.
Our modeling tools share opportunities with us all over the markets and across multiple instruments and time-frames. We recently posted our gold and gold miners price/cycle forecast here. We focus on Daily and 30-minute intervals for our members, but we see these opportunities across all levels intervals – from 1 minute all the way to monthly/quarterly.
The one thing we are certain of is that our members continually write to us about how important it is to them to have us explain the setups, trends, cycles and future market implications to them in our daily market videos. They don’t have to try to learn to do this type of cycle research on their own, we give them the details every morning before the markets open and any trade signal we have for SP500, gold, oil, nat gas, bonds, and more.
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Technical Analysis is the theory that price relates all news, fundamental and correlative future expectations into current and recent price activity. It is the theory that price is the ultimate indicator and that charts paint a very clear picture for those individuals that are capable of understanding the message that is being presented.
In this research article, we are going to highlight the technical analysis components that we believe are painting a very clear picture that an “early warning” signal is flashing very brightly in the US and Global markets right now.
Cross market analysis and methods of rationalizing true price rotation, valuation and trend become the foundation of most technical analysis. Studies, technical indicators, advanced price theory and all the rest of the tools we use are ways for us to better understand what price is actually showing us. Today, we are going to focus on Gold, High Yield Corporate Bonds, and the Transportation Index because combined they are telling us something big is close to happening.
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Gold is a safe-haven instrument that measures uncertainty, fear, greed and the future expectations related to a secure global market economy. When a crisis, economic or other uncertainty fears are minimized, Gold tends to move lower or consolidate into a lower price range. When fears, economic uncertainty or any type of crisis event is causing concerns for global investors, Gold then begins to move higher as a measure of protection from risk and fear of any type of crisis event.
PRICE OF GOLD – BULL FLAG WITHIN A BULL MARKET
Gold has recently rallied well above the $1400 level and formed a large Bullish Flag pattern. The recent rally above $1400 confirmed the new Bullish Price Trend for Gold which indicates global investors are becoming more fearful of a crisis event or some other type of economic uncertainty.
We believe the next move high in Gold will push prices above the $1625 level, then above the $1745 level. If that happens, we’ll know the fear of some type of crisis event is very real and that the Bullish major trend in Gold may continue for many years to come.
We just posted a much more detailed report on the new 7-year bull market starting for gold and mining stocks, which if you have not yet seen take a look at the charts.
As much as we like to think that Gold leads the market in terms of measuring fear and uncertainty, Corporate Bonds also share a role in the understanding and future expectations related to economic capacity.
If Corporate Bonds begin to sell-off before a major downside market trend begins, it represents a fear that future earnings and the ability to support/service corporate debt levels may be at risk. The way I explain this to people is that it is like a ship “battening down the hatches” and securing the cargo before entering a major storm.
A Corporate Bond sell-off indicates that global investors believe the economy is grinding to a halt and that earnings going to decline – thus putting debt at risk of failure in the future and this is why investors sell their bonds, and they they typically move before the stock indexes do. Think of high yield bonds as a leading indicator by a few days.
HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BONDS – POTENTIAL MAJOR BREAKDOWN
This HYG chart highlights the support channel in Corporate Bonds that appears to be at risk of being broken. If a breakdown in price happens, this downside rotation in HYG would be a very clear warning that the US and global stock markets may be entering a serious price correction period.
If Bonds were to move dramatically lower while Gold rallied, we can only interpret this as fear has really begun to hit the markets and traders are panicking.
TRANSPORTATION INDEX – ECONOMIC LEADING INDICATOR
Lastly, take a look at this Transportation Index chart and pay very close attention to the Head-n-Shoulders pattern setup on the right side of the chart. You’ll see a similar Head-n-Shoulders pattern in May 2019 – just before a moderate downside price rotation.
As we move into the end of this year with liquidity diminishing and volatility starting to increase, the potential for a dramatic price sell-off becomes even greater. The lack of real market depth and liquidity, as well as this “early warning” set up in the charts, suggests a market breakdown event may be happening right before our eyes. It also may not happen, which is fine also.
As technical traders we do not require price to move in any one direction, we simply follow price and bet on the direction it’s moving. But if we do get a breakdown here it could be really exciting especially if you have a trade or two on the right side of the market.
The cross-market Technical Analysis and the chart patterns are suggesting that a peak has set up and that future expectations are much weaker than they were 14 to 18+ months ago.
We recently published this article highlighting some of our proprietary Indicators and Indexes suggesting this recent rally in the US stock market may have been a “euphoric zombie-land rally” with no real support behind it.
Dec 2, 2019: IS THE CURRENT RALLY A TRUE VALUATION RALLY OR EUPHORIA?
