BTC cycle measurements for BREAK OUT and ATHBREAK OUT from previous cycle’s ATH price
One of the cycle events that I feel is worth measuring is the event of breaking the previous cycle ATH and staying (well) above it. And the way that I measured this in the past I overlooked an important thing. I measured only when the dates the price first hit the previous ATH, and not to the later dates of when the price actually held above it, never to see it again. I feel like measuring from halvings makes most sense, but interestingly enough measuring from previous ATL and ATH, they all overlap.
With measuring this way, and giving weight to the idea of the cycles, I am now keeping an open mind that this event might happen between later Nov to late Jan 2025. (Thinking it won't happen until March seems unlikely to me, but who knows). In 2020, it was on Dec 13th, which is right in the middle of the measurements from past halvings.
Cycle ATH Time Frame
Same here, I think Halving to ATH seems like the best to measure, but I also measured ATL to ATH, and ATH to ATH. Once btc finally breaks and stays above 69k then we can also map out that for another time frame to ATH.
Call it last cycle PTSD, but I’m not as interested in digging into the price points or percentage gains. But as an attempt, I did measure ATH to ATH percentage gains. I don’t see any simple pattern here. C3 (2021 top) does seem like a heavy under-performing outlier. With some simple theories I came to very round numbers of 150k on the lower end, 250k being hopeful, and 280k on the higher end.
I label C3 as “cycle 3” which I’m referring to the 2020 cycle. C2 is the 2016 cycle and C1, 2012. Cycle One is probably 2008 to some people, I apologize for confusion.
Cyclestudy
CYCLICAL ANALYSIS - Crude Oil to Go Up To Mid OctoberDISCLAIMER: This is not trading advice. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only to show how I view this market. Trading involves real risk. Do your own due diligence.
My COT strategy has Crude Oil SETUP for longs if we get a TRIGGER (Confirmed bullish trend change). But what do cycles have to say about this long trade idea?
Cycles suggest that we should see an up move in Crude Oil until Mid October/Early November.
I look at many interesting things:
-Using the DOW Arab Titans 50 index as a leading indicator of where Crude Oil may trade to.
-The annual cycle of oil is strong and should not be ignored. It too is supportive of taking a long until mid October.
-The Decennial cycle is supportive of a bounce in oil into mid October.
-Major economic cycles & temporary trading cycles are also indicating an upmove could be imminent for oil.
-Lastly, we see that the previous most similar year of price action (2019) suggests oil could move higher into October/November.
TO BE CLEAR: This does not mean I am going long blindly, I wait for entry TRIGGER (18 MA, 10h8c MAC, Divergence). This market did already trigger via divergence last Wednesday via the CCI (Commodity Channel Index) divergence confirmation.
If you have any questions about my cyclical analysis, feel free to shoot me a message.
I hope you had a good start to your week.
And as always...
Good Luck & Good Trading.
LTC to Outpace BTC Next 6 to 7 months (LTC/BTC)LTC/BTC can increase over 100% over the next 6 months.
1. Ignore the price.
2. Look at the RSI.
3. Analyze RSI cycle patterns.
4. Sell Litecoin in June/July 2024. Now look at price.
5. High five!
I'm not sure if anyone else has broken down this cycle this way, but it makes the most sense to me. Very unconventional, but it works for me. RSI rules everything around me. #RSITheory
Nasdaq bull / bear cyclesNasdaq has seen some tremendous opportunities the past few months for swing traders. I want to put aside all the narrative and sentiment and focus only on the chart cycles I am seeing. Within a descending wedge formation we started to see a 3 week or so bull cycle to resistance of channel, followed by a slightly shorter bear run to support of forming channel.
This has expanded and contracted slightly through the move. Now we are at a tighter fortnight cycle of bull / bear momentum. Note how the formation was broken during October lows. And then once more recently hitting strong resistance from October highs, forming a clear double top formation.
The breakdown for me invalidated the pattern, which is why I was aiming for a short entry around or just above the arching resistance that had formed. I had some intraday scalps with very short term positioning which proved lucrative, but I could see from the expanding bond market that the move would run to or above the previous channel resistance. I entered short a little early average at 15108. I held through the spike thereafter with confidence that the bond market would pivot and continue down to new lows. By my estimates 2007 lows should be re-visited before any meaningful extended bull run is seen.
The 30yr bond auction went very poorly yesterday, and as a result bonds fell sharply, the move back up today was only retracement in my opinion. With the drop being an impulse wave, where, once retracement is over (I believe it is now over), we should see the wick filled and a continuation of the move down to new lows.
