S&P 500 ~ Year Ahead Look

This is my projected price action for 2012. The worlds political focus will turn to the U.S. Presidential Elections. The U.S. Stock Market has held in very well during the upheaval/crisis facing Europe. The wave count suggests that situation will change in the year ahead. The market looks headed for another whipsaw/choppy year but there should be a downward bias as the (C) wave Important Top at 1345 x begins to take hold. One wonders what news might cause the bear market?
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Rally into election due to greater certainty

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Summer Swoon during Presidential uncertainty

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The above bearish wave count is predicated on the S&P 500 remaining below 1345. Any break of that level would cause a recount.

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S&P 500 ~ Daily

The outline presented below is probably a better accounting of the price action. If theres a way for a wave to last longer, then its best to just assume it will. The chart pattern below also implies that this is NOT going to be a great market to be involved with as there will be tremendous opportunity to get chopped up up within this triangle.

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S&P 500 ~ Daily

The proposed c-wave within the triangle seems to have further to run. Its possible that it has already concluded but it would mean a very short -c- within c. Unlikely. Prime targets for the -c- wave would be 1293 and 1311. 1293 would the 61.8% of a-wave and would look like a double top. 1311 would be the lower degree -a- = -c-. The implications are for a triangle with upward-sloping bias. c?
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S&P 500 ~ 120 min. Weekly Support and Resistance

For those traders who really cant stay away from the action, the following levels represent first and second points of support and resistance. If one were to point a gun to my head and say Make a trade right now that will make money in the next few days I would probably buy this market in front of 1196 and run a stop below that level. Fortunately, there is no gun to anyones head. A break below 1196 should cause the market to coast to 1158.

REPRINTED from 12/19/2011

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S&P 500 ~ 120 min. Weekly Support and Resistance

The first of level of support from the last report (12/19/11) held and the market bounced sharply. Maybe someone should have been holding a gun to my head. Based on the shorter term wave count, this market looks headed higher to begin the new year. Traders who are long should consider 1228 as a stop for any length. Thats the 61.8% retrace of the last move up from 1201--a break of 1228 would alter the very short term bullish wave count. I would be looking to sell short this market into the 1293-1311 zone. Serious consideration should also be given to selling short on a breakdown below 1228

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Apple Daily Chart

Very interesting pattern in Apple. Check out what looks to be a large scale head and shoulders formation with a double head. Whats really interesting is that a similar pattern appeared on a smaller scale in the first half the year. Fractals baby! If history is any guide, Apple will get a vigorous test of the neckline around $360/share. Any further advance in the stock price will start to breakdown the look of the potential H&S development.

Double Head Right Shoulder?

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Double Head

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Wave Symbology "I" or "A" I or A <I>or <A> -I- or -A(I) or (A) "1 or "a" 1 or a -1- or -a(1) or (a) [1] or [a] [.1] or [.a] = Grand Supercycle = Supercycle = Cycle = Primary = Intermediate = Minor = Minute = Minuette = Sub-minuette = Micro = Sub-Micro

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