I have only one chart to show you tonight which I call the “History Chart of the End of the World,” which I  built out in 2013. I usually show this chart a couple of times a year just to keep the big picture in perspective. This long term monthly chart shows all the earth shattering events that felt like the end of the world when they occurred and I can personally attest to that fact because I was in the markets in each one of those events.

The crash into the 2009 low was the last time we had anything that really felt like it would be a life changing event similar to the 1929 crash. As you can see, that end of the world event in 2009, formed the fourth reversal point in that 10 year blue triangle consolidation pattern. The last slightly little thing to put a scare into investors was the BREXIT vote in early 2016 that turned out to be a non event. Most have already forgotten about it, but for several weeks it was big news.

What I want to show you tonight is what has been happening in the last six months or so. First let me explain how I got the long term uptrend channel. If you notice the top and bottom rails only have one hit on them so how could they form the top and bottom rails? When I originally built this chart I used the center dashed midline because of all the touches it had mostly form below. The center dashed midline was initially broken to the upside in 1995 and was backtested several times before starting the parabolic rise into the 2000 bull market top that finally ended the bubble phase of that secular bull market.

That center dashed midline was tested from above during the LTCM, Long Term Capital Management crash, which some of you may recall. Then during the bear market that began at the 2000 high, green falling wedge, the COMPQ initially found support on the center dashed midline that produce a several month rally. Even after the 9/11 end of that  world event, we saw a small rally off the center dashed midline. The 2000 bear market ended one year later in September of 2002. Note how the center dashed midline then held resistance from September of 2003 until October of 2007, red bear channel, which ended up being the bull market top which led to the 2009 crash low.

So from a Chartology perspective that center dashed midline carries a lot of weight because of all the touches it has. As you know the stock markets have been correcting since January of this year, about six months or so. The reason I’m showing you this chart tonight is because of the price action over the last six months as shown by the green circle. I’ve explained to you many times how an important trendline can be broken, first with the initial hit and small selloff and then a rally that breaks out above that important trendline and then one final backtest from above to finish off the breaking out and backtesting process.

Note the price action on the thumbnail on the right sidebar, especially the last six monthly bars. Now look at the price action inside the green circle. If I’m correct in the interpretation of the center dashed midline then the COMPQ is in the process of breaking out above that very important trendline. This month is still very young yet, but if we see the price action trading above the center dashed midline come the end of June then part two of the breaking out process will be completed. I would expect the breakout rally to be fairly shallow similar to the initial breakout in 1995 and then the backtesting process to begin from above.

The breakout in 1995 of the center dashed midline took five years to complete the bubble phase of that secular bull market. There is no way to know what the stock markets will do, but if the COMPQ breaks out above the center dashed midline this year in 2018 and it takes roughly five years to reach the top rail that would put the top around the 2023 area. Again there is no way to know, but if that were the case then this secular bull market that began in 2009 would be 14 years old in 2023 which is a bit on the short side as far as time is concerned. We could also expect to see at least one very hard shakeout that will feel like the end of the world, like the 1998 LTCM scare.

The bottom line is that there is no way to know what the future holds, but we have a game plan in place to help guide us in our investment journey into the future. As long as the game plan is woking we don’t need to fix it, but to allow it to show us the way until something significantly changes it. Have a great weekend. All the best…Rambus

There are some big H&S bottoms on several of the US stock market indexes that I have maybe only shown you once around the time the necklines were broken. When I first discovered them I wasn’t sure they would play out so I just kept them on the back burner to see what would happen.

I’ve mentioned recently how important it is to have a game plan to follow so you know that  when the charts change, then your game plan needs to be adjusted to the new information the charts are showing. Sometimes just a little adjustment is all that is needed and as long as your game plan keeps play out you just go with it until something changes.

These big H&S bottoms are a piece of the bigger puzzle for the game plan I’ve been showing you which suggests we are in a secular bull market that began at the 2009 crash low. The old expression, “If it aint broke don’t fix it,” applies to these H&S bottoms. As long as they keep working they are what they are. One thing these H&S bottoms have in common is they broke out above their necklines in late 2016. I know many of you will think I’ve lost my mind, but keep in mind that I’ve been following the price action for about a year and a half.

This first massive H&S bottom is for the INDU. The left shoulder was formed during the bear market low in 2002. The head was formed at the 2009 crash low and the right shoulder low formed during that tough correction in 2015. The breakout occurred in late 2016 and the INDU hasn’t looked back since. The price objective for that H&S bottom is well over 40,000 if it continues to plays out.

