Thread: Bear Cave 2 (Bull Allowed)

Hmmmmm.... Another call for a final melt-up. Maybe! We shall see..... I like his cycle work, but have my own system for making trades.

SPY daily: For now I will take it one day at a time. I want to see a confirmed move back above the 10 dma, before I say ALL CLEAR and buy VTI back!
VTI daily: I currently have NO position at Vanguard.

Stocks formed a bullish reversal on Friday.

Stocks broke below the day 21 low on Friday to extend their daily cycle decline. Friday was day 30, placing stocks in their timing band for a DCL. Friday’s bullish reversal eases the parameters for forming a swing low. A break above 4375.19 will form a swing low. Then a close above the 10 day MA will signal the new daily cycle. Stocks are in a daily downtrend. They will remain in their daily downtrend unless they can close back above the upper daily cycle band.

In the Weekend Report I discuss why I expect this to be not only a daily cycle low, but an intermediate cycle low as well. And what I am looking for to signal a final melt-up phase to this bull run.

https://likesmoneycycletrading.wordp...sh-reversal-7/

VTI, IWM and SPY monthly cycle data: Is the YCL in? It depends on whom you ask.....

Ok, it has been 18 months since the last YCL, and I get that the Fed is still in the game, so maybe the YCL is in. We shall see!

IWM monthly: Sideways for 7 months now from the so called leader.
SPY monthly: If the YCL is in it sure was a small pullback. Still, with all the BTDer's and the Fed in the game anything is possible. I remain flat VTI for now anyway.

LOL.... I use to watch seasonality, now I just BTD! Waiting for Tom to post the Oct chart.

Never forget seasonality
Just a reminder of that great seasonality chart. The only outlier would be the most recent move higher in Russell.

On the other hand, getting outright excited about Russell is pointless. Small caps are stuck in an impressive range.


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IWM weekly: Moving above and below the 10 wma and compressing for months. Last time we saw this pattern it didn't end well. We shall see how it plays out this time. I currently have NO POSITIONS in IWM.

Hmmmmm..... Where is the melt-up for small caps? Is it still coming? Isn't it suppose to lead? So, with all that said, I say it's time to pass the popcorn for this index.

IWM/SPY chart: SPY is the purple thick line. IWM did top first on the weekly chart. I'm not saying the IWM run is over or what will happen next. I'm just pointing out the past patterns.

How will the first week of October play out this year? I did see the charts Tom posted..... The Best 6 months is now in play for those that use that for investing.

Here is my GLD DCL chart from my cycle program (you may have to save the image to see the entire eighteen years with an image editor). Anyone see any errors in my cycle low dates?

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Here is the cycle days graph. We are too early for a DCL.

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Once I get the DCL's right then I will start working on left/right translation, rise/fall days and percentages plus other interesting stats.

VXF weekly: VXF is very close to the S Fund. I use to trade if often at Vanguard, but I'm currently trading VTI.

Since the May low any move down that closed on Friday below the 10 and 20 wma has resulted in a bounce in the weeks ahead. We shall see if the BTDer's and the Fed can keep that going.

Bottom Line: VXF remains below it's 10 and 20 wma. Most GURU's I looked over this weekend think we will bounce next week. We shall see how it plays out.

I have NO POSITION in VXF.

For LT investors: If you are a LT investor, and use the monthly data, VXF remains above the 10 ma. I will be trading the 2 hour and daily data next week. However, LT investors using the monthly data have done very well since the March 2020 low.

SLV daily and weekly: I'm still holding some SLV. Note the word "POTENTIALLY" on the video title below. We shall see how it plays out!

SLV daily: Closed above the 10 dma on Friday, but that is only one day above the 10 dma, and that doesn't get me to excited. However, I made some beer money on this trade and will add if the market tells me to.

SLV weekly: This is week 16 SLV has been below it's 10 wma. That is why I'm only ST trading. Plenty of work needs to get done on this index before I will go long with a MT position. My MT positions are "NOT" more then 10% for any index/trade. I also might be ST trading the same index with leverage. I took a AGQ trade last week when the $20.00ish area was tagged. This sector metals/miners is not easy to trade.

Silver update: Potentially bullish setup

I forget to post the link to the video.

Silver update: Potentially bullish setup

https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/

Bull/Bear daily tracking pattern: Making a few small ST trades this morning, but mainly just watching the show. The SPY remains under the 10 and 20 wma's. Waiting for a confirmed weekly buy signal before I take any MT positions. i don't like to jump the gun with MT positions as they are larger then my ST trades. I still NEVER go higher then 10% on any index after I buy all my tranches. That's a 10% total position max and I NEVER buy all at once. Something you just can't do at TSP.

Still trading SLV and a few other indexes this morning.
https://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=SL...8&a=1037190353

SLV daily: Remains above the 10 dma..... We shall see if buyers continue to come in. SLV is getting some help from the dollar today.

Something to think about before the year ends.

One of the most underappreciated features of the tax code in the U.S. and Canada is the ability to put money into accounts which grow tax-free for life and where you generally don't have to pay any tax upon withdrawal. In the United States these mostly include Roth IRA, Roth 401(k), Roth 403(b), Roth individual (solo) 401(k), and similar accounts. For more than two decades I have been concentrating on moving the assets of myself, my Dad, and my clients into these kinds of accounts. Recent and likely upcoming legislation has made these accounts even more favorable than they had been relative to other kinds of accounts. I will discuss the main purpose of these accounts and how to get as much money as you can into them over the long run.

Roth accounts have numerous additional advantages.


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Money in non-Roth retirement accounts can be converted into Roth accounts with no limits.

In case you have money in non-Roth retirement accounts then you can convert that money into Roth accounts with no annual limit. Unfortunately you can't undo these conversions once they are done which used to be permitted under a method known as recharacterizations. I will explain the details of such conversions in part two.

https://truecontrarian-sjk.blogspot.com/

SPY daily: Probably a few folks that BTD are a tad worried this morning. Another tag and a move below the 100 dma. Normally this is just another chance to BTD. We shall see how this week plays out.

SPY daily: Under the 100 dma again. One one think buyers will come in before the close...... We shall see how it plays out.
SPY weekly: Under the 10 and 20 wma's.....