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It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. Henry Ford


Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. Benjamin Franklin
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The idea that you know what is true is dangerous, for it keeps you imprisoned in the mind. It is when you do not know, that you are free to investigate. ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj


Saturday 30 June 2012

The Telegraph on Friday's agreement  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/liamhalligan/9366983/Italy-has-won-this-euro-battle-but-not-the-war.html

S&P Monthly Gann Angles




Resistance from old high and recent low between here and 6500,plus the declining 20x1 angle.Watch for doji or shooting star failure in this zone,else its a breakout.Lot of cycles this week
Likewise I am looking for a failure in the s&p between 1365 (fib on the close only chart) and 1370 ,last year's high which is the critical resistance zone




Coffee


I have a hard time from a fundamental point of view in  seeing today as anything more than another short-covering rally following another kick-the-can down the road announcement that does not address the fundamental problems of the Eurozone structure.Nevertheless bears need to monitor this potential bullish setup and hope for a swift reversal.Last 2 years saw a significant reversal in the first week of July in most markets.


Interestingly,the FTSE chart does not look as worrying from a bear's perspective.Is this because of concern over UK banks ? Chinese slowdown effect on miners ?




Friday 29 June 2012

good article with Art cashin

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2012/6/29_Art_Cashin_-_Shorts_Squeezed_in_Dear_God_Get_Me_Out_Moment.html
Jim Rogers    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/financial-armageddon-happen-despite-eu-061542925.html;_ylc=X3oDMTNuOGI2Z3J1BF9TAzExODMzMDAyMjYEYWN0A21haWxfY2IEY3QDYQRpbnRsA3VzBGxhbmcDZW4tVVMEcGtnAzgxOTZlNWZkLWJkNzEtMzhmZC1iN2Q0LTk0ZDVkY2NmOTQ5ZARzZWMDbWl0X3NoYXJlBHNsawNtYWlsBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3
5 waves up into 6400,the square of 80,which may sound odd but the Dax loves squares....3600,8100 for example


I am thinking today's late rally may have been related to quarter-end window dressing.If the market  breaks above the 50% MPL and the 13 dema crosses the 34 dema the charts will turn more positive



Dax

this is the weekly Gann angles chart


on a more simple basis we are still making LH's and the ema's are still in bear mode


when I posted the geometric chart I thought we might make a low on 50% time and 5/8 price but we made a high on 50% time and 3/8 price


Thursday 28 June 2012

is the Dow headed for the MPL ,first week of July ?







Spx




Wednesday 27 June 2012

FTSE


I dont care if Italy is cheap

....cos its going down.  At least thats my read of this chart which was first posted in March




very tentative wave count on the short term Ftse chart


Tuesday 26 June 2012

fractal from Serge   http://www.etf-corner.com/markets/




Shooting star on the 50% retracement level could be a nice entry on short Aud ?









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Nice bearish candles today..




Germans tell US to get their own house in order !  http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/german-finance-minister-lectures-obama.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis+%28Mish%27s+Global+Economic+Trend+Analysis%29

Monday 25 June 2012

http://blog.kimblechartingsolutions.com/2012/06/dow-at-the-top-of-its-70-year-channel-traders-forming-a-multi-year-rising-wedge-at-resistance/


Peter Schiff   http://etfdailynews.com/2012/06/25/peter-schiffs-latest-advice-to-investors-gld-slv-iau-agq-tza/

Sunday 24 June 2012

Ftse250


Coffee


AAPL

This looks like a 3rd and unsuccessful attempt to break the 50% retracement.If so we should break lower this week.






Cable


Aud

A continuation sell signal was given on Thursday with the big black candle that took out 3 lows.The initial decline was a perfect 90 degree move (3 months) Pricewise we seem to be following the square of 144




SPY square of 144 chart

on the square of 144 chart we can see how the market retreated violently from 135 (15/16 of 144)






FOGL

still in correction mode but great buy at 75 ?


Dow Gann angles( calendar days) chart


well the theme of this chart when posted a couple of weeks ago was to watch for 3 pivot reversals for big turns...is that now in place with last weeks shooting star ?






Springheel Jack   (another Brit ! )  http://www.marketshadows.com/2012/06/23/dark-stormclouds/

Saturday 23 June 2012

http://www.peakprosperity.com/forum/79016/why-senate-won%E2%80%99t-touch-jamie-dimon-jpm-derivatives-prop-us-debt

Cocoa


Dax 2 day swing chart

The 3rd test of the neckline was met by a double close key reversal (basically an engulfing candle that closed below the 2 previous closes).This is one of Jeff Kennedy's favorite reversal day patterns The 2 day swing chart  was Gann's favorite mechanical trend indicator


Dow

I have had to adjust the neckline since I last posted this chart and have added a 90 dma.The pivot based on the 3 month cycle and on time symmetry now looks to be a high that has tested this neckline and the 90 dma,whereas my initial projection had been for a low



Here is the same chart with 150 dma instead of 200.I also played around with some time cycles and a 100% range projection for a guess at what the market might do next.Obviously we trade off price,not guesses,no matter how well informed but it can be useful to have a roadmap



well today was a nothing day after yesterday's sell-off when investors finally realised there was no immediate dose of QE to bail out the markets.Next week has the potential to be ugly and the dollar looks strong




Friday 22 June 2012

Lower high in place

I mentioned in the Dow chart a couple of days ago to watch for the LH.This is not yet a 2 day swing chart signal but it did take out 4 lows and was a mean looking candle