Here’s a good object lesson provided by a specific stock, Wells Fargo:

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To expound upon my “bullet entering the brain” post from last night, let’s just go whole hog. Let us assume:
Having embraced those chilling assumptions, here are the measured moves for the cash indexes shown, represented in both point and percentage terms. These measured moves are based on the inverted head and shoulders pattern, all of which are complete except for the Russell 2000. Please note that the percentage gains are measured from the neckline, not from present price levels.
(more…)At long last, we’re going to have something besides Larry Kudlow’s reassurances and economic data from China to guide the markets. I’ve highlighted a few I think are particularly important, and as a reminder, this information for any time of the year is available on Slope here.