If our analysis is correct, and we get the drop in stocks, it could be a very big downside move.
We believe these charts confirm that price and Technical Analysis are screaming an “Early Warning” signal that price weakness is setting up in the US and global markets. We believe the continued lack of liquidity throughout the Christmas holiday season may prompt a very big breakdown price move at any time in the near future. When any one of these charts begins a price move to confirm these predicted setups, it won’t take long for the bigger major trends to follow-through.
As a technical analysis and trader since 1997, I have been through a few bull/bear market cycles. I believe I have a good pulse on the market and timing key turning points for both short-term swing trading and long-term investment capital. The opportunities are massive/life-changing if handled properly. This week we entered two new trades and it’s not too late to get into them before they run higher!
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As the Thanksgiving holiday passes, traders should begin to understand that liquidity and volume in the US and global markets typically begin to diminish over the next 30 to 45+ days. Typically, between mid-November and early January, trading volumes weaken dramatically as institutional and retail investors move away from the markets in preparation for year-end celebrations and tax planning.
Historically, the month of November is vastly more positive than negative in terms of overall price action. Over the past 21 years in the NQ, a total of 15 months have resulted in an average of +122.75 pts whereas only 6 months have resulted in an average of -194.83 pts. This suggests the downside price moves, when they happen, are nearly 40% larger than the average upside price move for November. So far for 2019, the NQ is +320.25 pts for November 2019.
November Historical Data Results:
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– Largest Monthly POS : 332.25 NEG -768
– Total Monthly NEG : -1169 across 6 bars – Avg = -194.83
– Total Monthly POS : 1841.25 across 15 bars – Avg = 122.75
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– Total Monthly Sum : 672.25 across 21 bars
Analysis for the month = 11
For December, the historical data is split evenly – 10 months show positive results and 10 months show negative results. The positive average is +129.15 and the negative average is -117.95. This data suggests that December is historically slightly more positive than negative – but overall, December is a very FLAT month for trading in the NQ.
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– Largest Monthly POS : 782 NEG -616.25
– Total Monthly NEG : -1179.5 across 10 bars – Avg = -117.95
– Total Monthly POS : 1291.5 across 10 bars – Avg = 129.15
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– Total Monthly Sum : 112 across 20 bars
Analysis for the month = 12
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It is very likely that the recent rally in the US stock markets has reached very near to a price peak headed into the end of 2019. Our custom Market Cap Index is suggesting the US/Global markets could be setting up for a broader price rotation over the next few weeks and months.
When the Custom Market Cap Index reaches these Extreme Overbought levels, it is very common for the markets to enter a retracement period that will likely result in a downside move in the Custom Market Cap Index towards the middle “Green” area. The only time we’ve seen any type of extended upside price pressure was in late-2017 when the globe rallied after President Trump was elected expecting a boost in global economic activity. Still, if you pay attention to the rotation near this period of time, you’ll see that violent price rotation did take place just before the peak in January 2018. Take 8 seconds and enter your email address and join my free trend signals email list.
Our Adaptive Dynamic Learning (ADL) predictive modeling system is also suggesting a downside price rotation for the NQ which further validates our expectations that the US and Global markets have reached levels that are extremely overbought. We authored a research post titled “Welcome To The Zombie-Land Of Investing” in early November – prior to this melt-up price rally. You can read that article here: https://www.thetechnicaltraders.com/welcome-to-the-zombie-land-of-investing-part-ii/
We continue to believe the collapsing foreign markets have driven capital and investment into the US stock market and further investment into more mature economic markets as investors flee risks and pricing pressures throughout the world. Current news continues to support this premise and we believe the global pressures related to economic output and expectations will begin to weigh more heavily in the US stock market – specifically in regards to profitability, debt levels, and future expectations.
Additionally, we believe the continued collapse in Crude Oil is a very strong sign the global economy is contracting faster than anyone really expected and that continued price weakness may result in a price reversion event in the near future. We authored a number of research articles about these facets of the global markets over the past few months…
Nov 15, 2019: WHEN OIL COLLAPSES BELOW $40 WHAT HAPPENS? PART III
Nov 3, 2019: WARNING: CREDIT DELINQUENCIES TO SKYROCKET IN Q4
Oct 20, 2019: BLACK MONDAY 1987 VS 2019 – PART II
Our ADL predictive modeling system suggested Crude Oil would collapse from levels near $57~58 to levels just below $49 in November 2019. This prediction was made in early July 2019. It is amazing how our ADL predictive modeling system can see into the future like this. Now, all we are waiting for is the further price contraction in Crude Oil to our expected price levels for November. Once that sets up, then we should see a brief pause in price rotation in December 2019, then further selling in early 2020 reaching near a bottom in February or March 2020.
