S&P500 signal - Trading the Line

COVER Signal at 2734

Some initial buying interest but this morning the market was still selling into 'strength'.

An afternoon attempt at 2759 is sold into and we are quickly down towards 2735.

Relentless selling this afternoon with barely a bounce at 2730 and heading towards the previous support base around 2700.

Cover Signal at 2734 and confirmed at the close.

Wait for more stabilisation and the next signal.

Steve Rushton February 28, 2018No Comments

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Tulsa

S/T Buy Signal at 2717

The market gaps up above the Buy Signal level at 2712, pulls back to find support and then heads higher.

A strong gap up and go and close at the highs type day, with just that a little bit of hesitation midday to remind us of the previous days' afternoon selling.

Strength above the Mid-Channel is a very positive development, and the T volume oscillator moves back above zero supporting the continued projections for highs in March.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

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Steve Rushton February 23, 2018No Comments

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In the Forest

In the forest lives a monster
he has done terrible things
so in the wood it's hiding
And this is the song he sings

Who will love me now
Who will ever love me?
Who will say to me
You are my desire
I'll set you free

(Who will love me now)
Who will forgive and make me live again
Who will bring me back to the world again
(to the world again)

PJ Harvey, Who Will Love Me Now?, 1998

–

The Market gaps up and heads higher finding support above 2725 into the Fed announcement that adds a burst of adrenalin and a surge into 2747.

Unfortunately the market then reacts violently and the resulting sell off continues into the close and triggers a Cover Signal at 2701. Something is wrong.

The T volume oscillator drops hard below zero and the negative action in price raises a short alert and the possibility of further selling.

Again the market behaves in a a violent and unpredictable manner in-line with the high levels of volatility indicated by the Vix.

Dangerous market conditions continue.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton February 22, 2018No Comments

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Gilgamesh

The epic of Gilgamesh
A pretty little black A-line dress
I give to you
The spinal cord of JFK
Wrapped in Marilyn Monroe's negligee
I give to you
I want nothing in return
Just the softest little breathless word
I ask of you
A word contained in a grain of sand
That can barely walk, can't even stand
I ask of you

C'mon baby, let's get out of the cold
And gimme, gimme, gimme your precious love for me to hold

Grinderman, Palace of Montezuma, 2010
Songwriters: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos

–

An S/T BUY Signal at 2661 confirmed at the close.

Short Alert still active.

A gap down at the open is gradually shrugged off and the market grinds higher and up into an S/T Buy Signal at 2661.

Caution still required due to the high volatility and recent collapse in price, but the signs are that the market is now improving.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton February 14, 2018No Comments

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Thunder

And she turned around and took me by the hand and said,
I've lost control again.
And how I'll never know just why or understand,
She said I've lost control again.

Joy Division, She's Lost Control, 1979
(Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris)

–

A 20 point drop into the Sell Signal area, a slight bounce which fails and then the selling really starts.

An S/T Sell signal at 2794.

An OSC Sell Signal.

T volume oscillator at a very low level already (-89), so we are now looking for a low to occur and a strong bounce at some point but the market will need a significant amount of stabilising first after this shock.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton February 3, 2018No Comments

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Marianne

Now so long, Marianne
It's time that we began to laugh
And cry and cry and laugh about it all again

Well, you know that I love to live with you
But you make me forget so very much
I forget to pray for the angels
And then the angels forget to pray for us

Leonard Cohen, So Long, Marianne, 1967

–

A gap down below the cover signal level without any significant recovery, suggesting that the market needs some further stabilisation.

Zooming out you can see that the recent peak synchronised with the projection for a high from the 15 March peak, reinforced by similar projections from the smaller more recent structures.

There is the possibility for another high associated with the earlier peak on 01 March – another attempt at a high perhaps?

We are now looking for some kind of low to occur. The T volume oscillator has been in decline and forming a cash-build up line since the 18 December high and is already at a level associated with lows (-55) though of course it can go much lower. This is the fuel for the next advance. Look for stabilisation in the oscillator and then a move upwards through the cash-build up line to initiate the next T structure.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton January 31, 2018No Comments

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COVER Signal below 2839

Market gapped down below the Cover Signal line and although it stabilised throughout the day it failed to recovery back above.

We will wait for the market to stabilise and make the next signal.

Steve Rushton January 30, 2018No Comments

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Perihelion

Market opens the year in true style with a gap up and go into a continuation BUY signal at 2686.

The extremely bullish nature of yesterday carries a warning with it as Put/Call ratios drop to a low not seen since December 2016 and suggests some element of panic-buying as well as short-covering.

Today is another pulse high, and so we might expect only a little follow through on the current buy signal, and the Osc oscillator sits just above the Sell signal level still suggesting that we will not see significantly higher prices, yet.

