Melle

Market gaps down significantly below the Cover Signal line, finding support at 4290 in volatile morning action and providing a platform for recovery to 4330. Selling resumed in afternoon action until a late day attempt to recover into the close but not quite enough to re-activate the Buy Signal.

A Cover Signal at 4324.

Chart of S&P 500 for 09 July 2021

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COVER Signal below 4324

Market gaps significantly lower below the Cover Signal line at 4324, finding support at 4291 during a volatile morning and finding buyers for a move back up to 4330 before declining back below 4324 in afternoon action. Last minute strength but not quite enough to reactivate the Buy Signal.

COVER Signal at 4324.

 

Sunniva

Another look at the all time high, pullback into 4330 and advance to slightly new highs.

Buy Signal continues.

Chart of S&P 500 for 08 July 2021

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Tanabata

A roller coaster day after the holiday weekend with profit-taking at the new all time high and closing of the recent gap.

Buy Signal continues.

Chart of S&P 500 for 07 July 2021

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Dies Caniculares

Priam saw him first, with his old man's eyes,
A single point of light on Troy's dusty plain.
Sirius rises late in the dark, liquid sky
On summer nights, star of stars,
Orion's Dog they call it, brightest
Of all, but an evil portent, bringing heat
And fevers to suffering humanity.
Achilles' bronze gleamed like this as he ran.

The Iliad by Homer, c 8th century BC
(Stanley Lombardo, 1997)

The market shrugs off all concerns and heads higher, 7 days in a row…

The dog days of summer begin.

The Buy Signal triggered on 21 June continues.

Daily chart of S&P 500 for 28 June 2021

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Pushing above the rising trajectory since 24 May and releasing the energy built up during the last few months of 'range trading' to the upside and looking for the next resistance level.

Over-extended by most 'normal' metrics and at or near to the next projection for a high by the new T structure centered at the 18 June low but further projections are certainly possible.

Chart of S&P 500 with T volume oscillator for 06 July 2021

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The T volume oscillator 1 has risen from the low value on 18 June and moved up through the cash build up line 2 on 24 June – a T Theory oscillator Buy Signal.

The oscillator however, remains relatively weak compared to the price action and this is indicating profit-taking under the hood and perhaps a lack of conviction or participation in the current advance. We should therefore expect some consolidation in due course,

1 The T volume oscillator is an indication of Buying Power within the market as a whole
2 The cash build-up line is a declining line drawn above a series of lower highs made in the oscillator.

Weekly chart of S&P 500 for 06 July 2021

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In the weekly chart above, we can see that price continues to be strong within a rising channel established over the past year, The oscillator is however, declining and this is flashing a warning that this move may not be sustainable. The large structure, centered at the March 2020 low projects strength into Mid July and possibly into Mid September.

For now, the 4160 level is important support.

Monthly chart of S&P 500 for 06 July 2021

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The monthly chart continues to look excessive but the market continues higher beyond the projection for a major high from the Mega T structure, which may have completed in September 2020.

The current large structures project highs for August and/or for September 2021 and possibly longer into April 2022.

2021 continues with a range that has become increasingly expansive since the move above 2500. With price above 4300 we can only assume that this will continue. This is a Brave New World.

Regardless of whether the market can continue higher or whether significant lows are ahead of us, the simplicity of the proprietary price based S/T Signalling System will continue to keep us on the correct side of the market, with price currently on a Buy Signal since moving above 4220 on 21 June 2021.

If you would like to learn more about using the S/T Signalling System please get in touch.

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Brissarthe

The market pushes higher above 4300.

Buy Signal continues.

Chart of S&P 500 for 02 July 2021

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Dominion

Market grinds higher with another push to 4300 and a volatile close.

Buy Signal continues.

Chart of S&P 500 for 01 July 2021

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Mirabilis

A gap up and look at 4300 before a slight decline.

Buy Signal continues

Chart of S&P 500 for 30 June 2021

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Tarantella

A gap up and slight decline into Friday's low is bought for a push up into new all time highs.

Buy Signal continues.

Chart of S&P 500 for 29 June 2021

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

Willam Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, c.1595-96

Market making new all time highs hitting another important milestone, with money printing and infrastructure spending to the moon, 'tulip' manias and manipulation in 'meme' stocks, inflation in assets, commodities and apparent on main street…

Buy Signal continues.

Daily chart of S&P 500 for 28 June 2021

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A couple of months of range trading since the high in mid April, mostly pushing at 4200 but with a few quick and nasty drops, back filling but holding above the psychologically important 4000 level. Building an upper range.

Most recently a Buy Signal at 4220 after a brief 'taper tantrum' and a straight up move into new all time highs and reaching the key level of 4280 at the end of the second quarter.

Chart of S&P 500 with T volume oscillator for 28 June 2021

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The T volume oscillator 1 shows the deterioration in buying power that was occurring from about 08 June whilst the market was moving into the projection for a high from the previous structures and notably from the recent DB (Double bottom) structure.

However, the subsequent rapid recovery from the selling on 18 June has now triggered a new oscillator Buy Signal with a strong rise up through the declining cash build up line 2 and this now projects strength into 06-07 July from the previous oscillator high.

1 The T volume oscillator is an indication of Buying Power within the market as a whole
2 The cash build-up line is a declining line drawn above a series of lower highs made in the oscillator.

Weekly chart of S&P 500 for 28 June 2021

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In the weekly chart above, we can see that price continues to be strong, finding support at last week's low. The oscillator is however, declining and this is flashing a warning that this move may not be sustainable. The large structure, centered at the March 2020 low projects strength into Mid July and possibly into Mid September.

For now, the 4160 level is important support.

Monthly chart of S&P 500 for 28 June 2021

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The monthly chart continues to look excessive but the market continues higher beyond the projection for a major high from the Mega T structure, which may have completed in September 2020.

The current large structures project highs for August and/or for September 2021 and possibly longer into April 2022.

2021 continues with a range that has become increasingly expansive since the move above 2500. With price above 4000 we can only assume that this will continue. This is a Brave New World.

Regardless of whether the market can continue higher or whether significant lows are ahead of us, the simplicity of the proprietary price based S/T Signalling System will continue to keep us on the correct side of the market, with price currently on a Buy Signal since moving above 4220 on 21 June 2021.

If you would like to learn more about using the S/T Signalling System please get in touch.

Be prepared for what is coming next and trade with confidence:

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