The run up and aftermath to the FOMC’s QE announcement last month
brought a surge of bullish optimism to market players – especially those
in the over bought precious metals – that was unsustainable.
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Monthly/Weekly/Daily Cycles on Major Indices (by SB)
Looking at a top-down view of the 6 Major Indices, I would note
the following.
Monthly View
- + all just below the top of their recent highs
- + Stochastics indicator is in overbought territory, except for DJT & DJU
which is neutral - + major support is at the bottom Bollinger Band, which, generally, lies in the
vicinity of the Monthly 50 sma (red) - + while the 50 sma is still (just) above the 200 sma on the SPX, it has
recently crossed below on the ES, so it's now officially under
the bearish influences of a "Death Cross" formation on the
Monthly timeframe
Shorting CP
Looks like the over-extended bull-run in the RR sector is about to be derailed. CP is one of my favorite shorts in the group and providing what looks like a very objective short entry on today's earnings-induced wedge overthrow (a event typically followed by a sharp move back inside the wedge & a subsequent breakdown of the pattern).
Positive Divergences (by Springheel Jack)
There's quite a bit of positive divergence this morning and on NDX / NQ, this is a very significant level with a strong reversal setup. I posted the chart below on twitter last night showing NQ having made the H&S target yesterday, stalled there at strong support, and the W bottom setup if NQ can manage to get back over 2695. This really is a strong reversal setup and it's worth watching carefully to see what happens here:



