Monitoring purposes SPX: Sold on 10/5/15 at 1987.05; gain 2.28%. long SPX on 9/22/15 at 1942.74.
Monitoring purposes GOLD: Flat
Long Term Trend monitor purposes: Flat
The chart above is the two hour chart of the SPDR S&P 500 (N:SPY). On October 5, a “Mid point Gap” formed that gave an upside target to 205 on the SPY, which is also where a Neckline of the Head and Shoulders top and a resistance zone are. On the two hour chart, one can make out the possibility of a “Three Drives to Top” forming. The key element for a “Three Drives to Top” pattern is for the retracement off the second top to be at least a 61.8% retracement of the previous rall,y and this one does that. It appears SPY is working on the “third top,” and ideally, one would like to see a push to the strong resistance near 205 Neckline resistance and “Mid point Gap” target. There is a possibility a sell signal could get triggered near the 205 level on the SPY.
The “Head” of a “Head and Shoulders top” formed in late May and the “Neckline” was broken in August and confirmed the “Head and Shoulders top.” The market is attempting to rally back to the Neckline line resistance, which comes in near 205. The October 5 gap also gives a target to 205. When two or more indicators give a target to the same number, then the odds increase that number will be seen. The top window is the McClellan Oscillator and readings above “0” are considered bullish. Yesterday’s reading came in at +137, and today’s close came in at +148, and showed the market got stronger today, even though the market backed off today. This condition suggests the market may hold up another few days. The FOMC meeting is October 27 – 28 (next Tuesday and Wednesday) and the market may tread water until then. If a sell signal does get triggered, our downside target will be near the gap level of 195. Still neutral for now. Sold long SPX on 10/5/15 at 1987.05 = gain of 2.28%; Long SPX on the close of 9/22/15 at 1942.74.
In last Thursday's report, we said,
“Today Market Vectors Gold Miners (N:GDX) broke to a minor new high and the GDX/N:GLD ratio continues its negative divergence and suggests a pull back is coming. GDX new short term high today produced a volume that dropped in half from yesterday’s volume. This conditions shows the market is exhausted to the upside and do for a pull back. The potential Head and Shoulders bottom pattern appears still in play. We have a minor cycle low due 10/19 and support in the 15 to 14 range, which would represent the Right Shoulder low for the potential developing Head and Shoulders bottom on GDX. This developing Head and Shoulders bottom has a measured target near 19.50.”
The GDX chart above is on the two hour timeframe. It appears a “Three Drive to Top” was completed on October 16, which has a minimum downside target to 15.25. Also, there appears to be a small “Head and Shoulders top” developing that has a measured target to 14.00 range, which is also where an open gap lies from October 2. If the small “Head and Shoulders top” pattern plays out, then a bullish signal could develop near 14.00. On a bigger scale, the next low should form the bottom of a larger Right Shoulder of the Head and Shoulders bottom pattern, where the September 11 low was the Head that we have been talking about, which has an upside target near 19.50. This bullish setup could be triggered this week.