by Erik McCurdy,  Prometheus Market Insights The S&P 500 index closed sharply higher today, moving up to a new high for the uptrend from early October and breaking above strong resistance at the congestion zone in the 1,260 area. The rally also m… more »

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The S&P 500 index closed sharply lower this week, moving down to a new low for the downtrend from early May. There are two viable scenarios with respect to the development of the current intermediate-term cycle following the last Intermediate-Term Cycle Low (ITCL) in March. A return to the April long-term high of the cyclical bull market during the next few weeks would reconfirm the Half Cycle High (HCH) in early May and favor the development of a sideways consolidation formation heading into the next ITCL in August or early September. more »

The Shanghai composite index closed sharply lower this week, confirming the break below support at the lower boundary of the symmetrical triangle that we noted earlier this week. more »

    by Erik McCurdy In late April, chart analysis suggested that the development of a violent retracement in commodities was becoming more likely. In early May, the extremely overextended rally broke well below long-term uptrend support on the weekly c… more »