DXY about to rekt crypto? Strong downwards move after US CPI came out - which looks good and people are now expecting FED to pivot into more dovish stance. But is that really going to happen in short term?
We had a very nasty downfall in crypto markets yesterday with the whole FTX fiasco and the fear in markets is expected after that. Plus Solana unlocking 5M worth of SOL which was another catalyst for this big bang.
Now we had a very nice recovery, which might be interpreted as break-down and honestly DXY could continue to dump. Still, there is a good chance that market-makers are not done with scooping up liquidity from very bullish long traders. There is still money on the table to be taken.
Let's see if this plays out according to my plan.
Fib
Seems the fib trip may be over for now....For the past year, The markets have been on the slide, as you've noticed. From the fib extension POV, here is how the last year has broken down, why it rallied to where to did, then reversed to only go down further.
This chart suggests that the full fib extension has played out and should put in a decent bear market rally. Given the time of year it is, one might even call it a Santa Claus rally. It even goes as far as suggesting 300+ by Thanksgiving.
These fibs work very well and most of the time. However, in 2008 they bounced for a moment and blew right thru. That's when the large plunges began taking place. We're not in 2008, and the folks who run the markets run on greed and fear. I think the big dupe will be on the release of CPI creating a squeeze to push price back up into the 300's.
It's too early to tell, but this is how inverted head and shoulders patterns are created... and it quite possibly could be "the head" being created right now, resulting in a bullish trend into the end of December.... possibly back to 350. This is what I am watching for myself.
CHFJPY to fallOn weekly timeframe, CHFJPY has reached an overbought zone (RSI), an intersection between upper channel and horizontal support.
On lower timeframe, we've seen a big rejection recently, and then a correction upward : here we reach the 80~88% fib levels of the last rejection (D1), with a bearish engulfing pattern yesterday. This behavior can be a potential sell signal.
If we follow correlation to compare currencies, we find more confirmation : USDJPY has reached very high levels too fast, becoming overextended, and JPY will probably start a correction soon, meanwhile USDCHF is retesting a daily resistance for the fourth time, giving bullish signals, not yet an overextended move.
Goodluck,
Joe.
Jumping S-curvesIn this post, I will explain what jumping S-curves means and how you can identify potential S-curves before they jump .
First, let's begin with the chart above (also copied below).
This is a yearly chart of McKesson Corporation (MCK), a medical supplies company.
As you can see in the chart below, this stock has been soaring over the past year despite most other stocks being significantly lower.
Here is the performance of the S&P 500 over the same time period.
Whenever I see something highly unusual in a chart, such as extreme outperformance, I check the higher timeframes to see what's driving price on a technical level. Below is the yearly chart for MCK.
When I examine price action over a long time period, I always log adjust my chart. Below is the log-adjusted chart.
Upon seeing this chart I immediately knew what was going on: the stock price jumped S-curves. I will try to illustrate below how I reached this conclusion.
To begin, I drew Fibonacci levels from the last reaction low to the last reaction high on the yearly timeframe.
The previous reaction low was the bottom of 2008 because that bottom was a Fibonacci retracement of some earlier reaction high, the reaction high is the top in 2015 because price did not surpass that high without first undergoing a Fibonacci retracement (to the golden ratio).
As you can see above, from 2015 to 2018 the price retraced down to the golden ratio (0.618) on the yearly chart. It is often from this retracement level that the base of the second S-curve is created. (For simplicity, I only included the 0.618 Fibonacci level on the chart).
Some may say that this pattern is merely a bull flag or pennant. (See chart below)
Indeed, bull flags and pennants can be another way to visualize S-curve jumps.
Whereas, on a deeper, more mathematical level, S-curve jumps are logarithmic spirals (approximated as Fibonacci spirals or Golden spirals). If you wish to delve deeper into logarithmic spirals, including the Golden spiral, you can check out this Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org
These Fibonacci or Golden spirals are present on mostly every chart and they appear on mostly every timeframe (hence they are fractal ).
One of the best charts you can use to visualize these spirals is the chart of Bitcoin. Below are charts of Bitcoin which attempt to show the endless fractal nature of Fibonacci spirals (or "S-curve jumps").
I've only illustrated a few of the spirals, but indeed there are numerous spirals. (I tried to do my best using the tools on Trading View to draw these spirals, but it can be quite hard to manipulate the curves perfectly to price action.)
One may ask what about when price falls? That is obviously not an S-curve jump since the price is falling.
Actually, when price is crashing it is usually just an S-curve jump, or Fibonacci spiral, on the inverted chart.
Although I have not tested it with scientific rigor, I do hypothesize that Bitcoin's price movement is a series of infinitely fractal and competing Fibonacci spirals on various timeframes, including Fibonacci spirals on inverted scales. Price movement can be thought of as an infinite series of S-curve dilemmas where infinitely fractal S-curves, including those of which are inverse S-curves, compete to govern the next price move.
Each dilemma is resolved when an S-curve reaches its inflection point, such that it governs price movement and price moves rapidly in that direction until it approaches capacity and faces its next dilemma.
