In last week’s outlook we warned for a December dip in stock markets. The market has showed some weakness already, but Friday’s surge recovered most of the losses. Unfortunately, that hasn’t really improved the technical picture. Here is the current chart for the Nasdaq (click for larger image): The chart is very similar to the… Continue reading Bearish divergences continue
Category: Financial Astrology
Watch out for a December dip
Last week we looked at the potential for a further rise in December. Markets have indeed pushed higher and the Nasdaq is now comfortably above 4000, but my indicators are starting to ooze warning signs for the S&P 500. Here is the current chart (click for larger image): The S&P has been grinding up to… Continue reading Watch out for a December dip
One way year
Stocks are climbing again after yet another brief pullback. After a one way year like this it is quite normal to see major indexes end the year at or near their highs. So, I wouldn’t look for much downside action in December, unless some major disaster strikes. How high could we go in the last… Continue reading One way year
The long term crash cycle
In a previous article I pointed out the possible existence of a 4666 day (= 666 weeks) and a 88.37 year cycle in the market. Of course, with only 200 years of observed stock market history we have little proof for it. One reader asked whether there are even longer cycles we could possibly consider.… Continue reading The long term crash cycle
Be a market agnostic
A lot of investors think they can only profit by correctly predicting where the market is going to go next. But some investors are actually doing very well by simply going along with what comes along. They follow the market rather than trying to predict where it will be next month, next year… More on… Continue reading Be a market agnostic