DOW S&P Weekly 3rd January 2009

DOW CASH Yearly Chart

End of 2008 and the beginning of the new Primary cycles for 2009.

Trading range between the 50% levels and the 2009 lows, but there can be lesser timeframes (Monthly) that can extend price further.

At this stage my view in the first Quarter of 2009 is SET UP B....

Is the probability of markets moving back towards a 3-point level of 'TIME' before the market continues lower.

In this instance, Price in January would be rotating back towards the Yearly breakouts from 2008, the first Quarterly 50% level in 2009, and also the 3-month highs in January.


If that plays out in the First Quarter, then markets will begin to unwind and continue down towards the 2009 lows in the 2nd and 3rd Quarters for 2009


S&P 500 Yearly Chart

Same expectation on the S&P....


Rotate back towards the 2009 50% level which matches the 2008 breakouts, then continue into new lows for 2009...

DOW and S&P Monthly charts

"We also notice in the forward timeframe (January) that there is now a higher low in the forward monthly timeframe, which often favours higher prices" Previous Weekly Report

This week saw higher prices, however all we have seen is price rotate back towards the Monthly 50% levels, and the market remains in SET UP A.

SET-UP A:- drifting lower below the Monthly 50% levels and following the dynamic timeframes lower, eventually pushing the market into lower lows in 2009.

There is nothing stopping SET UP A continuing in the first Quarter......
S&P Weekly

As pointed out in the Premium Report on Tuesday......

Monday has 'HOOKED above the Weekly 50% level....

Dilernia Principle:- HOOK pattern favours higher prices into Friday.

This was also set-up because of the higher lows in the monthly timeframe in January, and the expectation of price rotating back towards the Monthly 50% levels.

Next Week:-

Higher Weekly open often favours a 2-day pullback in the new Week.....

Let's see how the market reacts after a 2-day pullback, especially trading below the January 50% levels.


Above January 50% levels and market is following SET UP B




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  • DOW S&P Weekly 27th December 2008

    DOW Monthly charts

    US markets are still in SET-UP A:- drifting lower below the Monthly 50% levels and following the dynamic timeframes lower, eventually pushing the markets into lower lows in 2009.

    This is the last week of trading for 2008, so it's important where markets close on the last day, as they will set-up the Primary cycles for 2009 and how far markets will go lower in the new year.

    In the mean time next week's trading will still be defined by the 3-week highs, and SET UP B won't occur until there is a Friday close above those highs. (White line)



    S&P 500 Monthly charts

    SET UP B is the probability of markets moving back towards a 3-point level of 'TIME' before the market continues lower.

    In this instance, Price in January would be rotating back towards the Yearly breakouts from 2008, the first Quarterly 50% level in 2009, and also the 3-month highs in January.

    We also notice in the forward timeframe that there is now a higher low in the forward monthly timeframe, which often favours higher prices.

    I still think all global markets will follow SET-UP B first before continuing lower in 2009, but if it doesn't markets will still go lower in 2009.

    DOW S&P Weekly 20th December 2008

    DOW Monthly Futures chart

    US markets are still in SET-UP A:- drifting lower below the Monthly 50% levels and following the dynamic timeframes lower,eventually pushing the markets into lower lows in 2009.

    When we looks at the Aussie Market (click below) we can see that price has been supported around its November lows, but capped below its 3-week highs for a number of weeks now.

    http://www.austindex.blogspot.com/


    In the DOW and S&P, those 3-week highs have only just caught up with Price with this week's completion of trading.

    The Market can only continue higher when there is a breakout of those 3-week highs.

    If US markets can close above those 3-week highs in December, then the pattern of price rising upwards from January's 50% level towards the 3-month highs would be the pattern I favour.

    This is simply based on price rotating back into the higher timeframe midpoints before the next trend continues lower in the new year.

    For every breakout price will normally come back and test the breakout in the next Timeframe and then continue with the trend. A perfect example was October breakout and then the rotation back into the November 50% level, and then Drive down into lower lows in November.

