Crude Oil Update – 11/17/23

On 11/16/23 Crude Oil appears to have made an intermediate degree bottom. The daily Crude Oil futures continuous contract (CL2!) courtesy of Trading View shows the progress of its decline since 09/28/23. The decline counts as a five – wave Elliott Impulse pattern.  There’s a bullish MACD – Histogram divergence.   RSI has moved above itsContinue reading “Crude Oil Update – 11/17/23”

Near – Term S&P 500 Momentum

Today 11/15/23 the S&P 500 (SPX) continued its relentless rally in what appears to be a still developing Elliott wave impulse pattern.The daily SPX chart courtesy of Trading View illustrates two – external momentum indicators. The RSI has reached 68.28, the overbought zone starts at 70.00, and so far there’s no momentum divergence.  MACD –Continue reading “Near – Term S&P 500 Momentum”

            S&P 500 – Elliott Wave Count – 11/10/23

The S&P 500 (SPX) may have completed an important Elliott Wave pattern. The 3 – hour SPX chart courtesy of Trading View illustrates the most likely Elliott wave count from late July 2023. The SPX decline from 07/27/23 to 10/27/23 appears to be an Elliott wave – Leading Diagonal Triangle (LDT).  This structure only occurs Continue reading ”            S&P 500 – Elliott Wave Count – 11/10/23″

At the Intersection

On 11/09/23 the sharp plunge in U.S. stocks looked like the start of at least a multi-day decline.  Today 11/10/23 the bulls replied with a persistent rally throughout the trading session. The daily Dow Jones Industrial Average chart courtesy of BigCharts.com shows the position of its moving average lines. The 50 – day moving averageContinue reading “At the Intersection”

Sentiment and Momentum Readings for U.S. Stocks – October 2023

Stock market bottoms prior to at least multi- month rallies occur in two ways.  After a sudden and sharp decline, such as the 2020 crash.  Or after a multi month drop like the January to October 2022 bear phase.  The sentiment and momentum readings from U.S. Stocks in late October 2023  provide insight to theContinue reading “Sentiment and Momentum Readings for U.S. Stocks – October 2023”

An Approaching Death Cross – Part Three

Today 11/02/23 U.S. had a persistent rally throughout the main trading session.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average – Bigcharts.com symbol (DJIA) 50 – day – moving average (MA) moved closer to its 200 – day MA.   If there’s a “Death Cross” it could be giving a bearish signal after a bottom is in place. TheContinue reading “An Approaching Death Cross – Part Three”

An Approaching Death Cross – Part Two

The 10/28/23 blog “Approaching Death Cross”  noted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) 50 – day moving average (MA) could cross below its 200 – day MA.  This is known as a “Death Cross”.   Today 11/01/23 the DJIA  moving average lines moved closer to a cross.   A very important DJIA top could occur inContinue reading “An Approaching Death Cross – Part Two”

U.S. Stocks in Steady Decline

Today 10/26/23 all three main U.S. stock indices made new post July 2023 decline lows; the drop could continue into at least early November. The daily S&P 500 (SPX) chart courtesy of Trading View updates the action. The 10/25/23 blog “Support Breaks Without a Panic” noted there was a bullish SPX – RSI divergence vs.Continue reading “U.S. Stocks in Steady Decline”