Thursday, May 2, 2013

Thursday's Market 05/02/2013


It was another day, another record high for the SPX.

The market opened higher today, rising to 1589.64. After a small pullback the market continued higher, first hitting 1592.82, and then 1597.07. The SPX then traded in a narrow range, less than four points, and hit a new all-time high along the way.


Yesterday I said it was possible that Wave E completed at 1581.28, and that a move above 1590.79 would confirm this.  It looks like yesterday afternoon we saw Wave 1, followed by Wave A of an inverted corrective wave near the end of the trading day. The opening move to 1589.64 then completed Wave B, with Waves C, D, and E ending in a zig-zag pattern. With this Wave 2 from the 1581.28 low was completed, and the next move to 1592.82 completed Wave 3. After a small pullback from Wave 4, the SPX then moved to 1597.07 to complete Wave 5.

This became Wave 1 of the next sequence, with Wave 2 being a semi-inverted corrective wave. As you can see, after a small pullback from the 1597.07 high, the SPX moved above that level, and then pulled back below the initial move lower from 1597. This formed Wave 2. Waves 3, 4, and 5 then completed within the narrow range trading that followed, with Wave 5 completing at 1598.60.

The SPX has now, once again, completed a 5 Wave sequence right at the 1598-1602 resistance level I have been mentioning. With 1581.28 marking the end of Wave 2 from 1074.77, the sequence today may have formed Wave 3, a small pullback could form Wave 4, and one more try at the 1598-1602 level could complete Wave 5. Unless the SPX can break through that resistance level, that would seem to be the likely outcome for this move. The SPX ended the day right at the first support level, with the next support at 1591-1592. I would expect a drop into this support level if this scenario plays out.

The waves at this point are difficult to discern, and if the SPX should fall below the 1581.28 low, I would say a further correction to 1530 is likely.

If the SPX is going to break through this resistance level, tomorrow may be the day. After reaching 1598.60, the market pulled back. Very short term; the SPX completed a 5 Wave sequence within the first support zone. This sequence contained an overlapping wave structure, when I would have expected non-overlapping waves if the pullback were to continue. This is the setup for a wave A of an inverted corrective wave. This would result in a powerful move above the resistance level, and lead to higher prices. This would be the mechanism to finally break through this level.

A lot of maybe’s and could be’s , I know, but until the SPX either moves above 1598-1602, or below 1581, there is a lot of uncertainty.

Thank you.






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