I am of the view that time in the market is more important than patterns and price action. Of course support and resistance should be strictly followed, with every attempt to only short at resistance and only buy at support. With this in mind my TP 1 for this trade will sit near October lows 14058 - 14100. If current cycles are followed this should happen 22nd-24th November. When this target is reached if we see a meaningful bounce on this and bond markets, then it could signal a triple bottom on nasdaq and bullish momentum could carry it back to around or just over 15k the following fortnight. Otherwise it could continue down to previous May breakout and gap fill down to 13965.
Of course, it all depends on other economic sentiment and events, I think its quite safe to say the fed will raise rates again in December by another 25bps following Powell's hawkish comments and recent consumer sentiment miss. Inflation is still not under control, and a pause will not bring it under control anytime soon.
I could still see the fortnight bull/bear cycle continue regardless of interest rates, the way the market structure has become in recent years a big crash in a short time looks unlikely. However, a black swan event such as an escalation of tensions in the Middle East could of course capitulate an already vulnerable market. Having said that, we should never trade on hope or fear, and we should always be vigilant and steadfast in our strategy, taking profits when it hits targets, or indeed exiting the trade early if there are clear signs that the strategy will not play out as expected.
If in fact the market continues up beyond 15380 I will be looking to close in loss. As you will see from my bias I do not think this will happen. I will also look to taper my position when in profit if there are any signs that the continuation of the bearish trend will not play out.
As always DYOR.
I am not a financial expert, and this is not financial advice. Only risk what you can afford to lose, don't get greedy. And don't let losing trades run you down.
Stay safe and spread love not hate.
Is GBPUSD low at 1.2616 going to hold and become a W bottom(6)This is in reference to our previous idea of us entering on the 4H timeframe bottom confirmation towards a daily bottom and then a weekly bottom to confirm. It was entered based on price and volume spread analysis rationale and the cycle framework methodology by the smart money indicator. Please refer to our reference videos below.
As of today, the trailing stop loss based on the daily timeframe got hit. We successfully captured a 4h bottom holding onto to become a daily bottom. However, the daily bottom did not hold to become a weekly confirmed bottom as today's massive seller bar took out the daily low. By understanding the cycle and smart money framework, we are not put off by this loss but see it is as one of many trades for the strategy edge to work out over the the law of numbers. The sequence of trading events are shown by the numbered points on the chart from the time we entered to the time we exited.
Here is the reference image of the trade we initially took.
All reference ideas and images are as below.
If you have any questions or comments, list them below.
Where the Bullish Divergence For Bitcoin?This chart plays into previous Bitcoin cycles but more importantly it showcases the similarities of the 2013 & 2018 cycles and questions the case for 2022 of "Where's the Bullish Divergence?"
The MFI (Money Flow Index) Indicator which incorporates the RSI + weighted volume shows that in all of Bitcoins 3 past cycle bottoms we have seen the MFI at an all time low with weeks later putting in a lower low in price and a higher low on MFI. We have yet to see this play out in the charts. Does it need to happen? no. However, we have yet to see it yet(on weekly) and a case for the bears would lead to a probability cause for a most likely scenario to validate an actual bottom is being put in.
You can see my bottoming chart for the next leg down in the linked ideas.
Bear Market, Bull Market, or Sector Rotation? KNOW THE ROTATION!
What Is Sector Rotation?
Investors are always looking for opportunities to boost returns and reduce risk in their portfolios. One way to do this is by understanding and utilizing sector rotation.
In simple terms, sector rotation is the process of moving money from one sector to another. In order to take advantage of positive market trends investors will want to pay close attention to these rotations. In general, there are two types of market conditions that investors need to be aware of: bull markets and bear markets.
Sector rotation is a strategy that investors use to take advantage of these market conditions. The idea is to rotate your investments into sectors that are doing well in the current market conditions and away from sectors that are not.
For example, in a historical bull market, you would want to be invested in sectors such as technology and healthcare. In a bear market, you would want to be invested in sectors such as utilities and consumer staples.
Sector rotation can be a helpful tool for investors to boost returns and reduce risk. However, it’s important to understand how it works before implementing it in your own portfolio. Keep reading to learn more about sector rotation and some current YTD chart examples of what it looks like.