This next chart for the INDU really isn’t a H&S bottom, but I labeled it that way because of the symmetry of the left and right shoulders being fractals.The neckline is really a support and resistance line.  I first built this chart during the 2015 correction as the right shoulder was forming what looked like a fractal to the left shoulder. It was uncanny how both the left and right shoulders looked at the time. The right shoulder fractal broke symmetry at the very last moment when the price action reversed up off the neckline symmetry line for the last time. In 2007 the price action broke below the neckline symmetry line. The red circles are the exact same size and the breakout above the big neckline came in December of 2016.

This next chart for the NYA I also built out during the 2015 correction which was also showing a fractal left and right shoulder which was even more pronounced than the one on the INDU. To see the beautiful fractal symmetry follow the price action starting with #1 on the left shoulder then look at #1 on the right shoulder. Then follow the price action from #2 to # 3 so on and so forth until you get to reversal point #6 down to the neckline symmetry line. In 2007 the price action broke below the neckline symmetry line and in February of 2016 the price action bounced off of the neckline symmetry line that started the two year bull run until January of this year. The breakout of the big neckline took place in January of 2017. As long as the neckline holds support the big game plan is still in play.

This last chart for tonight shows a massive double headed H&S bottom on the COMPQ. The symmetry is really quite good. Again the breakout above the big neckline took place in late 2016. Since today is the first day of trading for a new month it will be interesting to see if today’s gap will be closed or will we look back and see a break away gap by the end of the month. See thumbnail on the right side of the chart.

These massive H&S bottoms have been working since late 2016 which is right at a year and a half. Will they keep working out is any bodies guess, but as long as they keep playing out this part of the big game plan is still in place. “If it aint broke don’t fix it.” Have a great weekend. All the best…Rambus

I recently posted this daily chart for the GLD which shows a rising wedge with a similar top to the one that formed back in 2016. I mentioned we could see a ping pong move between the bottom rail of the rising wedge and the bottom black dashed trendline for the top around the 124 area. Today we are getting the backtest. If the bulls can takeout the black dashed S&R line that would be showing some bullish price action. Then if they can rally the GLD above the top rail of the rising wedge that would complete the 5th reversal point and we would then have a 5 point bullish rising wedge reversal pattern to the upside. Today’s price action is also closing some of that huge breakout gap.

Last week we looked at this rectangle trading range that was building out on the Transportation Average. Today the price action is in the process of trying to breakout above the top rail. Today’s rally has also completed the 5th reversal point making this rectangle a reversal pattern to the upside. Since this rectangle formed below the previous high we needed to see a reversal pattern, with an odd number of reversal points, to reverse the small move down.

We’ve also been following this long term weekly chart which is showing some beautiful Chartology starting with the very symmetrical H&S bottom with the head forming at the 2016 low that started the 2016 uptrend channel. In 2017 the Transportation Average built out the bullish rising wedge which broke out to the upside. Since January of this year the Transportation average has been experiencing a correction or consolidation phase. There are two distinct patterns you can see. The first one is the blue triangle which has formed on the bottom rail of the 2016 uptrend channel. The second pattern is the red 5 point rectangle reversal pattern which also has formed on the bottom rail of the 2016 uptrend channel. IYT is a 1 X long etf if anyone is interested in trading the Transportation Average.

Today GLD is breaking below the bottom rail of its 5 point falling wedge which is suggesting the four month trading range is a top. The day isn’t over yet, but if the price action closes below the bottom rail the breakout will be confirmed.

The weekly chart shows GLD coming in to critical support at the bottom rail of its 2 1/2 year triangle formation. A touch of the bottom rail will complete the 6th reversal point suggesting the triangle is  consolidation pattern to the downside. The bulls need to hold support at the 7th reversal point to create a seven point triangle reversal pattern to the upside.

Below is the monthly chart showing the 2011 bear market downtrend channel with the two and a half year triangle trading between the top and bottom rails.

This chart is everyones favorite chart for GLD which shows its potential five year H&S base which everyone and their brother-in-law sees. The golden neckline is still holding resistance regardless of all the reasons gold needs to move higher.

This first chart is a daily line chart for GLD which shows it has completed 5 reversal points so far and is working on the all important 6th reversal point back up to the top rail. This is where the bulls need to step up to the plate.

The weekly chart below shows the 2 1/2 year triangle that has been building out with 5 completed reversal points so far. A touch of the bottom rail will complete the 6th reversal point creating a consolidation pattern. If the bottom rail is hit the bulls will need to hold support to create a 7th reversal point throwing the triangle back into the reversal category.

The long term monthly chart shows the bear market downtrend channel with the 2 1/2 year triangle.

This last chart for GLD is showing the possible 5 year H&S bottom with the golden neckline. That little blue flag which is forming just below the neckline is keeping everyone  in suspense waiting for a resolution. This is a massively large pattern that will lead to a very big move if the H&S bottom plays out. It seems pretty obvious that the breakout will be to the upside, but stranger things have happened in the markets before. So close but yet so far away. There will be plenty of time to board the train if the H&S bottom completes.