Demand for Crude Oil is waning dramatically near the end of 2019. There appears to be some level of chaos throughout much of the world and we believe additional uncertainty related to the US Presidential Elections, Super-Cycle events/expectations, and a mature global market contraction will continue to put demand/pricing pressures on many commodities/global markets.
The one thing we’ve been warning about for almost 14+ months is the incredible opportunity setting up in Precious Metals.
Sept 24, 2019: IS SILVER ABOUT TO BECOME THE SUPER-HERO OF PRECIOUS METALS?
Now is the time to prepare for some of these big rotation expectations over the next 15+ months. The end of 2019 and almost all of 2020 are certain to be filled with extreme volatility, liquidity issues and more. If you are a skilled trader and want better insight into what is happening and how to profit from these fantastic setups, take a minute to see how we can provide you with winning trades to stay months ahead of these moves and ride the wave of success!
Chris Vermeulen
www.TheTechnicalTraders.com
One type of Fibonacci price structure we use to attempt to measure price trends and identify potential tops/bottoms is the “100% Measured Move” structure. This is a price structure where a previous price move is almost perfectly replicated in a subsequent price trend after a brief period of retracement or price correction. These types of patterns happen all the time in various forms across multitudes of symbols to create very solid trading signals for those that are capable of identifying trends and opportunities using this technique. If you want my daily analysis and trade ideas, be sure to get my updates by joining my free trend signals email list.
The first thing we look for is a strong price trend or the initially confirmed reversal of a price trend. We find that these trending price ranges and initial “impulse trends” tend to prompt 100% measured moves fairly accurately. The explosive middle-trend is where one can’t assume any type of Fibonacci 100% measured move will happen. Those explosive moves in a trend that tend to happen in the middle of a price trend are what we call the “expansion wave” of a trend and will typically be 160% or more the size of the initial impulse trend.
These trade setups we call the “100% measured moves” are naturally occurring price rotations that skilled traders can use to identify strong trade potential setups. They are more common in rotating markets where a moderate trend bias is in place (for example in the current YM or ES chart).
First, let’s take a look at this YM Weekly Chart to highlight the most recent 100% Measured Move. The original upside price move between June 2019 and July 2019 resulted in a 2787 point price rally that replicated between August 2019 and November 2019 – after a brief price retracement. Currently, price is rotating near the peak of this 100% measured price move near 27,875 while attempting to set up a new price trend.
In this ES Weekly example chart, we see a 100% Measured Move that originated in June 2019 and ended in July 2019 – just like on the YM chart. Although the completion of the 100% measured move didn’t originate until the low that formed before price rallied to take out the previous high near 3029.50. Remember, the other facets of Fibonacci price theory are also still at play in the markets while these 100% Measured Moves are taking place. Thus, rotation between a previous price peak and valley (without establishing any new price highs or new price low) are considered “price rotation” – not trending. The 100% Measured Move that did take place recently did complete a full 100% advancement and is now stalling near the 3040 level peak.
If you are not familiar with some of my forecasting and trading strategies for trading the S&P 500, or my gold trading signals be sure to click those links to see some pretty interesting charts like these.
SP500 INDEX TREND IDENTIFICATION AND TRADE SIGNAL SYSTEM
CYCLE AND PRICE PREDICTION SYSTEM
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS:
Once these 100% measured moves complete, price usually attempts to stall or wash out a bit before attempting to establish a new price trend. At this point, given the examples we’ve illustrated, we believe the US market will enter a period of rotation and moderate volatility as these 100% measured moves have completed the upside price advance for now. Some level of price rotation after these 100% measured moves have completed will potentially allow for another attempt at a future 100% price advance after setting up a new price leg.
These techniques don’t always work, we recently got stopped out on a TVIX (vix/volatility trade for a loss) but we just close out our thirst natural gas trade for a quick 7% profit. The previous UGAZ trade netted 20%, and the one before that was 7.95%.
I can tell you that huge moves are about to start unfolding not only in metals, but stocks, and currencies. Some of these supercycles are going to last years. Brad Matheny goes into great detail with his simple to understand charts and guide about this. His financial market research is one of a kind and a real eye-opener. PDF guide: 2020 Cycles – The Greatest Opportunity Of Your Lifetime
As a technical analysis and trader since 1997, I have been through a few bull/bear market cycles. I believe I have a good pulse on the market and timing key turning points for both short-term swing trading and long-term investment capital. The opportunities are massive/life-changing if handled properly.
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Chris Vermeulen
www.TheTechnicalTraders.com