Lets take our regular look at the six main US indexes...
IWM (repre' Rus'2000 small cap)
The second market leader - along with Trans, closed April a touch lower, but its right back on track now. The big R2K @ 1000 level is now the obvious target, and then 1100s by late July/August. Baring a break under IWM 90, there is nothing bearish here.
Nasdaq Comp
The Nasdaq is already up 1.5% for May, after just 3 trading days. There is nothing bearish here, and the only issue is whether we will see 4k before this post-Oct'2011 wave is complete. The fact that AAPL looks floored on a monthly chart (target is the 200 day MA in the $540s) is also super bullish for the broader tech sector.
Dow
The mighty Dow hit 15009 on Friday, a new historic high, and this especially saw the cheer leading maniacs on clown finance TV to almost explode with glee. There is literally no ceiling, and a summer run to 16500/17000 now looks pretty reasonable.
NYSE Comp
The master index is still significantly below the Oct'2007 highs, but its possible we'll see a challenge of 10,387, in the late summer. Nothing bearish here.
SP'500
The sp' closed the week @ 1614. There is huge support with the 10MA @ 1489, and by August, that will be in the 1550s or so.
*an incredible fact is that the SP' is now up for 16 of the last 20 months. Of those 4 declines, only 1 ranked as more than 'marginally' lower.
Transports
The old leader closed April (along with the R2K) slightly lower, but that small decline has already been largely negated. The Trans now look set for a major wave higher. The 7000s are the next big psy' level.
Baring a break back under 5750, there is simply nothing bearish here anymore. The original hope of a retracement back to the breakout level of 5500/5400, is now thrown out.
Summary
It was a tough week for many in market land. We saw the two leaders -Trans/R2K actually close April (Tuesday) a touch lower, suggesting weakness. Wednesday saw very sharp declines of -2.3% for the Trans/R2K, with the headline indexes -1%.
Yet.. Thursday saw a major rebound, with Friday showing what I believe is a clear breakout.
I certainly feel like I've just been spun in a washing machine @ 1200 rpm for the past week. From concerns of a new bullish move, then bearish, and now back to bullish. Its tiring, and for many, its starting to become pretty dispiriting.
Using the transports as a guide
So, having said that, I'm going to look to the old leader as the guide. Trans closed the week with a blue candle on the rainbow chart. Although I should note it was actually green for most of Friday before some of the gains eroded into the close.
Trans, weekly3, outlook/count
Clearly, the initial breakout was last November. The rainbow chart actually helps to count the smaller waves a little easier in my view. 5 little waves higher, then the recent choppy pullback, and now...UP.
A very simple extrapolation is for a move into the low 7000s by Aug/Sept. It is not too bold to then equate figures for the other indexes. We'd be looking at dow 16500/17k, and SP'1800s, with the R2K in the 1100s.
I realise this outlook/count is a bold one - not least coming from yours truly, but hell, its the best I can come up with right now. Everything I saw on Thursday and Friday again reminded me of the sheer underlying strength in this market.
*if you follow Oscar Carboni (see previous post for video), you'll also be aware of his Trans 7000s target - which he noted some months ago. It does look viable this summer.
Bigger picture outlook for the SP'500
Consider the following, and keep in mind the outlook from the Transports listed just above.
SP'monthly6 - scenarios
Right now, best guess is now scenario D. I should probably remove the word 'crash' from the notes, but perhaps we're looking at a decline from the sp'1800s to 1400/1300 in the autumn? It was actually one of the main scenarios Marc Faber (Dr Doom) threw out there in January.
The D scenario would be pretty amazing to trade. However, unless the Fed are not doing QE in 2014, you'd have to assume the market will just rally right back, with a further very strong wave across 2015/early 2016.
Looking ahead
There is virtually nothing of note in the week ahead. On that basis, with nothing to upset the market, you'd have to assume the algo-bots will be given free reign for the entire week. All else being unchanged, the bots will probably be melting the market into the sp'1630/40s by the end of the week.
I realise my outlook has changed dramatically these past few days, but I'm just calling it the very best that I can. I perceive the market to have broken out, that's how I'm going to trade it, and that's what I will state here in the weeks ahead...unless it changes.
An open mind..is a good thing...right?
back on Monday