Those who know Calculus may recognize this chart. Indeed this is the graph of a logistic function. The mathematical terminology for an "S-curve" is sigmoid function .
Here are some more interesting charts of S-curves (none of which is intended to be investment advice)
Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) jumps S-curves on its yearly chart
The U.S. Dollar Index jumps S-curves on its yearly chart
The entire price action of Chinese EV Company (NIO) is an S-curve that just completed a perfect golden ratio retracement
Japan's faces a population S-curve dilemma
Citigroup underwent S-curve growth up until the Great Recession.
Then it crashed or underwent S-curve growth on the inverted chart.
In summary, price movement involves an endless series of S-curves or Fibonacci spirals. Identifying an S-curve on a high time frame before it reaches its inflection point and breaks out can lead to tremendous gains (among the most lucrative gains one can realistically make in the financial markets).
SPY heading into a key level on long time frameSPY on the weekly chart is obviously in a long downtrend.
Using the up trend from the Covid Crash to all-time highs the first week of January
and then a retracement, price is presently between the 0.382 and 0.5 Fibonacci levels
for the past two weeks with big range downward momentum candles seen.
The Mass Index is in mid-range while on the MACD indicator the blue MACD
is crossing down on the red signal line and both are below the histogram.
On this long-range analysis , SPY is in an established downtrend without anything
to suggest a reversal. However, anything can happen to improve the macro outlook
so I am watching for a reversal if/when SPY approaches the Fib 0.5 / 349.8.
I am expecting however to see continuation down targetting at first the lower Fib level.
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FibonacciHello, Let us talk about 'Fibonacci.'
On this chart: You will read about where it came from? Why do we use it, and where does it help us.
Before we dive in to talk about Fibonacci Retracement levels and their use in trading, Let us talk about the origin of Fibonacci :
It all started with rabbits.
Yes, Rabbits!
Fibonacci became interested in a strange issue in 1202. He wanted to know the outcome if he had a pair of male and female rabbits and defined behavior for their offspring. The assumptions were as follows:
We have a pair of male and female rabbits that have just been born.
Rabbits mature after one month.
The gestation period of rabbits is one month.
When a female rabbit reaches puberty, she must become pregnant.
At each pregnancy, the female rabbit gives birth to one male rabbit and one female rabbit.
Rabbits never die.
Calculate how many pairs of this type of rabbit we will have after n months?
In mathematics, the Fibonacci sequence or series is the following infinite sequence of natural numbers:
0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233,377,610,987,1597,...
Take a look at this GIF, to get an idea of this infinite sequence:
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The Fibonacci spiral: an estimate of the golden spiral generated by drawing circular arcs attaching the facing corners of the squares adjusted to the values of the sequence; by successively attaching squares of side 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 and 34.
The sequence begins with the numbers 0 and 1; "each term is the total of the past two" is the recurrence relation that defines it.
The elements of this sequence are called Fibonacci children. Leonardo de Pisa described this sequence in Europe, a 13th-century Italian mathematician also known as Fibonacci. It has numerous applications in computer science, mathematics, and game theory. It also appears in biological configurations, such as in the branches of trees, in the arrangement of leaves on the stem, in the flowers of artichokes and sunflowers, in the inflorescences of Romanesco broccoli, in the configuration of coniferous conifers. In the reproduction of rabbits and in how DNA encodes the growth of complex organic forms. Similarly, it is found in the spiral structure of the shell of some mollusks, such as the nautilus.
Leonardo Pisano, Leonardo de Pisa, or Leonardo Bigollo, also known as Fibonacci, was born in 1170 and died in 1240. Long before being known in the West, the Fibonacci sequence was already described in mathematics in India in connection with the Sanskrit prosody.
Susantha Goonatilake notes that the development of the Fibonacci sequence "is attributed in part to Pingala (year 200), later associated with Virahanka (about 700), Gopāla (about 1135) and Hemachandra (about 1150)". Parmanand Singh cites Pingala (around 450) as a forerunner in the discovery of the sequence.
Now let us talk about Fibonacci in the finance world. You might use it too, as Fibonacci Retracement Levels. (As you see on the chart)
The second law of technical analysis indicates that values move in trends, bullish or bearish. Once a trend has given sufficient signs of termination, either by breaking its trend line, confirmation of a trend reversal figure or any other valid factor according to technical analysis theory, the analyst contemplates the possibility of a setback. A pullback represents, in simple terms, a move in the opposite direction to the past trend. It can take the form of a crash in price after a bullish move or a rebound in price after a downtrend. Although the first could properly be called a retracement and the second rebound or rally, technically, the term retracement includes both.
Within technical analysis, Fibonacci retracements refer to the possibility that the price of a financial asset will retrace a considerable portion of the original movement and find support or resistance levels at the levels set by the Fibonacci numbers before continuing. The above address. These levels are constructed by drawing a trend line between the extreme points of the movement in question and applying the critical percentages of 23%, 38.2%, 61.8%, 76.8%, and 100% to the vertical distance.
Fibonacci retracements are used to confirm suspicions of a market movement. Levels of support and resistance can indicate possible bullish or bearish market trends and indicate to people when is the best time to open long or short positions. This means that Fibonacci retracements can be highly fulfilling for people who know when to use them correctly.
