Market Fractured, Reverses Impulsively

Yesterday I said 1168 in the S&P was key to the bearish case, and even if it was broken I'd still be looking for a top and reversal after 1170 was broken. Well I didn't account for any inter-market divergence to occur where one index may make a new high while the S&P did not. As you can see from charts above, the Dow and Nasdaq 100 both surged to new highs, however the S&P and Nasdaq Composite did not. All the indices have recently declined in a nice sharp 5 wave pattern. The fact that not all indices made new highs and that the current decline is an impulse move, it suggests the larger trend must be down. The only thing that gives me concern is the very corrective looking decline in the S&P and Composite. They look more like ABC corrections with a wave C occuring this morning for that 5 wave decline. Nothing's perfect and we have to play the probabilities. But I wanted to post an update here because as it stood yesterday, 1168 was key to the bearish case, but seeing that the S&P and Composite couldn't follow the other indices to new highs may mean a top is in. The size and magnitude of that top will be revealed later today or early next week as this market action unfolds. I'd be carefully looking to short this market on any bounce as long as risk was very tolerable on the trade. The action throughout the day and next week will really shine some light on the larger trend.


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