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📉 S&P500 – 12th week of the base cycle (average 20 weeks), which started on the pivot forecast of January 13, currently in the 2nd phase. This bear is completing the prolonged 50-week cycle and the 4-year cycle. The delay in the cycles wasn’t an exception, as the maximum durations remained within statistical norms. Target levels are given in the post “Bear 2025 in...

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🛢 CRUDE – 18th week of the base cycle (28 weeks). We are in the 2nd phase, clearly bearish. On March 23 I wrote: "The current base cycle cannot yet be called bearish as it hasn’t broken the starting point. The next key extreme forecasts for crude are March 27 and 31." 👉 Now this base cycle can be considered bearish. Even though the short position from March 27...

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🏆 GOLD – 6th week of the base cycle (15–20+ weeks), nearing the end of phase 1. Market turbulence usually weighs on gold, so the sharp correction on Thursday–Friday, which wasn’t supported by any extreme or pivot forecast, didn’t come as a surprise. That’s what stop-losses are for. ⚠️ The working range of the long position from the March 3 extreme forecast to the...

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🛢 CRUDE – 17th week of the base cycle (28 weeks), second phase. The extreme forecast on March 27 halted the second phase’s upward movement at the 70 resistance level and reversed the trend. This forecast was specifically highlighted for crude at the beginning of the year. A short position has been opened. The next universal extreme forecast is April 7. The next...

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🏆 GOLD – 5th week of the base cycle (15-20+ weeks). After a brief correction at the pivot forecast on March 19 (see the previous post), gold resumed its bullish trend at the extreme forecast on March 24 – the midpoint of retrograde Mercury. ⚠️ Holding the long position from the extreme forecast on March 3. The movement range to the pivot forecast on March 19 for...

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📉 S&P500 – 11th week of the base cycle (average 20 weeks), which began with the pivot forecast on January 13. We are in the second phase, which appears bearish by all indications. This is a significant bear market completing the overdue 50-week and 4-year cycles. Target levels are outlined in my previous posts. My preliminary timeline projections for the base...

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🛢 CRUDE – 16th week of the base cycle (28 weeks). A double bottom has formed, signaling the start of the second phase. The extreme forecast on March 19 pushed crude upward from a sideways trend. However, the beginning of the second phase is very weak. A strong resistance level lies ahead at 70 on current futures. 👉 My bearish outlook remains unchanged, as...

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🏆 GOLD – 4th week of the new base cycle (15-20+ weeks), which began with retrograde Venus on March 3 from the extreme forecast level of October 28 (2850 on current futures). The start of retrograde Mercury had no impact on gold’s bullish trend. Mercury simply lacked the energy, as Venus is far stronger. Gold entered a correction at the pivot forecast on March 19,...

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📉 S&P500 – 10th week of the base cycle (average 20 weeks), which began with the pivot forecast on January 13, now in the second phase. The bear is completing the overdue 50-week and 4-year cycles. Target levels are outlined here. The expected range for the base cycle low is mid-May to mid-June. At this point, I anticipate a reversal between the extreme forecasts...

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🛢 CRUDE – 15th week of the base cycle (28 weeks). Timing and structure indicate signs of a double bottom and the start of the second phase. ⚠️ My bearish outlook remains unchanged, as outlined in my summer 2024 crude oil post. The next extreme forecast is March 19, coinciding with retrograde Mercury on March 17.

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🏆 GOLD – 3rd week of the new base cycle (15-20+ weeks). The previous cycle lasted 15 weeks. This may have been the shortest correction to a base cycle low in gold’s history. The reason lies in retrograde Venus, which strongly impacts currencies and, in turn, gold. This year, retrograde Venus crashed the dollar, amplifying gold’s bullish momentum. In my February...

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📉 S&P500 – 9th week of the base cycle (average 20 weeks), which began with the pivot forecast on January 13. The bear is completing the overdue 50-week and 4-year cycles. Target levels are outlined in previous posts. Retrograde Venus, which typically supports bulls, aligned with the bear this year and reinforced the decline. 👉 As I mentioned in early March and in...

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🛢 CRUDE – 14th week of the base cycle (28 weeks), a very mature Phase 1. The March 3 extreme forecast reversed a 2-day correction into a new bearish wave, pushing below the broken and eroded support level. This scenario was anticipated two weeks ago. Price range from the March 3 extreme forecast to the current move: $2K per contract. Based on timing (14 weeks) and...

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🏆 GOLD – 17th week of the base cycle (15-20+ weeks). As expected, the pivot forecast on March 3 reversed gold upward from the extreme forecast level of October 28 (2850 on current futures). A new base cycle cannot be ruled out, though technical confirmation is lacking. The usual cycle length for gold is closer to 20 weeks, so we remain in the final phase, and...

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📉 S&P500 – 8th week of the base cycle (average 20 weeks), which began with the pivot forecast on January 13—still in Phase 1. The bear is completing the overdue 50-week and 4-year cycles. Target levels were outlined in the previous post. Based on cycle timing and structure, signs of Phase 1 completion are emerging. 👉 Retrograde Venus pushed indices lower after...

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🐻 In my May post last year about the U.S. stock market’s mid-term cycle, I promised to estimate the probable amplitude of the forecasted correction in the current cycle. "When should we expect the bottom of the current 4-year cycle? If we are near the top, considering the current 20-week base cycle that has just begun, we can preliminarily talk about...

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🛢 CRUDE – 13th week of the base cycle (28 weeks), mature 1st phase. The February 24 pivot forecast reversed crude from the strong 69.80 support level. This level was broken and eroded during the week, as I predicted last time. Based on timing and the chart, there are signs of the second phase beginning. In this context, I closed my short position from February 3....

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🏆 GOLD – 16th week of the base cycle (15-20+ weeks). The February 24 pivot forecast turned gold downward, marking the top of the current base cycle and forming a double top with the February 11 pivot forecast. By Friday’s close, gold hit the first support at 2850 (see chart). We are in the final stage of the base cycle, but the pattern does not yet resemble a...