AdviceTrade's Instablog AdviceTrade is a publisher of Web sites that provide technical analysis and trade alerts for short-term traders. Visit www.advicetrade.com . AdviceTrade http://seekingalpha.com Minor Pullback Appears Complete in Silver Wheaton http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/725291-advicetrade/137636-minor-pullback-appears-complete-in-silver-wheaton?source=feed 137636 Mike Paulenoff tells subscribers today:  My near-term work indicates strongly that Silver Wheaton (NYSE: SLW) ended a minor pullback at 33.60 off of yesterday's rally peak at 35.55. If accurate, this means that a new upleg is in its infancy and will extend the larger upmove from the Jan 25 low at 28.85 -- initially towards a test of 35.40/55 resistance (the 50 DMA and yesterday's high) and then to test the Dec-Jan resistance line, now at 36.75.
 
At this juncture, only a decline that breaks today's low at 33.60 will compromise my current outlook and indicate that the two-session pullback is morphing into a deeper correction prior to the anticipated next upleg.  
 
Chartwork:  www.mptrader.com/middayminute/2/2011/10/
]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:43:15 -0500 Mike Paulenoff tells subscribers today:  My near-term work indicates strongly that Silver Wheaton (NYSE: SLW) ended a minor pullback at 33.60 off of yesterday's rally peak at 35.55. If accurate, this means that a new upleg is in its infancy and will extend the larger upmove from the Jan 25 low at 28.85 -- initially towards a test of 35.40/55 resistance (the 50 DMA and yesterday's high) and then to test the Dec-Jan resistance line, now at 36.75.
 
At this juncture, only a decline that breaks today's low at 33.60 will compromise my current outlook and indicate that the two-session pullback is morphing into a deeper correction prior to the anticipated next upleg.  
 
Chartwork:  www.mptrader.com/middayminute/2/2011/10/
]]> slw Rally Phase in Silver ETF http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/725291-advicetrade/112034-rally-phase-in-silver-etf?source=feed 112034 Since yesterday morning's pivot low at 24.44, right off of the Aug-Nov up trendline, the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) has climbed to 25.33 (+3.6% so far), in what looks like the initiation of either of two scenarios.  One would be a recovery or intervening upleg within a larger corrective, or digestion, period.

The other would be the start of a new bull leg within the ongoing bull phase that will propel the SLV to new highs well above 28.72.

In either scenario, yesterday's pivot low at 24.44 ended a 15% corrective leg and started a rally phase that has a minimum upside target zone of 25.90-26.20 in the hours/days ahead.



Disclosure: No positions.]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:04:22 -0500 Since yesterday morning's pivot low at 24.44, right off of the Aug-Nov up trendline, the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) has climbed to 25.33 (+3.6% so far), in what looks like the initiation of either of two scenarios.  One would be a recovery or intervening upleg within a larger corrective, or digestion, period.

The other would be the start of a new bull leg within the ongoing bull phase that will propel the SLV to new highs well above 28.72.

In either scenario, yesterday's pivot low at 24.44 ended a 15% corrective leg and started a rally phase that has a minimum upside target zone of 25.90-26.20 in the hours/days ahead.



Disclosure: No positions.]]> slv silver commodities Rising Dollar/Rates Impact on Gold http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/725291-advicetrade/111788-rising-dollar-rates-impact-on-gold?source=feed 111788 Since November 3, after the announcement of QE2, the bond market and the dollar have reversed their powerful megatrends, which could have implications for gold.

The bond market went straight up from April into November, from about 115 to 128, while 10-year rates went from about 4% to the November 3 low of 2.3%. Since that time, price has come down to Monday’s low of 124.15 and yield to around 2.9%, with the decline in price breaking the series of higher highs and higher lows and breaking below the prior pivot point. This has come right as the Fed last Friday implemented the first traunch of QE2 buying of longer-term paper.

So the bond market has put in an important topping process, and appears to be resting, deservedly so. Next support in December T-notes is 124, not far from where it hit today, which would represent about 3.03-0.5% in yield.

At the same time, the dollar, whose chart you can see runs inverse to bonds (as rising interest rates make the dollar more attractive), is rallying after being in a significant down-channel since June. The dollar is approaching the top trend line of this channel at around 79.20-.30, a break through which could accelerate the upmove.

In our video we discuss this in more detail, but one major impact  is that a rising dollar and rising rates in general are negatives for the commodity sector, in particular gold.

