10/31/12 - EOD Update

60 Min 

Interesting to see 2 days of data missing. Green, Orange or a variant of green? We'll see.

10/30/12

ES

We'll see what tomorrow brings. +ve divergence playing out.

10/25/12 - EOD Update

Yesterday I suggested that a flat was in the works, which would result in a lower low. Today, the flat played out.

5 Min

Green looks like it may have completed five waves off the 10/18 high. Red is looking for something more bearish.

Based on the 60 min chart below, the five waves off the 10/18 either caps off {iii} down of a five wave impulse down from 10/5 or the double (wxy) zigzag orange option is complete.

60 Min 

AAPL - 60 Min 

AAPL has extended beyond its H/S target and now has wave 3/C meeting the 1.618* extension target.

10/24/12 - EOD Update

5 Min

I removed the orange option for the near term count. The bounce off yesterday's low is not impulsive, though it could be a leading expanding diagonal.

The decline following today's high does not look impulsive either so a flat may be in the works here to either wrap up ii red or (iv) green.

60 Min 

10/23/12 - EOD Update

5 Min

Some options near term. Green is working on five waves down, which would also satisfy five waves for {c} of y orange.

60 Min

AAPL - 60 Min 

 AAPL may be working on that nested 1-2 down. Look at the failed backtest of the lower wedge TL below.

AAPL - Day

Failed backtest so far.

10/23/12 - AM Update

SPX - Weekly

This is a count we must all consider. MACD looks horrible, could be setting up a triple -ve divergence should there be one final fifth to complete the ending diagonal for wave C.

The longer term view. Blue vs gray.

10/22/12 - EOD Update [4:27 PM UPDATE]

[4:27 PM UPDATE]

ES

ES sports a nice looking double zigzag. We'll see.

McClellan Oscillator

A potential +ve divergence near term.

EOD Update

5 Min 

The bounce off the low does not look exactly impulsive for the first part of the wave structure. I will have to lean towards the red option and assume the bulls will have to prove themselves above the higher Fib retrace targets.

60 Min

Will the bulls come back here or is the market setting up a 3 of 3 sell off even after backtesting the lower channel?

SPX - Daily

Doji and bounce off the lower BB.

AAPL- 60 Min

AAPL bulls managed to create an overlap so the bears best count now is a nested 1-2 down. Note the alt option in green, which is a larger double zigzag.

AAPL - Weekly

The weekly may support the 3 of 3 event if the backtest of the lower TL of the wedge fails.

10/19/12 - EOD Update

Yesterday, I was expecting  wave  c sell off today. I didn't expect it to be this big though. The bears certainly came out to play and the bulls have their work cut out for them.

5 Min

The bulls need to defend the 10/12 low at 1425.53 or the bear count is in full force below per the green option on the 60 min chart.

60 Min 

If the orange count is to remain in play, the bulls need to defend 1380.39.

AAPL - 60 Min

I started tracking AAPL's head shoulders at the beginning of the month and speculated that it was leading the market. So far that has proven to be correct.

AAPL is approaching the h/s target, however, the longer term charts below suggest that wave 3/C of AAPL may very well extend to the 2.618 Fib extension.

AAPL - Daily

20/50 cross over and TL break.

AAPL - Weekly

Weekly -ve divergence and bear cross confirmed.

10/18/12 - EOD Update

15 Min 

 Looks like 5 waves up. Lets see if there are three waves down.

60 Min 

AAPL - 60 Min 

AAPL - Daily

 AAPL looks like it is in trouble.

FB- Daily

10/17/12 - EOD Update

15 Min

 Watch for a potential wedge up here.

60 Min

10/16/12 - EOD Update

Da bulls are making a stand here. So far a good start but their work is not over yet.

They need to clear this out of the range as the market still has lower highs and lower lows.

15 min 

60 Min 

Thru the hrly MACD TL.

AAPL

AAPL retesting the neckline.

FB

10/15/12 - EOD Update

60 Min 

The bulls are trying to stage a comeback here. They are not out of the woods yet but have managed to put in what appears to be five waves up on a double +ve hrly MACD divergence.

The bears are still in the game and appears to be working on either all of {ii} or only wave (a) of {ii} before the flush down if they can hold the bulls below the lower blue channel.

10/15/12- AM Update [9:15 AM Update]

[9:15 AM Update]

Here is the cleaned up version. I had to relabel green to adjust to the 4-1 overlap that occurred last week.

Per the green option, the double zigzag is complete with a truncated wave 5 to complete wave C of Y.

The orange option, however, is the bull's best count at the moment.

Bulls need to jump this back into the ascending blue channel or a possible failed backtest of the lower channel is in the works.

AM Update 

I didn't get a chance to update this chart over the weekend but just focusing on that red falling wedge right now. That would fit nicely as either a wave c or y ending diagonal. 

10/11/12 -EOD Update

Hmm... Things are looking a little dicey here for the bulls.  Bulls need to defend 1430 tomorrow.

With AAPL continuing to work on its H/S target a 3 of 3 gap down may very well occur tomorrow for both AAPL and SPX.

If this were to occur, the purple count option would become the lead  count for SPX.

15 Min 

60 Min 

AAPL - 60 Min 

Bear cross and respecting the MACD TL.

AAPL - Daily

At the lower end of the TL.

10/10/12 - EOD Update [8:26 PM Update]

[8:26 PM Update]

Here's a link (http://twitpic.com/b2y2xv) to my ES chart I tweeted earlier this afternoon. Or just take a look at it to the right.

EOD Update


I have cleaned up the count option and converted purple to green. The flat for wave 4 is just about complete just as it tagged the lower channel and lower Bollinger Band.

Must keep an eye on the 50 day SMA, which is currently at 1426. This could be a target as well.

Here are some wave c extension targets should this extend further.

c = 1.10*a = 1422
c = 1.38*a = 1410
c = 1.618*a = 1400

60 Min

Daily Bolllinger Bands

10/9/12 - EOD Update

The market continues to move as suspected from last Tuesday's post.

15 min 

Purple continues to be the primary and  is looking to complete wave (v) with fib extension targets plotted on the chart to complete wave {a} of y.

Green is getting very close to invalidation.

60 Min

Yesterday I also mentioned that a triangle must be considered should we see a downdraft today with a lower high. So far that has occurred so something to keep in mind.

Typically waves c or d in triangles are complex, so if this is a triangle in play versus just a simple flat (which I prefer at the moment) we should expect the next few days to be choppy and range bound.

AAPL

AAPL's H/S continues to play out. Technically one may count three waves down as complete. 1/A, 2/B and 3/C, where 3/C was nearly equal to 1/A.

However, we must give consideration to the move from 10/4 as wave i of 3/C and now a wave ii bounce is occuring to backtest the broken H/S neckline.

10/8/12 - EOD Update

15 Min

As I posted last week, the purple count would be the correct option should the wave iv overlap occur today, which it did.

Given that, anything can still go in this range between 1475 and 1430.

60 Min 

Price is still within the ascending channel and potentially rangebound so far between 1475-1430. Lets see if the market is attempting to tag the lower end of the range again or should it make a higher low, we should start to look for another potential triangle up here.

AAPL - 60 Min 

 Last Friday I also mentioned AAPL's potential to gap thru the neckline today, which it also did so the H/S must definitely be respected. 650 appears to be the level to watch should a backtest of the neckline occurs.

AAPL - Weekly

Weekly -ve divergence is here and the potential for a larger H/S.