A Look At The Indexes

09/25/14 05:17:17 PM

by Koos van der Merwe

The charts of the three indexes are suggesting a correction. How much of a correction? Let's find out.

Security: DJI ,SPX, OTC
Position: Sell

Looking at charts of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq index, it looks as though a major correction is due. The correction will not be a "bubble burst" which is something that continually disturbs investors, but it will be a strong correction that is likely to scare many investors. The cause could be anything from USA sending troops to fight ISIS, to Russia invading the Ukraine. Who knows? But there will be many who will stand on their soap box once the correction starts and shout, "You see, we told you!"

Figure 1. Here you see a chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average with a Gann fan overlaid on the price chart.

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The chart in Figure 1 is a monthly chart of the DJIA, from November 1974 to today. Drawing a Gann fan from the low in November 1974 has a 1x1 angle catching the market tops of January 2000 and October 2007. With the index presently testing the 1x1 angle, a correction is suggested. An Elliott wave count is suggesting that a major WAVE III is complete and a major WAVE IV should now happen. Note that the MACD indicator is in the process of giving a sell signal.

Figure 2. Here you see a chart of the S&P 500 index with a Gann fan.

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A Gann fan on the S&P 500 does not show a WAVE III flirting with the 1x1 angle but it does show an Elliott wave count showing that the index is in a major WAVE III. The relative strength index (RSI) is overbought but has not given a sell signal by breaking below the 72 horizontal line. The moving average convergence divergence (MACD) indicator has also not given a sell signal, but the chart suggests that it could in the near future.

Figure 3. Here you see a chart of the Nasdaq index with a Gann fan.

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The chart of the Nasdaq index displayed in Figure 3 has a Gann fan that, similar to the S&P500 index, did not catch the highs and lows as did the Gann fan of the DJIA in Figure 1. The index also has an Elliott wave count suggesting that the correction will not be as dramatic as that of the DJIA, with the 4th wave of lesser degree in the region of 3954. The RSI is at overbought levels. Also note that the MACD is still rising.

Figure 4. Here you see a daily chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average with Paget cycles.

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The charts are confusing. The DJIA is suggesting a strong correction is due. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq index are also suggesting a correction, but not as strong as that of the DJIA. The chart in Figure 4 is a daily chart of the DJIA showing a Paget cycle. A Paget cycle is where every three months Paget would draw a vertical line. He would then number the highs and lows as shown on the chart and look for a repetition of the trend. The chart is suggesting a correction in the Dow into mid-October or beginning of November. The correction could be large or it could be small, but a correction is due.

Yes, a correction, perhaps a strong one, is due but whether it will occur depends on...well, nobody really knows but when it does occur, many will claim that they knew. Yes, the correction will occur, but it is also an opportunity to buy the shares you would like to own. Watch it carefully and look for that bottom.

Koos van der Merwe

Has been a technical analyst since 1969, and has worked as a futures and options trader with First Financial Futures in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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