    In this instance price in January would be rotating back towards the Yearly breakout @ 10414, the Quarterly 50% level, and also the 3-month highs in January

    The ideal set-up for resistance and then the next leg down into lower lows in 2009.

    DOW and S&P Weekly

    At this stage US markets are consolidating above their Weekly 50% level, and traders should trade on the side of those Weekly 50% level.

    Note:- Those 3-week highs in both the DOW and S&P are extremely valid resistance zones, and have been all year"

    With these 3-week highs resisting price and finally catching up with price this week, if US markets can't breakout of those highs in December, the bias would be to continue lower in 2009 which is what I think will happen eventually, as markets follow their Primary cycles in the new year.


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  • DOW S&P Weekly 13th December 2008


    "Those 3-week highs in both the DOW and S&P are extremely valid resistance zones, and have been all year"




    DOW and S&P Weekly

    Last week's report and I had the view that US markets were rising up into the 3-week highs and hit resistance.

    US markets then reversed down into the Weekly 50% level and found support on Friday.

    As long as US markets remain above the Weekly 50% level I have the view that in the Short-term markets are rising higher towards the December 50% levels.

    DOW CASH Yearly

    The white line shown in the above chart is the 3-week highs.

    We can see that the entire year the trend has been heavily dictated by those 3-week highs. Only briefly had price moved upwards in April but quickly reversed back down in May 2008, after reaching the MAY resistance tops.

    And currently those same 3-week highs are resistance any further gains in this month after finding bottoms in the November timeframe.

    And in 2009 we can see where the DOW will end up at.....

    Make no mistake about it, the DOW along with the S&P will be trading around those 2009 lows:


    Dilernia Principle follows 2-timeframe wave patterns, in this instance the Yearly timeframe.
    DOW Monthly Futures

    Currently the Market is in Set-up A:- drifting lower below the Monthly 50% levels and following the dynamic timeframes lower, as the 3-week highs pushes the market lower.

    Eventually price will reach the 2009 Yearly lows, but it still won't be the lows for 2009. But i'll get back to that in a few weeks time in the new Year.

    Set-UP B:- Is what I think will happen or hope to happen.

    SET-UP B is based on a timeframe breakout.

    A Timeframe breakout normally comes back and retests the breakout at the start of the new timeframe, in this instance the Yearly breakout @ 10414 in 2008, and the start of the new Yearly timeframe in 2009.

    Therefore my expectation is that early in the first Quarter price will try to make it's way back towards 10414, and then continue lower, but first we still need to see a Friday close above those 3-week highs.

    That price action meets the Yearly timeframe breakout.

    Once that occurs I would be looking for the next leg of the down trend into the 2009 lows.

    If SET-UP B doesn't occur soon, there is a possibility that SET-UP A continues and markets drift lower from January as the new Monthly timeframe continues the trend lower towards those Yearly lows.

    DOW S&P Weekly 6th December 2008

    DOW and S&P Monthly

    Last week's trading was an extremely tight 5-day pattern, as was the case with most global index and currencies.

    When we look at the Monthly timeframe using the Weekly charts, last Week's trading started on the 30th November and has now closed finally moving into December's timeframe.

    Whether that had anything to do with the tight 5-day pattern is debatable.

    I still have the view that most Global indexes will continue down into lower lows in December and complete the 2-timeframe wave pattern before any potential reversal upwards.

    However, I've always maintained that for any trend to continue lower in 2009, price needs to swing back upwards and move back to the 3rd Quarter breakouts (September).

    This will result in the retesting the 2008 Yearly timeframe lows to verify the breakout and then move lower in 2009.


    DOW and S&P Weekly

    Things begin to get interesting next week......


    The important part on any trend continuating lower, or even any major trend reversal begins with the 3-week channels, in this instance the 3-week highs.

