Potential Cyclical High In Place for SPX Relative to Crude
The chart below shows the long-term ratio of the SPX vs. crude. The pattern is well-defined in that it develops a large left shoulder over the course of 1985-1997 (SPX out-performance), followed by a distinct head from 1997-2000 (acceleration of…...
SPX Close > 2,050 in October Would Be Bullish: Part 2
Last week we put some work together detailing why a close above 2,050 for the SPX in October would be bullish for forward returns across six months and up to a year. That logic was straightforward enough that we won’t recapitulate…...
This Stock is Successfully Re-Testing a Previous Bullish Break-Out
On 2/23/15 in this post we highlighted the very bullish chart pattern on IPGP and suggested initiating a long in the name. At the time of the latter post we noted the name was over-extended following its break-out from a…...
1998 Redux for Crude?
In these two posts here and here we discussed 1998 as a potential outcome to Aug/Sep’s global VOL in equities whereby strong pivots higher could result in additional, sustained upside to the long-term bull cycle that’s been intact since 2009 (or…...
Duration & Size Matter: Part 2 (And Why the Revenant May Truly be Dead)
Nearly 18 months ago, on 5/9/14, we noted the SPX had gone 652 days and had rallied 72% without at least a 10% correction, with that stretch dating back to the summer/fall 2011 mini-crash lows. We went on to note…...
SPX Close > 2,050 in October Would be Bullish
As of today 2,050 is the SPX’s 12 mo MA. August’s sell-off and September’s continuing remnants of VOL from the previous month resulted in the SPX closing below its 12 mo MA for those two consecutive months after having closed…...
MCD Hits Key Resistance
There have been some previous questions on MCD re: chart pattern and set-up, so with this morning’s gains, I figured I’d take another look and update my thoughts. In response to previous questions I’ve answered by suggesting the chart looked decent,…...
CNH in Macro Driver Seat, Has Potential to Create Global Deflation Under PBoC Devaluation Campaign
The relationship b/t the USD and CNH increasingly appears to be the single most important global macro input factor. USD’s relevance has always been well appreciated but the closer I examine it v-a-v CNH, and China in general, the more significant…...
Gold, Rarely a Rush: Part 2
For more than a year now we’ve made a concerted effort to continuously revisit the ideas that PMs, especially gold, had more ultimate upside left in a major structural bull cycle despite the fact that cyclically speaking, they had been in…...
If a Sustained Bull is Underway for PMs Gold Could Plausibly Reach $8K+
In the recent past we’ve used posts such as this and this to highlight later-1976 as a potential corollary to where gold stands today v-a-v its current cycle placement. Yesterday we drilled into the USD’s set-up and found what appears to be strong…...