Stock Market 4-6% Pullback in S&P 500 Possible Soon
Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014 May 23, 2014 - 12:00 PM GMTBrad Gudgeon writes: The stock market appears to be on the verge of a 4-6% pullback. All the cycles, wave analysis, technical analysis, sentiment and pattern analysis I analyze point to a quick downdraft over the coming days into early June.
As of this writing on Thursday, May 22, 2014, the S&P 500 appears to want to make a nominal new high above the old high of 1902. We could make that high on Friday and sell-off easily.
By no means do I believe the bull market is dead, it is just plain tired and needs a pullback so it can launch higher.
There are some concerns going forward, particularly, the 12-year cycle low due in the fall, but for now, a healthy pullback has the earmarks of higher prices ahead once the sell-off is complete.
In this chart of the SPY, I show the possible outcome into about June 2-3. The cycle here is half the 155 trading day low, which normally runs 75-80 TD’s. It is combining with the larger 20 week cycle which last ran 23 weeks and ended in Feb 2014. A truncated 17 weeks would complete a nominal 40 week cycle from the end of August 2014.
The e-wave notation is ABC, with Wave C yet to come. The last move up looks like an irregular double top on the S&P 500 (SPY) and is labeled wave (y) of Z of B. The two outcomes are noted. If the largest occurs, we should see a dip of about 6%, same as the Jan/Feb drop.
Some of my other cycle lows also join in around June 2-3, mainly the 8/16/32 TD lows. There is also a Delta Projection (based on the tides and moon) into that same date.
Maximum downside projection is in the S&P 500 1790-92 area. The pattern is bullish and once resolved, should make new highs ahead into July.
Good Trading!
Mr. Brad Gudgeon
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