S&P 500 ~ Weekly Big Picture

This is has been our longer term wave count for quite some time. So far there has been nothing in the recent price action to alter this view. Bigger picture, 1345 still looks like a significant market top, though the (B) wave is probably not complete. Wave z should last until the end of year. Presidential election years are typically good years for the market. This wave count suggests otherwise....

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Important Top at 1345

(B) z a w

(C)

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S&P 500 ~ Weekly Big Picture

-Bb
The z-wave does not yet look complete. We knew that this wave would last until at least the end of the year and it has not disappointed. We had been suggesting for several weeks that it would take the shape of classic contracting triangle. Thats still a good probability but the action in the last two weeks has put some doubt to that idea. The exact form of this z wave cannot yet be determined. Using the bigger picture formation, though, we do know that it should only last a few weeks longer and that it has likely already achieved its highest price.

Important Top at 1345 a c?

(B) z

a w
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(C)

c (A)

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S&P 500 ~ Daily

My temptation is to label the price action as a contracting triangle from the x wave low because thats what I want to see. And, its possible that this is the correct shorter term count. The one problem is that duration of the c-wave seems a little too short lived. If it is a triangle formation, then a more rigid accounting would look like the next slide.

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z e?

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(C)

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S&P 500 ~ Daily

The outline presented below is probably a better accounting of the price action. If theres a way for a wave to last longer, then its best to just assume it will. The chart pattern below also implies that this is NOT going to be a great market to be involved with as there will be tremendous opportunity to get chopped up up within this triangle.

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(B) z e?

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S&P 500 ~ Daily

If a triangle does not develop for the z wave, then it will be a diametric pattern that would look something like this, another outcome and reason for short term traders NOT to be heavily involved.

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e? c?
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(B) z
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d? f?
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S&P 500 ~ 120 min. Weekly Support and Resistance

For those traders who really cant stay away from the action, the following levels represent first and second points of support and resistance. If one were to point a gun to my head and say Make a trade right now that will make money in the next few days I would probably buy this market in front of 1196 and run a stop below that level. Fortunately, there is no gun to anyones head. A break below 1196 should cause the market to coast to 1158.

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Copper - Daily (Non-Log)

The other possibility is that the (C) wave concluded at $4.54 and we could be at the tail end of a bona fide impulse lower. This is the wave count that could cause A LOT of problems for bulls and bears alike because it will create a bear trap on the new low. The ensuing corrective rally will give Copper bulls plenty of false hope that will end in despair. (C) 3 Im rooting for this outcome as its 5 been a long time since weve witnessed a large scale impulsion and it would set up easier trading opportunities.
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The Bottom Line is that the Copper picture is not telling a good tale. Theres room for Copper to grind a little higher, but this market is a sale into the $3.75-4.00 zone and should not be even considered a buy until it sets a new low sub-$2.99.

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Copper - Daily (Non-Log)

My last report on Copper was bearish. If there are any traders who are holding short positions in copper, some resistance points have been highlighted below. A move back above $3.47 should cause bears to stop out of shorter term (new) trades. A break above $3.62 should cause all shorts to exit the market for further evaluation. If a triangle did finish near $3.62 and this market is now thrusting to the downside, it should not be able to sustain any kind of meaningful bounce higher. The 3.4760 level is the 61.8% retrace of the last move lower.

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Wave Symbology "I" or "A" I or A <I>or <A> -I- or -A(I) or (A) "1 or "a" 1 or a -1- or -a(1) or (a) [1] or [a] [.1] or [.a] = Grand Supercycle = Supercycle = Cycle = Primary = Intermediate = Minor = Minute = Minuette = Sub-minuette = Micro = Sub-Micro

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