I took some time to rethink and redraw my master spx chart from scratch. I added the RSI indicator which seems to have been a good indicator these last 10 or so years to demonstrate oversold and overbought conditions.
The fib fan on the chart extends back to 1932 and you can see that this is drawn exactly on a log chart. The purple line is not a retracement, but a trend line connecting 1974 and 1982.
Interestingly enough, that trend line from the 70s is exactly at my price target of the S&P which I have stated here many times.
Now focus on the RSI. We WERE as oversold now as we were at the bottom in 2002. However, I have taken the liberty to examine each time in history when we were at the same level or worst on the RSI in regards to the oversold condition:
June 1940 Low of that year was right at 9. By April 1942, a new low was set at 7.5.
September 1946 Low 14.40. By June 1949, a new low was set at 13.60.
May 1970. New lows were set in 1974.
No new lows were set after the selloff during these years.
October 1957
May 1962
Therefore, an extremely oversold RSI does not necasarily mean a bottom, but may indicate that a newer low may be yet to come.
Now look at the RSI now. We are at the same levels as we were in May 2008. Everytime between 2000 and December 2002, when the RSI indicator reached this level it was a great time to sell.
The rest of this chart is self explanatory.
