calling a market on a board is cheap.
the paradox is this : having a bias in actual trading is very expensive.
forget about calling before it happens.
trading with success (well afa trendlike methods) is about calling when it happens, not before.
think about it : you are more right in this case than not !
so this is what I see, you can all see it :
the market went down, had a V and now is going up. The current direction is UP until it turns (Aug 9). So I assume it will continue until proven the contrary.
that's the current trend. At a longer timeframe (well most here don't care anyway although constantly calling a bottom) a V does not stop the down trend. Not even a zigzag with new highs above where we are now.
If you look at the bigger picture, you must look at the bigger picture and not be influenced by local noise and normal retracements on the down trend.
it's hard not to mix up time frames, but if you do, you are toast.
I liked the comment in another thread : just use a moving average (a 5 period) and you will get the current trend, simply by looking at the slope. There is a little lag but not enough to be a problem.
the fact is it's a very easy way to look at what IS (actually very recently was hehe) as opposed to what you WISH.
MA is not the best trend indicator but at least it's a good reminder. Try to follow the river, not predict when it will turn before it does. Otherwise you just hit the rocks.
tntneo