The commodity side of gold, represented by the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), is most vulnerable, as it appears from the charts. The long-term up-channel has taken the GLD from 93 in June 2009 to a peak of 139.15 on November 9. However, the peak in momentum occurred on October 14 at 134.85. While price paused after that before rocketing to the November 9 highs, the giant momentum non-confirmation was and still is a warning sign that the GLD is vulnerable to a major shakeout.

The GLD declined  from last week’s high at 139.15 to Monday’s low of 132.40, and closed Monday’s session leaning against the bottom trendline of the channel. If that breaks, there’s a gap that needs to be filled down to 129.70-129.50, with the 50 DMA at 129.70. If that key support zone breaks, the GLD could traverse towards the bottom of the major channel down to 123-124, which also happens to be the high of the Feb-June rally (prior resistance and now support).

The GLD is even more vulnerable to a shakeout given the changing trend in bonds and the dollar. This is due to the fact that if the dollar would have a reason to take off, there would certainly be some exodus out of gold.

As for gold stocks, like superstar Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (FCX), they would be vulnerable, too, but have more resilience due to the strength of the stock market. However, the FCX chart shows that, like with the GLD, momentum peaked before price did. If this non-confirmation and negative divergence weigh on the price chart, then keep an eye on key support at 90-88. A break through that could take FCX towards the 200 DMA, which is coiling up towards 80.

A better play would be the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX). While the GDX is leaning against key support at 59, and could possibly could gap down from its “island cluster” and test the trendline created off the Jul-Nov channel in the vicinity of 55 1/2 to 55, I would expect the next move from there to be up. For one thing, momentum has moved in step with price, unlike with the GLD and FCX. For another, the GDX offers more safety due to the diversification of names.

Complete video chart analysis.



Disclosure: No positions.]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:07:01 -0500 Since November 3, after the announcement of QE2, the bond market and the dollar have reversed their powerful megatrends, which could have implications for gold.

The bond market went straight up from April into November, from about 115 to 128, while 10-year rates went from about 4% to the November 3 low of 2.3%. Since that time, price has come down to Monday’s low of 124.15 and yield to around 2.9%, with the decline in price breaking the series of higher highs and higher lows and breaking below the prior pivot point. This has come right as the Fed last Friday implemented the first traunch of QE2 buying of longer-term paper.

So the bond market has put in an important topping process, and appears to be resting, deservedly so. Next support in December T-notes is 124, not far from where it hit today, which would represent about 3.03-0.5% in yield.

At the same time, the dollar, whose chart you can see runs inverse to bonds (as rising interest rates make the dollar more attractive), is rallying after being in a significant down-channel since June. The dollar is approaching the top trend line of this channel at around 79.20-.30, a break through which could accelerate the upmove.

In our video we discuss this in more detail, but one major impact  is that a rising dollar and rising rates in general are negatives for the commodity sector, in particular gold.

The commodity side of gold, represented by the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), is most vulnerable, as it appears from the charts. The long-term up-channel has taken the GLD from 93 in June 2009 to a peak of 139.15 on November 9. However, the peak in momentum occurred on October 14 at 134.85. While price paused after that before rocketing to the November 9 highs, the giant momentum non-confirmation was and still is a warning sign that the GLD is vulnerable to a major shakeout.

The GLD declined  from last week’s high at 139.15 to Monday’s low of 132.40, and closed Monday’s session leaning against the bottom trendline of the channel. If that breaks, there’s a gap that needs to be filled down to 129.70-129.50, with the 50 DMA at 129.70. If that key support zone breaks, the GLD could traverse towards the bottom of the major channel down to 123-124, which also happens to be the high of the Feb-June rally (prior resistance and now support).

The GLD is even more vulnerable to a shakeout given the changing trend in bonds and the dollar. This is due to the fact that if the dollar would have a reason to take off, there would certainly be some exodus out of gold.

As for gold stocks, like superstar Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (FCX), they would be vulnerable, too, but have more resilience due to the strength of the stock market. However, the FCX chart shows that, like with the GLD, momentum peaked before price did. If this non-confirmation and negative divergence weigh on the price chart, then keep an eye on key support at 90-88. A break through that could take FCX towards the 200 DMA, which is coiling up towards 80.

