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  • Watching out

    The stock market has produced a nice swing to the upside in our current lunar green period. But that green period is about to end later this week, so we could be seeing the end of the rally in the coming days. Here is the chart for the S&P 500 (click for larger image): The…

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  • This is a follow up chart to our article about the solar cycle we posted back in January: New highs One reader pointed out that the actual sunspot peak can come anywhere between 3 and 5 years after the start of the cycle, and is thus not very visible in the charts that we presented.…

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  • Once in a while I get questions about lunar and solar eclipses, or messages from readers who protest against my website stating that eclipses are rather irrelevant for the markets. I can’t help it that there is no consistent effect from eclipses as such. It’s just a common sense thing. Any casual observer can find…

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  • Volatility has increased last week, but stocks continue to look on the upside. With a new lunar green period now underway, the market is set to challenge for new highs again. Here is the current chart for the Nasdaq (click for larger image): Notice the similarity with the market setup we had in early 2012…

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  • Not done yet

    That was an interesting week, with most markets giving us a rather sharp pullback from fresh multi-year highs. We have a couple more days of lunar Red period to go, but basically we are now setting up for the next Green period, which is likely to bring another push upwards. Here is the chart for…

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  • A few weeks ago we warned for a possible sudden move downwards in gold prices Meanwhile gold has dropped more than $50/ounce and is now sitting just above $1600. What’s next? Here is the daily chart (click for larger image): The recent price action is contained within a beautiful arc formation. Last week’s drop tested…

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  • LT wave chart

    Markets have continued to move in line with expectations. Most major indices remain near overhead resistance lines, but there is no breakout to the upside (yet), and meanwhile we have entered a lunar Red Period. Here is the Nasdaq chart (click for larger image): This market has reached our 3200 target, but seems to struggle…

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  • Long term outlook

    Markets have continued to push upwards, and are now testing all time highs. With a few more lunar Green period days to go, we could be recording new highs in the next couple of days, but time is starting to run out. Let’s have a look at the S&P 500 index (click for larger image):…

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  • Gold on the brink

    The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials index have come very close to their all time highs last week. Even though there is a pullback today, I think we will see another attempt to set new high marks this week or next. Meanwhile let’s have a look at the Nasdaq index (click for larger…

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  • The road to 1600

    Markets have continued to drift upwards, and the S&P 500 has now reached the 1500 level, reaching the target we set a while back. How much is left in the tank here? We may find out soon. A lunar Green period is about to start this week, and I think the market will use that…

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