Folks,
Market Observations for the Week: The SPX may have ended Wave B of 4 today and started a Wave C down that could spike down Friday morning if the market dislikes the PCE inflation report early Friday. Various measures of the "put/call" ratio also looked "skewed to the call side" on the close of trading and this makes the the SPX vulnerable to a "hotter-than-expected" PCE report. We expected a volatile SPX this week to rebalance sentiment, but the week ends with the start of a very bullish SPX seasonal rally period from 6/28 to mid-July. If the SPX does give us a down opening, we will be looking to go long some IWM for a rally into July. Gold held $2304 and bounced on Thursday, but the PCE inflation report early Friday will set the short-term trend. Our current positions are 5% natural gas (UNG), 50% cash and 20% physical gold, silver and platinum. We are currently trading gold, silver and oil stocks with 25% of our cash.
6/27/24 (Commentary for Thursday) The SPX and NDX have declined in a 4th wave from 6/20 and so far the pullback was just a 3-wave affair(Wave A of 4?) going into Tuesday and perhaps a Wave B of 4 going into Thursday. We may have seen a Wave C of 4 down start Thursday afternoon that could spike down early Friday on a hot PCE report. By week's end our bias is for a strong reversal up after the PCE inflation report in the SPX and NDX that could make a new ATH by 7/12 or so. Crude oil is testing $82.32, highs for the week, Thursday evening. Gold and silver declined in a Wave C to test recent lows but both bounced Thursday. The Moon left the sign of Aquarius Wednesday which correlates with lows in the PM sector. The SPX made a 5th wave higher from its 4/19 low on the daily chart and we made another ATH at 5505.53 before kicking off a 4th wave correction from 6/20 which could end by 6/28. From the Nasdaq solar-lunar cycles, we are expecting big volatility toward the end of this week in the NDX which correlates with positive seasonality from 6/28 to mid-July.
Big Picture on Stocks (UPDATED) The SPX and NDX both made a new ATH on 6/20 going into the Full Moon Timing Window and then gave us a Key Reversal Day down - we are now seeing a 4th wave correction in the SPX into 6/28. After the PCE inflation report on Friday, the SPX and NDX could reverse up to make a new ATH by the 7/5 New Moon.
Big Picture on PMs (UPDATED) Gold and silver both rallied in a B-Wave test of their May highs into the 6/20-5/21 Full Moon Timing Window before starting a C-Wave down on 6/21 that could run into 6/28 before a reversal higher.
Stocks – The SPX gave us a Wave A of 4 down into late Monday before a Wave B of 4 bounce into Thursday. We are now looking for a potential Wave C of 4 down into 6/28. How the SPX reacts to the PCE report will set the short-term trend.
Gold – Gold tested the $2304 low and bounced on Thursday. After the PCE inflation report early Friday, a reversal higher is possible.
Silver – Silver is in a C-Wave down that tested $28.73 late Tuesday - holding $28.73 after Friday's PCE inflation report would be bullish for a reversal higher.
Bonds – Bonds declined in an EW a-b-c correction from 120'24 and reversed higher on Thursday.
Crude Oil – Crude oil is testing $82.32 Thursday evening - highs for the week.
Dollar Index – The USD is coiling before a rally attempt to test 107.
TURNING POINT DAY
The turn window for this week is 6/27-6/28.