Since roughly the middle of January of this year we’ve seen some big changes in character taking place in many different areas of the markets. After nearly two years of low volatility, which is much easier to take, volatility has come back with a vengeance and doesn’t seem to be slowing down much. Its been most obvious in the stock markets, but now the US dollar’s volatility has spiked which may be suggesting something is in the wind. What that something is can be anyone’s guess, but something changed in mid January of this year.

Tonight I would like to show you some old long term charts I built out four years or so ago after the top in the PM complex was established. Some of the longer term subscribers will remember them as they had a long term bearish tone to them if they played out. It’s been a long time since I posted some of these charts because for the last several years nothing much has changed which maybe coming to an end.

I am very aware that many / most of our members are very interested in the gold market from a bullish bias. I know many of you will find these charts and what they are strongly suggesting ,  disturbing. I only ask that you read the following with an open mind. If this scenario unfolds , It could very well save your financial future. Also please take special note of the lines in the sand where the bullish outcome would become probable. Personally I would like nothing better than to have another opportunity to chart and participate in another gold bull as the last one was extremely rewarding.

Before we look at some of those old long term charts for gold and silver I would like to update some of the US dollar charts as there has been some big changes taking place since we last looked at them, especially the shorter term daily chart.

About two weeks ago we looked at this daily chart for the US dollar which was just in the process of breaking out from the 5 point rectangle reversal pattern. I showed two areas of possible resistance which was the 200 day moving average and the price objective of that 5 point rectangle reversal pattern, which came in at 92.70 which was hit. I also showed how the blue arrows suggested we could see some reverse symmetry to the upside vs how the US dollar came down over that same area.

Below is a long term daily chart which shows its parallel downtrend channel with the breakout above the top rail yesterday. A backtest to the top rail would come in around the 91.90 area.

This next chart is the long term monthly fractal chart we’ve been following for many years which now shows the false breakout below the bottom rail of the blue expanding triangle that I had previously labeled as a possible bear trap, red circle. This is important because when you get a false move like that you can often times get a big move in the opposite direction in this case up. Even though the two blue consolidation patterns are different in this fractal chart the two thin black dashed horizontal lines shows the low and high for each pattern on the same area on the chart.

This 35 year monthly chart has always been an important chart to keep track of because we didn’t know if the top rail would hold support after such a long time of holding resistance. So far it has done its job.

Below is the same chart which shows the US dollar’s 2011 bull market uptrend channel.

The 50 year quarterly chart shows the 35 year bullish falling wedge with the bear trap that formed between the bottom rail of the blue expanding triangle and the top rail of the 35 year falling wedge. All we would need to see to negate this bullish setup is for the US dollar to trade below the top rail of the 35 year bullish falling wedge and it would be game over for the US dollar bulls, but until that happens the Chartology is strongly suggesting the next leg of the bull market is now getting underway whether we like it or not.

This next chart is a combo chart which has the US dollar on top and gold on the bottom I’ve labeled it as a, WHAT IF, chart. What if the US dollar has just put in its long term low on the bottom rail of its major uptrend channel. And then, WHAT IF, gold is putting in its major high at the top rail of its downtrend channel? This would be the very last thing most PM investors could possibly conceive of right now. Again, all we have to see to change this possible scenario is to see the US dollar break below the bottom rail of its bull market uptrend channel and for gold to take out the top rail of its downtrend channel.

Below is another combo chart which has the USD:XJY ratio chart on top and gold on the bottom. As long as the bottom rail holds support for the ratio chart on top and the top rail for gold holds resistance then it is what it is regardless of all the reasons it can’t be.

Next I would like to show you some close up looks at the US dollar to gold ratio charts so you can get a better understanding of what is taking place right here and now. This first chart is a daily line chart which compares GLD:US dollar. As you can see this ratio began topping out during the middle of January and is now in an impulse leg down. The blue arrows show how it may reverse symmetry to the downside vs the same area on the upside.

Lets step back a little further in time and look at a four year weekly chart for the GLD:UUP ratio. The three month pattern on the daily line chart above is showing up at the 4th reversal point in this 2 1/2 year rising flag formation. Remember many times we’ll see a 5 point reversal pattern at the reversal points within a much bigger trading range.

Since gold’s bull market ended in September of 2011 the GOLD:USD ratio chart had been in a perfect parallel downtrend channel until the summer of last year when the ratio broke out above the top rail. That could have been the point where gold could have really taken off to the upside, but it had a hard time rallying against the US dollar. Here you can see how the 2 1/2 year rising channel fits into the bigger picture. All gold has to do to negate this bearish setup is to rally above the top rail of the 2 1/2 year rising flag.

