Total Sum
In big picture 2 major positives for stocks/risk just happened or about to:
NN in term of Mercury last week, historical bullish edge
Jupiter in term Mars this week, best term for stocks in bull markets by decent margin
What to make of this?
I've been trying to wrap head around indexes continuing to coast higher with what is my view, significant astro weakness:
Pluto in Cap-Saturn (double Saturn sign & term ruler)
Jupiter in Aquarius-Saturn (same!)
Instead just easy coast up up up
My conclusion has been:
Bad news = good, because bad = QE continues, and no hikes
And maybe I have been dumb to adopt this so late, but one wonders, how this can continue - fasting doubling of SPX ever? 100%+ off covid low, 18 months.
Recently validated a few times with JPow and EE#
So this can end either:
Worst astro passes, covid recedes, FOMC starts tapering, then rate hikes; institutions realize gig is up
So worst astro = near market top
OR
FOMC continues to accommodate despite improving data, no hikes, very slow reluctant taper, occasional sound bites about it but jeez...
That would mean big blow-off further strength into 2022 Jupiter Pisces cnj Neptune
Probably the latter is more likely
That's big pic
Near term, combo of 3 planets losing term strength soon, plus Sun term change, plus Moon cycle, Mars in term Saturn, there's a lot ahead
Think some trading top immanent, and task is just to watch & adjust crypto/ index ports to avoid damage
No sign of trouble currently, & indexes would have to have some change of pivot status along with VIX to really hold any shorts (not yet!) or go bigger
Main call for week both stocks & cyptos is 9/6 high
Turnaround Tues selling
Weds probably recovers
Thurs up? Then more at risk
Safe havens may not get really in gear to following week
Basic call is 9/6-8 top possible stretch to 9/10 but that is not preferred
Ideally stocks top first with more damage, cryptos less damage
There it is folks thanks for reading
Google sheet link - to show these *timestamped* weekly sums
Interesting concept - 20MA, then 2 standard deviations away from it create the bands - you can also edit the MA
It does work - like all market indicators, nuance required for best results
If really interested read the book by the creator
Here's BTC with just the daily BBs
So how does this work?
Sometimes taking reversal trade on band is awesome, sometimes slaughtered
Context is key
Slope matters a lot
Divergence is what the pros look for
To explain...
Power move, up or down, is high & close outside the band with the band sloping strongly in direction of the trend - this usually (not always) means continuation
You have to review charts to get this concept but now I will mark arrows with this power move outside band
Stocks have gone further & smoother than I ever imagined at start of 2021, unprecedented rally with SPX above smoothly rising D50MA since election except, count them, 2 days!
Obv aided by US tech, GOOGL +60%, MSFT +32%, banks also up decently, energy, pretty broad
And whether market tops on the "worst astro" (maybe just in?) or has even more massive blow-off next year with Jup in Pisces remains to be seen
Near term however, everything lining up for Sept smash
All major index TA
VIX, with VXX SVXY nearly there
Astro many ways weak ahead!
Preferred scenario is risk assets down to end Sept & then another low 10/8-10/10
For stocks probably not easy as aggressive dip buyers have made a lot of $, and indexes come back over and over
This is a sharp counter-trend call but that's how I see it
Now some of these lines will make more sense to those who read TA threads
DJI exceeded QR1 AugR1 combo for 2 trading days, since then levels as resistance; slight poke above QR1 9/2 (small red arrow)
Broke SepP 9/7 (orange)
Broke D50MA 9/9
Back under YR1 9/10 (red)
This is significant technical deterioration in short amount of time
Medium term levels acting as resistance
Pivot status change
Break of D50 & yearly level
Pluto Rx in Capricorn-Saturn from 6/29
Saturn ruling sign & term, should be quite nasty, these 4' among worst in zodiac. Though some bond rally & covid again, muted impact for markets.
FOMC has twisted everything:
Bad news = QE pumping = good for markets
Could worst astro produce big top? Maybe, but depends on taper schedule; more likely is slow taper & gradual hike so perhaps big blow-off top next year 2022
Neptune in Pisces-Mars from 1/23, Rx from 6/25
Expected volatility & larger moves both ways; this term in play a while
Uranus in Taurus-Jupiter from 7/7, Rx from 8/19
Think this is helping tech & cryptos with Jupiter in Aqu
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Saturn Rx in Aqu-Ven 6/18
Saturn worse out of term Jupiter, & helping safe havens lift when triggered; but not hitting that hard in big picture
Review
Astro
TA (just a bit)
Sum with next forecast
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This process has resulted in many accurate takes on major asset classes - focus on indexes, cryptos & safe haven trades
Many - but not all - accurate statements from last week:
From spread,
Indexes: "Prefer 9/6-8 trading top, then lower into following weeks"
Good for indexes so far, main futures made highs 9/2-7 and tests 9/6, leader NQ 9/7 high, then all lower
This gets check!
Cryptos: "Same, but less damage expected, could stretch to 9/10 top"
Ugh, 9/6 key high, but more damage
Hottest coins SOL ALGO LUNA highs closer to 9/10, and ATOM pushing higher today
I don't have different astro on every coin, only general conditions, TA for the rest