Quote from JSSPMK:
Vol, puting aside OE for a moment what is your opinion on the way the Daily chart looks, as to me it looks just sick, as in not bullish.
Yes, it does look ugly but what do you expect after what we've seen in Oct and Nov?
Those were two brutal months for the markets, and it's gonna take a while before the wound can be healed.
At least right now we aren't dropping like 8-10% at the time like a few months ago, this is already an improvement.
Markets look more stable and normal. The economy sucks and the stimulus plan hasn't convinced anybody yet.
Keep in mind the markets already discounted A LOT during the panic selling of Oct-Nov. Markets are usually 10-12 months ahead of the economy, so I am pretty confident we aren't too far away from "the bottom". The market will let us know when the bottom is in.
The whole picture could change in a matter of a few weeks.
I just analyzed some historical data via SPX monthly chart...I went as far back as the 1929 crash.
All I can say is that we had a similar drop in the early 70s, very very similar drop on similar volatility.
The first bullish monthly candlestick that prints in SPX will signal the bottom IMO. Look back in 1972 - I am not sure the exact year, I don't have my charts open right now - and you will see a nice bullish candlestick that printed and signaled the bottom.
In many other smaller bear markets a bullish monthly candlestick signaled the bottom.
After what happened recently, I think we should be looking at the whole picture from a much larger perspective.
As a daytrader, I could care less of course. However, the day that bullish monthly candlestick prints, I will be all over a retracement and load up on SPY and DIA. It's gonna be a golden opportunity.