During gold’s massive ten year bull market the GOLD:USD ratio chart built out a perfect parallel uptrend channel with one consolidation pattern forming on top of the next. I left the downtrend channel off of this 18 year monthly chart so as not to put any boundaries on the bear market that began in 2011.

The reason I’ve been showing you so many charts on the US dollar is that it can have a profound affect on gold as you well know. The bigger the pattern the bigger the move. I built out this next long term chart for gold back in 2014. Note the H&S consolidation pattern that formed during the 2008 crash low. After gold started to bounce around after the 2013 decline I extended the 2008 H&S neckline all the way to the right side of the chart to see if I could find any support. As you can see gold found support on that 2008 neckline extension line from 2013 to just a couple of months ago. That blue triangle is the same one we’ve been following on the shorter term gold charts. If gold breaks down from that 2 1/2 year blue triangle the most logical place to find support would be at the 2008 crash low between 680 and 750.

Below is a monthly line chart that spans the same amount of time as the bar chart above and gives you a clear picture of the possible H&S top. Keep in mind the neckline has to be broken to the downside before we can call the possible H&S a top.

This long term monthly chart for gold shows its parabolic bull market with its possible H&S top building out. The key is going to be what the blue triangle does.

This last chart for gold is a 50 year monthly look which shows its 1970’s bull market and then the long 20 year sideways trading range. If that massive H&S top plays out you will be some of the first investors to know the bull market is officially over and a massive decline will ensue that will take years to complete.

About the same time I did the long term H&S top for gold I also did one for silver as it too was producing some very nice symmetry. This 50 year chart for silver shows its massive H&S bottom which launched its bull market. Note how the 2008 crash low found support on that massive neckline confirming it was hot. Silver also built out a very symmetrical H&S top as shown by the neckline symmetry line that shows the high for both the left and right shoulders of the 2011 H&S top. That blue diamond might look familiar to you as we’ve been following it on the on the shorter term weekly and monthly charts. Is it a coincidence that it’s forming just below the major neckline?

This last chart for tonight shows the H&S top in more detail with the blue diamond forming as the backtest to the neckline.

I want to apologize for being late tonight, but I had to dig through 100’s old charts I knew I had, but had to find them. The US dollar is going to be the key factor in what takes place with the PM complex. At this point all I can say is big patterns lead to big moves and if these big patterns play out then we are going to see exactly that.

Everyone is focused in on the potential five year H&S bottom on gold which could still be a possibility. These charts tonight give you a different perspective that you won’t find anywhere else. If they come to pass we’ll be the first to know what is actually happening. All the best…Rambus

There is a misconception out there that in order for gold to have a bull market the stock markets have to crash and burn. Gold investor literally pray for the stock markets to crash so they can get their bull market in the PM complex. Once an idea like that gets embedded into the minds of gold investors it becomes hard for them to see the truth. A simple combo chart can show you the truth about why the stock markets don’t have to crash in order for gold to enjoy a bull market.

Below is a 20 year monthly combo line chart which has the SPX on top and gold on the bottom. The green shaded areas show when the SPX and GOLD both rallied at the same time. I used the rally phases in the SPX to draw in the green shaded areas to see what gold looked like.

Starting at the end of the secular bull market in 2000 for the SPX gold basically traded sideways to slightly up during the SPX’s bear market into its 2002 bear market low. From 2002 until the SPX topped out in its bull market run into the 2007 top , gold rallied right along side of the SPX. How can that be? Gold isn’t supposed to have a bull market when the SPX is having one.

The SPX did top out slightly ahead of gold and had a much bigger correction than gold into 2009 crash low, but they both declined without gold producing a new bull market relative to the SPX. You can also see gold actually bottomed just ahead of SPX in late 2008 , while the SPX bottomed out in March of 2009. For the next two years the SPX and GOLD both enjoyed a strong bull market move into the 2011 high.

Again gold topped out just after the SPX in 2011, but this time gold began its cyclical bear market while the SPX continued higher with its bull market. Gold finally bottomed in December of 2015 and from that point both the SPX and GOLD have been rising together. How long will they move up together is anybodies guess, but this combo chart suggests that we don’t have to see the stock markets crash in order for gold to have a bull market. Maybe we’ll see the best of both worlds which would be good for everyone. All the best…Rambus

If the US is going to have a strong economy it’s important that the Transportation Average confirms that by showing strength. Below is a daily chart which shows a breakout and backtest to the top rail of its triangle consolidation pattern yesterday. This triangle looks a lot like many of the other triangles we’ve been following on some of the US stock markets.

Just like most of the US stock markets we’ve been following the Transportation Average is building a triangle consolidation pattern on the bottom rail of its 2016 bull market uptrend channel.