And so, some caution still remains, but with further upcoming projections from the T structures for tomorrow and Monday suggesting that we may also see another peak shortly, and another echo high early next week, perhaps to bring in some selling afterwards. Expect some choppiness and some volatility.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton January 2, 2018No Comments

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COVER Signal at 2676

The market dumps into the last 10 minutes of trade and closes below the ST Buy / Cover Signal line at 2676.

We await the next Signal.

Steve Rushton December 29, 2017No Comments

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Mare Imbrium

A gap up open cancels out the previous Sell Signal and the strength triggers an S/T BUY Signal at 2583.

A visit to 2590 shows some resistance at a declining angle, but this is so close to the previous all time high that it would seem likely that this is temporary.

The rapid turnaround suggests to me that we are now seeing additional strength in the larger T structure and that the projections into late November and December are now active. Yesterday's rise in the T volume oscillator indicating strong breadth supports this thinking.

Yesterday was an echo high (but perhaps a lesser one) and today is a pulse high. There is therefore always the possibility of a rapid move back down due to profit-taking on yesterday's snap back to the high.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton November 17, 2017No Comments

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
Leonardo da Vinci

“Imagination is more important than knowledge”
Albert Einstein

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2026 Positions

(All numbers refer to SPX)

S/T SELL Signal active below 7462 st 7440 on 17 July

COVER Signal below 7522 at 7440 on 17 July

S/T BUY Signal at 7398 on 29 June

S/T SELL Signal active below 7344 on 26 June

COVER Short Signal above 7361 on 25 June

S/T SELL Signal below 7422 on 23 June

COVER Signal below 7452 at 7365 on 23 June

S/T BUY Signal at 7500 on 18 June

COVER Short Signal at 7500 on 18 June

S/T SELL Signal at 7424 on 17 June

COVER Signal at 7454 on 17 June

S/T BUY Signal at 7404 on 11 June

COVER Short Signal at 7337 on 10 June

S/T SELL Signal at 7462 on 05 June

COVER Signal at 7553 on 05 June

S/T BUY Signal at 7586 on 04 June

COVER Signal at 7554 on 03 June

S/T BUY Signal at 7413 on 20 May

COVER Signal at 7411 on 15 May

S/T BUY Signal at 6457 on 31 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6398 on 31 Mar

S/T SELL Signal at 6543 on 26 Mar

S/T BUY Signal above 6600 at 6620 on 25 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6567 on 25 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6554 on 24 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6581 on 24 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6554 on 24 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6581 on 24 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6554 on 24 Mar

COVER Signal at 6590 on 23 Mar

S/T BUY Signal at 6623 on 23 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6563 at 6600 on 23 Mar

S/T SELL Signal at 6666 on 18 Mar

COVER Signal at 6693 on 18 Mar

S/T BUY Signal at 6729 on 16 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6668 at 6698 on 16 Mar

S/T SELL Signal at 6756 on 11 Mar

S/T BUY Signal above 6826 on 10 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6792 on 10 Mar

S/T SELL Signal at 6765 on 10 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6772 on 09 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6810 on 06 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6822 on 05 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6822 on 05 Mar

COVER Signal below 6849 on 05 Mar

S/T BUY Signal at 6882 on 04 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6849 on 04 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6845 on 03 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6877 on 02 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6850 on 02 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6857 on 27 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6857 on 27 Feb

COVER Signal below 6884 at 6857 on 27 Feb

S/T BUY Signal at 6884 on 23 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6850 on 23 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6837 on 23 Feb

COVER Signal at 6864 on 23 Feb

S/T BUY Signal at 6883 on 18 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6834 on 17 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6888 on 12 Feb

COVER Signal at 6915 on 12 Feb

S/T BUY Signal at 6899 on 06 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6938 on 06 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6901 on 04 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6915 on 03 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6915 on 03 Feb

COVER Signal at 6942 on 03 Feb

S/T BUY Signal at 6968 on 02 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6938 on 30 Jan

S/T SELL Signal at 6910 on 30 Jan

COVER Signal at 6940 on 30 Jan

S/T BUY Signal at 6934 on 29 Jan

S/T SELL Signal at 6907 on 29 Jan

COVER Signal at 6934 on 29 Jan

S/T BUY Signal above 6905 at 6923 on 22 Jan

COVER Signal at 6849 on 21 Jan

S/T SELL Signal below 6894 at 6843 on 20 Jan

COVER Signal below 6925 at 6843 on 20 Jan

S/T BUY Signal at 6961 on 15 Jan

COVER Signal below 6934 at 6925 on 14 Jan

S/T BUY Signal above 6890 at 6900 on 05 Jan

COVER Short Signal at 6864 on 02 Jan

S/T SELL Signal at 6837 on 02 Jan

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