Monday, October 14, 2013

Monday's Market 10/14/2013

Last Friday the SPX opened slightly lower, and then rallied to 1703.44. After a slight pullback, the index tested that high, but failed to surpass it. This was right at the 1703 resistance level. After failing to move above that resistance, the SPX opened sharply lower this morning, dropping to 1692.13 a few minutes after the open. This represented the largest pullback since this move higher began at 1646.47. That proved to be the low for the day, as the index continued to move relentlessly higher from that low, with the SPX moving above the 1703 resistance level, and continuing higher to 1711.03. From there the index moved slightly lower into the close.


The action today, after the 1692.13 morning low, looks like 4 waves higher, with an inverted corrective wave 2. I would project wave 5 of this sequence to end between 1711 and 1713. If my count from the 1646.47 low is correct, this should complete wave B of an inverted corrective wave 2. I have wave 1 as being the move from 1646.47 to Wednesday’s 1662.47 high. Wave A of the inverted corrective wave was the move from that high to 1654.81. The SPX has been in wave B of 2 since that point. If this is correct, the index should move slightly higher, to between 1711, and 1713, and then experience a pullback. Since this has not yet completed a 5 wave sequence from the 1646.47, I still expect the index to move higher, with 1745 being a likely target. If the SPX moves above 1713 without a pullback, another count may come into play that would target a high near 1740.



Starting last Monday, I have been mentioning that my longer term count from 1074.77 still requires some work to the upside to complete. As a picture is sometimes easier to visualize than words I have included a chart showing how I see this wave completing. This should not be taken as target prices or times, but simply the waves need to complete the sequence. By my count, the SPX is in Wave D of 2 from 1074.77. Again, these waves can complete in several ways, so these are not meant to be targets.


It is interesting to compare this chart to the chart from October 2002 until October 2007. The two are strikingly similar, and again, serves as a visualization as to how this wave will complete.


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