Upon confirmation of rejection in the price, we will try to calculate the probable magnitude of the movement. In order to achieve this, specific percentages collected from the Fibonacci series are applied to the total magnitude of the previous trend. The percentages used are as follows:
61.8%: Also recognized as the Golden Ratio, or golden number, it is the limit of the result obtained from the division of an element of the Fibonacci series by the following number, as the series tends to infinity.
38.2%: It is obtained by subtracting 61.8% from the unit (1.000 - 0.618)
100.%: Equivalent to the total magnitude of the primary trend.
Reversal percentages should be calculated after the end of a trend has been confirmed, never while the trend continues.
Considering that trends are always part of a longer-term trend and, in turn, are made up of shorter-term trends, the question on which of these trends should be calculated as setbacks? There might not be a simple answer. We must calculate the setbacks on that trend that has given clear signs of termination in general terms.
A weak trend may have a 31.8% retracement, while a powerful trend may have a 61.8% retracement before returning to its original direction.
Some sources mention a critical zone of 33 to 38.2% and 61.8 to 67% instead of specific levels.
Fibonacci retracements form an essential part of the Elliott Wave Theory.
The most scathing criticisms against Fibonacci retracements are based on the random walk theory, arguing that there is no justification for assuming that price action has any reason to respect predetermined retracement levels.
However, it is not suitable to use Fibonacci retracement all the time. There are a few downsides too:
Fibonacci retracement shows only static price levels. It is unlikely to say that a specific cryptocurrency price will not pass or stay below predicted levels.
Many external factors determine the price of a coin. They have to be taken into account when determining trading decisions.
Fibonacci retracement levels are close to each other, so it is challenging for a professional trader to determine the accuracy from which to predict the value of a particular coin in the future.
Suppose you're interested in using this great indicator. In that case, you can simply go on your TradingView chart and the dashboard, click on 'Indicators & Strategies' and search for Fibonacci and find the best one suited for you.
Have you ever used this indicator? What do you think the pros and cons are?
Let me know your ideas.
Good luck.
Google buy zone approachingBuy zone for google in my opinion is approaching. There's a gap fill to fill right around 100-98$. I have a buy set for 99$. that would be -35% from the top. if it goes lower I'm fine with that ill keep DCA as it'll be a long term hold. google have spoken much going on and finger in so many different pies that its impossible for them not to see future growth in my opinion. great company and great long term hold.
Ethereum support 1460 and 0.5 FibSupport at 1460 or 0/5 fib start from the June strait of the price down and is a strong level.
If the support is broken, then the next target is 1280-1340 or 0.61 fib
confuses only one moment
If you look at the chart of eth / btc, the target for eth against bitcoin is 0.68 and 0.63, which is 0.5 and 0.61 fib.
And whether it will be through the fall of the ether, as it was yesterday by 10% against bitcoin, or bitcoin will finally start to grow faster than the rest of the market, time will tell
Long is still in priority
So far, we keep a positive view on the situation and expect it below 1000 not earlier than December.
Has inflation really peaked? Not so sureWe have been inside this green triangle since 1915.
The downtrend line has been tested a few times and this is the first year it actually went past it and recently came down for a retest.
Hard to feel like inflation has peaked also considering oil is still in an uptrend and the Fed couldn't have been more hawkish in the last Powell's speech, so we may be up for a rough surprise in tomorrow's CPI report. The Fib retracement points at a possible 12.50-13.00% inflation read, let's see what we get.
ADA Long Trade with Video ExplanationThis is just a cleaned up chart from my analysis HERE.
Trade logic summary:
Cardano has been holding this ~$0.40 range for the past four months or so while making lower highs creating what appears to me to be a triangle.
Using the triangle to estimate a time horizon for this trade, I'd expect a break out in one direction or another by the end of November.
The strength of that breakout will also be telling, but we'll review that data as it comes.
The Trade
Time Frame is 2-6 months
Entry is at $0.5223
Stop-loss is approx 20% below my entry. I do not have a hard stop-order set, but I do have alerts set on the way down to that region as I am actively managing this trade.
Target is open as this is a long position, though I will likely take some profit at the $0.75 range (alerts set in that region as well)
Sizing
For this trade I used roughly 20% of my cash available to trade, which is about 12% of my trading portfolio tied up in this trade over the next few months.
Risk
With a floating stop at around 20% below my entry, loss would result in about a 4% loss of cash available to trade and about a 2.4% loss of my current portfolio balance.
Profit
If long plays out and initial target of $0.75 is reached, that would result in about a 45% gain on trade , a 9% increase of cash available to trade , and 5.4% increase of current portfolio balance .
I'll try to be sure to update this post as we move forward. If anyone follows this trade, feel free to follow up in the future.
Thanks for reading!
BITCOIN BTC - using log-FIB channel on weekly candle closeBITCOIN - using log-FIB channel on weekly candle close
BTC at the probably best risk / reward accumulation area IMO 🟢
Breaking below ~$17,000 and we would enter the pre-recession area 🔴
Bitcoin in a recession is unknown dear #Crypto Nation
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