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From The Road (7/1/02) Here's
a capsule summary of the indexes, with updated cycle summary charts. No
major changes from Friday. For those of you on crash watch, there's
no real sign of one, but a down day today could mean the rest of the week
will be soft. An up day today would suggest that the swup will last
another 5-6 days.
Dow Inflatables
The
Dow remains within its downtrend channel. The 8-13 day cycle is up but the
4-5 week and 10-13 cycles are still down and the 6-7 week cycle
looks toppy.
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Portfolio Sphincters Index (SPX)
and Sentiment
The 17 day rate of
change, which represents the 6-7 week cycle, remained stuck in a
trough.. The 6-7 week oscillator
superimposed on the price chart, continued rising. In conjunction with the
price action since the upturn, this looks like a sideways up phase that
could end at any time.
The 10-13 week cycle oscillator
(navy) continued declining. This indicates that we haven't seen the 10-13
week cycle low yet. There should be one more downleg ahead. The target is
940, with an outside shot at 910, if this rally falls apart quickly.
The 29 day rate of change
flattened, but remains in a downtrend. This indicator should stabilize and
turn up ahead of price when the 10-13 week cycle bottoms.
The VIX
fell below 30. On the inverted scale chart, VIX is in the
center of the channel a following the 6-7 week cycle low in mid-June,
consistent with the price action. At a major low, extreme fear readings
normally persist for several days. A buy signal will not be generated
until the index drops below the blue band for several days and then reverses.
The blue channel lines are the extension of a linear
regression channel from the February and May 2001 highs.
The 6 month cycle
oscillator is still drifting lower confirming the downtrend. The trading
stoolicator is still signaling a downtrend. The short cycle oscillator
upticked for the second day in this short cycle swup. The 10-13 week cycle oscillator
upticked but the trend remains down. The setup of a positive divergence could be
troublesome if not resolved to the downside. It means longer term downside
momentum is flagging. The low is due anywhere from 7 to 22 days from now.
The Cycle Conditions tables include cycle
phase and a wild guess as to number of periods to the next turn, in days
for the shortest cycles, weeks (W) or months (M) for the longer ones. This
is a fluid exercise, in other words, the projections are likely to be
wrong, but they force us to be vigilant for key turning points, and
frequently work well enough to prevent costly misreadings.
SPX
Cycle Conditions as of 6/28/02
Cycle |
Phase/PTT |
Target |
6
Month |
Down/2-5W |
910-940 |
10-13
Week |
Down/7-22 |
942 |
6-7
Week |
Up/1-6 |
1000-1020? |
20-25
Days |
Top-Down/8-13 |
NA |
8,13
Day |
Up-Top/0-5 |
1005 |
PTT - Periods Till Turn
L-Low,
H-High
SWD=
Sideways Down Phase- Trading Range
SWU=Sideways Up
p: preliminary
Too Early: Too soon to project
Nasgap
Charts
The 10-13 week cycle
oscillator upticked but is still in a downtrend. The trading stoolicator
is still declining. The short cycle oscillator rose, confirming the short
cycle sideways up phase. A low of 1275 is due in 13 to 28 days.
Nasdaq
Cycle Conditions as of 6/28/02
Cycle |
Phase/PTT |
Target |
6
Month |
Down/3-6W |
1275 |
10-13
Week |
Down/13-28 |
1310 |
6-7
Week |
Up/1-6 |
1480-1500? |
20-25
Days |
Top-Down/8-13 |
NA |
8,13
Day |
Up/0-5 |
1480-1500 |
PTT
- Periods Till Turn
L-Low,
H-High
*SWD=
Sideways Down Phase- Trading Range
SWU=Sideways Up
p: preliminary
Too Early: Too soon to project
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Explanation of Intraday Commentary-Build
charts at http://www.livecharts.com.
For custom time bars insert a comma after symbol and number of minutes,
e.g. compx,90. This will give you a bar chart of the Nas with 90 minutes
per bar. The one day cycle is usually most clear with 8 minute bars and
26/18 stochastics. It varies from day to day. Sometimes 6 minutes works
best. Experiment to find the best fit for your trading style, and the
market's dominant frequency at the time.
The goal here is primarily to monitor the condition of the 8 and 13 day
cycles. I typically use 90 minute bars with 26/18 stochastics for the 13
day cycle proxy on the indices during regular trading hours. Other cycles
use 26/18 stochastics with the following:
8 days- 60 minute bars
5 days- 40 minute bars
3 days- 24 minute bars
2 days- 16 minute bars
1 day- 6, 7, or 8 minute bars
On the 24 hour futures charts, use a time per bar approximately 3 to 4
times the above number of minutes, to represent the cycles listed above.
ABBREVIATIONS:
cma: centered moving average
cmap: centered moving average projection
os or ozzie: oscillator
sto: stochastic
swup: sideways up phase
swdp: sideways down phase
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