    Any long term trend won't change unless there is a breakout above the 3-week highs, and then continues above the Monthly 50% level.

    This normally occurs with a Friday close above the Weekly highs and the following week continues higher.

    Any continuation of the long term trend (down) normally occurs with price retesting the 3-week highs and then rejecting downward, as it continues with the trend and market path lower Monthly lows.

    Last week's view was a higher Weekly open and a 2 day down move. That played out and then the next 3 day's consolidated.


    Next Week:- I have the expectation that US markets are moving towards the Weekly highs next week.

    Around those highs and the view is resistance ( until broken with a Friday close above), with the expectation of a move down into December's lows to complete the 2-monthly timeframe pattern.


    A breakout and Friday close above those 3-Week highs, and my view is that US markets are moving back towards higher Monthly close in December, as it goes looking to move back to re-test the 2008 Yearly breakout early in 2009.


    The trend remains down and the expectation is that market's will continue down, but any reversal upwards in the medium term will begin with a breakout above those 3-week highs confirmed with a Friday close above them.

    Those 3-week highs in both the DOW and S&P are extremely valid resistance zones, and have been all year.

    DOW S&P Weekly 29th November 2008



    DOW and S&P Monthly

    November lows support, and 4th Week reversal back towards the December 50% levels next week.

    Recent support will disappear next month and any further weakness and the expectation is to move down into December's lows.

    Once those December lows are reached I have the view of global markets making their way into higher prices in early January.



    DOW and S&P Weekly

    Monday's rally and HOOK bar over the Weekly 50% level.....

    Dilernia principle HOOK:- This often results in a higher prices into Friday, confirmed with Tuesday remaining above the Weekly 50% level and the remainder of the days continue higher into Friday.

    At this stage whilst US markets are trading above their Weekly 50% level, the bias is to continue towards the Weekly highs which match the December 50% level:- resistance.


    DOW 5-day pattern

    In last Week's report I was looking for 2 day down move and then a reversal upwards, but when Monday moved above support then the price action was to follow the 5-day pattern higher.

    This resulted in the HOOK Weekly pattern on Monday, and the rest of the week was simply trading on the side of support as it follows the 5-day pattern higher each day.

    In conclusion:-

    I have the view of lower Prices in December and down into December's lows.

    But I have a view that in the short term, whilst prices are above the Weekly 50% level then the market path is to continue towards the Weekly highs and December 50% level.

    However, being a higher Weekly open I have the view that early next week there should be a 2-day reversal to re-test the Weekly 50% level.

    If those 2-day's are able to remain above the Weekly 50% level, then there could be another higher Friday close by next week into the December 50% levels.

    If price isn't able to remain above the Weekly 50% level after a re-test of it.... then early December could see bear-trend continue down into December' lows to complete my 2-month pattern.

    DOW S&P 22nd November 08 Weekly



    DOW and S&P Monthly

    US markets have acted precisely since the breakout of the October lows in the first week.

    1.Price has remained below the October breakout.
    2.Price has retested the breakout to confirm it in the 2nd week.
    3.Price has rotated back into the November 50% level in the last week of October.
    4.Price has move in a 'thrust' pattern from the November 50% level down in November's

    lows this week.

    5.And currently November's lows are supporting the market.

    My view is that price will continue down into December's lows, and form a robust support zone.

    And in late December or early January begin a major swing back towards the Yearly breakouts, which coincide with September's lows this year. (3rd Quarter lows)



    DOW and S&P Weekly

    I think there is going to be a short-term bounce next week, but then continue down in December.

    However:- my preferred pattern would be to see Monday and Tuesday drive down into the Weekly lows (next Week), and then from Wednesday up into Friday continue higher back towards the December balance point.

    What's going to push the market higher is Financials, and banking stocks aren't ready for any moves higher other than short-term 3-5 day up moves.

    December's lows complete the double monthly low pattern, which can provide a relief rally similar to when the double monthly lows pattern occurred in March 2008.