A better play would be the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX). While the GDX is leaning against key support at 59, and could possibly could gap down from its “island cluster” and test the trendline created off the Jul-Nov channel in the vicinity of 55 1/2 to 55, I would expect the next move from there to be up. For one thing, momentum has moved in step with price, unlike with the GLD and FCX. For another, the GDX offers more safety due to the diversification of names.

Complete video chart analysis.



Disclosure: No positions.]]> gld gdx fcx gold dollar interest rates bonds Disciplined Pullbacks for UltraShort S&P 500 ETF http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/725291-advicetrade/111357-disciplined-pullbacks-for-ultrashort-s-p-500-etf?source=feed 111357 The interesting aspect to the enclosed 15 minute chart of the ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SDS) is that off of the recent double bottom lows at 25.35/36, the SDS rallies have undergone very "disciplined" pullbacks that have preserved the prior near-term breakout levels.  Those levels, which are prior resistance and now support, are at 25.70/80 and then 26.30/20.

This is the sign of a move that is developing directional strength and confidence. At this juncture, the series of higher-highs, and higher-lows during the past few days remains the dominant feature of the extreme near-term price action. As long as the profile remains intact, the SDS pattern deserves the benefit of the doubt on the upside. However, a sustained break of 26.15 will put the developing SDS uptrend into doubt.

 

 



Disclosure: No holdings.]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:04:52 -0500 The interesting aspect to the enclosed 15 minute chart of the ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SDS) is that off of the recent double bottom lows at 25.35/36, the SDS rallies have undergone very "disciplined" pullbacks that have preserved the prior near-term breakout levels.  Those levels, which are prior resistance and now support, are at 25.70/80 and then 26.30/20.

This is the sign of a move that is developing directional strength and confidence. At this juncture, the series of higher-highs, and higher-lows during the past few days remains the dominant feature of the extreme near-term price action. As long as the profile remains intact, the SDS pattern deserves the benefit of the doubt on the upside. However, a sustained break of 26.15 will put the developing SDS uptrend into doubt.

 

 



Disclosure: No holdings.]]> spy sds More Upside for Apple http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/725291-advicetrade/110250-more-upside-for-apple?source=feed 110250  
Both of these scenarios project another upleg into new high territory that points to a target zone of 329-331. Only a break beneath yesterday's low at 313.55 will compromise the immediacy of the timing of an anticipated upside thrust.

AAPL will have to violate 300 to significantly weaken its August-November uptrend.

 
 


Disclosure: No holdings.]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:42:58 -0500  
Both of these scenarios project another upleg into new high territory that points to a target zone of 329-331. Only a break beneath yesterday's low at 313.55 will compromise the immediacy of the timing of an anticipated upside thrust.

AAPL will have to violate 300 to significantly weaken its August-November uptrend.

 
 


Disclosure: No holdings.]]> aapl BAC Rally in Sync with TBT? http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/725291-advicetrade/109901-bac-rally-in-sync-with-tbt?source=feed 109901

The enclosed comparison chart supports my sense that the banks in general, and Bank of America (BAC) in particular, are sensitive to the recent shift in the shape of the yield curve.

In a loose sort of way, the patterns between the ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) and BAC exhibit some pattern similarity. Certainly, the April-August downtrends paralleled closely, which represented a relentless decline in longer-term interest rates (TBT) concurrent with the declining price of BAC.

Since mid-August, the TBT has carved out a 3-month bottom pattern that appears to be breaking out to the upside, reflecting a climb in longer-term interest rates. For the past three weeks, BAC has rallied sharply, perhaps in reaction to better business propects for BAC implied by a steepening yield curve.

To really get some upside traction, BAC needs to hurdle and sustain above 13.00/05.

 

Disclosure: No positions.]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:41:55 -0500

The enclosed comparison chart supports my sense that the banks in general, and Bank of America (BAC) in particular, are sensitive to the recent shift in the shape of the yield curve.

In a loose sort of way, the patterns between the ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) and BAC exhibit some pattern similarity. Certainly, the April-August downtrends paralleled closely, which represented a relentless decline in longer-term interest rates (TBT) concurrent with the declining price of BAC.

Since mid-August, the TBT has carved out a 3-month bottom pattern that appears to be breaking out to the upside, reflecting a climb in longer-term interest rates. For the past three weeks, BAC has rallied sharply, perhaps in reaction to better business propects for BAC implied by a steepening yield curve.

To really get some upside traction, BAC needs to hurdle and sustain above 13.00/05.

 

Disclosure: No positions.]]> tbt