Lets start with a philosophical question in regards to the market; is there really such thing as a bull and bear market? One could argue that there is not, and the market is in fact a cycle of sector rotations. Liquidity going out one, to another, again and again. Take for example the 4 tickers of the main post image MSFT , NASDAQ:TSLA , NASDAQ:GOOGL , NASDAQ:AAPL - these are considered Tech Stocks (yes TSLA is a tech stock!). YTD performance of all these stocks are in the red. Please take the time and study their trends. To the novice that had a portfolio made up of 80% tech, they would look at this chart and scream BEAR MARKET. But is it? It is impossible for the average trader to tell, but not all that money was "lost" in a bear market. It simply was rotated to defensive sectors. Sure, some money was taken out of the overall system I am sure but logic dictates that the majority of the money just found a new home. Investors in tech in these cases could ride the storm and average down (dollar cost averaging), write call options, or purchase puts (along with many other strats) - aka play a bear market in THAT sector. The terms "bull" and "bear" market are used to describe market conditions where prices are either rising or falling. Some people believe that there is a fundamental difference between the two types of markets, while others believe that they are simply two sides of the same coin. Ultimately, there is no right or wrong answer, and it is up to each individual to decide what they believe.
So where did the Tech money rotate to? For those of you that need only bull markets to trade, find the rotation and follow it. Never marry a stock or sector - money moves fast and is prone to jumping ship when major events happen. Here are 3 charts that show areas that bulls have had success:
EX1: Staples and Consumer; NYSE:HSY , NYSE:MCD , NASDAQ:OLLI , NYSE:WMT
EX2: Energy, Industrial, Insurance; NYSE:KMI , NYSE:CAT , NYSE:OXY , NYSE:ABBV
EX3: Defensive and Insurance; NASDAQ:HON , NYSE:RTX , NYSE:AFL , NYSE:CI
If you take the time and study the charts above you will see that not all is bearish when you know where to look. Looking at these rotations can start to paint a larger picture when studying ETFs or the overall market in a national/global economy. Especially when it comes to finding a fair value area in the middle of a downed market. Recovery off of a bear market should be equitable across multiple sectors. In the current case (today) we see that the rotation into "defensive" stocks (all the stocks mention in EX1, EX2, and EX3). As there is a small pinch of hope that inflation could be slowing, the moves have been liquidity into these defensive sectors - not a sign of a healthy recovery (yet) in my opinion. Right now we are seeing more institutional interest in companies like HSY, MRK, CI, HON and less interest in Energy. Energy is a great sector to look at currently to start to see that shift. We can look at commodities like GOLD and see the increased attention and bullish run it has had recently. Remember, intuitions want to create the largest positions they can , but over time so as not to raise a flag to others.
To find sector rotation:
1) Familiarize yourself with the S&P sector funds like the AMEX:XLF , AMEX:XLP , AMEX:XLE , AMEX:XLU , etc
START LARGE - look at the Monthly, Weekly, and Daily
2) Scan for stocks with rapid price drops and identify sectors that may be hurting
3) Scan for stocks with rapid rising price WITH higher than average volume (preferable increasing volume as well)
4) Visualize the sectors in a heatmap. Size by Volume (Monthly) and Color by Performance (Monthly). Since this is constantly changing, I suggest taking a screen shot of this map every week - this will be the best way to "see" the money rotate.
5) When going through 2-4 consider comparing small and large cap companies as well - as this too can hold its own rotation.
6) Stay on top of news, read read read read. Understand the world around you and rely on change.
7) Utilize Smart Money Concepts. Please visit LUX ALGO's page for this, as he has made a beautiful indicator and strategy based around SMI and institutional order blocks.
8) Conduct an RSI or Stochastic RSI study to identify divergences in OVERBOUGHT or OVERSOLD conditions.
9) VIX VIX VIX - yes we are talking sector rotation and the VIX is an "overall" reflection of the market in whole but looking at areas of the VIX (ie 20 and 45) can give signs of upcoming rotation. Although it may not point where, it may describe when these rotations can occur.
If you like this post and would like a more detailed follow up, please comment below so I can see your interest. This is a very extensive topic in which it may take several posts to fully write out in detail. This is post 1 and meant to be an introduction, as I know that almost every line below can be heavily expanded upon.
Happy trading everyone!
Compounding Cycles - A multi-cycle studyIn this chart I overlay the following cycles:
- Property Cycle (W. D. Gann)
- Kondratieff Cycle
- Generations Cycle (Strauss & Howe, 4th Turning)
- Solar Sun Spot Cycle (Belgium Solar Observatory)
- The Long Cycle (My Identified 108 year Long Cycle linking the above cycles together)
- Grand Solar Cycle - (Zharkova, K.)
I have also added historical events below the cycle representations along with global reserve currency changes so that the reader may consider if there are temporal similarities with human affairs in the confluence of the cycles.