The chart is featured in the current commentary, but let me add a cautionary note for subscribers only. The 50K milestone that lies just a hair above Friday's record settlement closely coincides with the 49,355 'D' target of the pattern shown in the inset. My gut feeling is that the so-far slight overshoot of the target happened because traders were intent on hitting 50K regardless of any Hidden Pivots that may have stood in the way. We should infer in any case that there is double stopping power here, and that a significant pullback is distinctly possible, even if it turns out not to have been the start of a bear market. Since we should always have a higher target ready just in case, the 53,022 Hidden Pivot noted in the upper-right corner of the chart can serve that purpose. Assume it will be achieved if the Indoos close for two consecutive weekly bars above 50,600.
Since nothing seems to slow this beast down, I've used the 'D' target of a pattern stretching back to mid-November to project minimum upside to 7163.25 over the near term. Although bulls did not penetrate its p midpoint decisively in their first two attempts, they've shown irresistible power for so long that we have to assume that any rally target will be achieved. Even so, this one is sufficiently compelling that there is likely to be tradeable resistance there. Short it with a small-interval (i.e., 'camo') trigger, but be prepared to cover at least a portion for a small profit.
Bulls should enjoy smooth sailing up to the 4567.20 target shown. Allow for an alternative target four points higher, since I've used an irregular point 'A' low to construct a slightly reversed pattern. There should be little resistance at either Hidden Pivot, since the old high at 4584.00 beckons a test. The first obstacle above the peak is 4607.00, a 'D' Hidden Pivot derived from A=4319.70 (January 2) on the same chart. Since that number is unknown to other traders, it should provide an accurate 'read' on trend strength. You can short it with a 'camo' trigger if you are familiar with the tactic. ______ UPDATE (Sunday, 8:52 p.m.): Gold has opened more than $100 higher this evening, exceeding my 4607.00 target (see above), but not decisively. An update is warranted, however. Here's a link to a chart that should be able to confirm or refute Avi Gilburt's dramatic prediction of an imminent, major top in bullion. (See last night's chat room post from 1:59 a.m.) The new chart shows two bullish patterns in play. The 4538 midpoint Hidden Pivot of the larger one has already been exceeded, but not with enough force to 'guarantee' that D=5176.00 will be reached. The smaller pattern has a midpoint resistance at 4625.75 that is about to be touched. If the futures blow past it, that would greatly shorten the odds of a further push to D=4967.00. In any event, p=4625.75 is where our focus should be right now.
The futures punched through the 79.38 midpoint Hidden Pivot shown on Friday, but when they settled above it, that all but guaranteed the uptrend will continue to at least 85.235, the 'D' target of the pattern. Because the point 'B' high is pure 'sausage', I've made certain to start the pattern with a distinctive one-off 'A' low. For that reason, D=85.235 should show precise stopping power that can be shorted with a 'camo' trigger. Any further progress to the upside would likely encounter new resistance at 86.860, the target derived from sliding 'A' down to December 31's 69.575 low. It would be shortable as well.
GDXJ's ascent over the last month left quite a mess on the hourly chart, but it all fits so nicely within the 13-point channel shown that we can probably rely on it for predicting important turns both above and below. An ambitious target at 135.90 has served as a bullish lodestone for quite a while, and even though I am growing increasingly skeptical that it will be reached any time soon, meaning with the sensationally steep slope of the last six months, I'm ready to set my skepticism aside if this vehicle vaults the trendline and holds above it for at least two days.
Bitcoin tallied enough votes to remain on the list, but that doesn't mean it will get any respect just for being here. This week's chart avoids visualizing an ABCD pattern that would probably prove too conventional for a rabid badger like this one. Instead, I have extrapolated an imagined head-and-shoulders that follows from the suggestive homunculus traced out so far. If it materializes as imagined, we should see a potentially important top near 113,000 in April. And what a tedious slog that would be --unsatisfying for bulls and bears alike, since the former have long expected Bitcoin to use $100,000 as a launching pad for a moon shot to $200k or higher, while the latter, regardless of how high the king of cryptos goes, will never be convinced it is good money.
The futures were on a tortuous path down to the 6833.25 target shown, a Hidden Pivot 'D' target where you can try bottom-fishing with a 'camo' (i.e., short- interval) trigger using a reverse pattern (rABC). The bounces along the way grew increasingly gratuitous and violent as the week drew to a close, but none went quite high enough to trigger a mechanical short. (The only trade indicated so far was a 'conventional' short at the green line.) That's why if the trade fills, you should take profits on at least half of your position on a one-level gain to p2 (6873.44).
Microsoft has been screwing the pooch for nearly five weeks, but Friday's close made the hourly chart look a little more menacing. There was a very slight, gratuitous breach of a mid-December low that had marked the bottom of MSFT's tedious range, and we might have expected the snap-back rally to have achieved more loft with fewer bulls on board to weigh it down. If they don't come galloping back in soon, though, look for more sinkage to at least 460.58, the pattern's seoncdary Hidden Pivot. Worst case for the next 10-12 days is 448.77, the 'D' target.
The pattern we've been using to trade and forecast the February contract is unorthodox, but all three coordinates -- A, B and C -- should be considered 'locked' because there are no alternatives. That implies that if and when the pullback from December 26's record 4584.00 touches the rgeen line, it would trigger a 'mechanical' buy. The opportunity rates a juicy '8' on a 1-10 scale, even if there can be no guarantees the rally will achieve D=5132.20. The trade would be good for at least a one-level ride, however, from x to p2. It should only be attempted by Pivoteers who are familiar with 'camo' triggers, since the initial risk, based on a stop-loss below 'C'=3933.20, would be $30,000 (!) per contract.
A big reverse pattern going back two weeks shows a key resistance at 75.510 if the futures should rallly from the hole they've dug themselves since topping at 82.67 on December 28. The 'D' target associated with that midpoint Hidden Pivot lies at 81.795, which would fall just shy for the old record. More immediately, however, a smaller, bearish pattern targetd on 70.810 must run its course before bulls are likely to find traction. If they don't and the March contract slips below 69.255, that could put it into a dive to as low as 65.40 over the near term. Look for a tradeable bounce there if the 'hidden support' is hit.
