Price has moved sideways, remaining within the Elliott wave channel and above the invalidation point.
Summary: The target for upwards movement to end is a zone at 61.42 to 62.11. There is some weakness now and indicators are extreme; look out for this upwards trend to end soon.
New updates to this analysis are in bold.
MONTHLY ELLIOTT WAVE COUNT
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Within the bear market, cycle wave b is seen as ending in May 2011. Thereafter, a five wave structure downwards for cycle wave c begins.
Primary wave 1 is a short impulse lasting five months. Primary wave 2 is a very deep 0.94 zigzag lasting 22 months. Primary wave 3 is a complete impulse with no Fibonacci ratio to primary wave 1. It lasted 30 months.
There is alternation in depth with primary wave 2 very deep and primary wave 4 relatively shallow. There is inadequate alternation in structure, both are zigzags. So far primary wave 4 has lasted 21 months. So far there is good proportion between primary waves 2 and 4.
Primary wave 4 may not move into primary wave 1 price territory above 74.96.
WEEKLY ELLIOTT WAVE COUNT
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Intermediate wave (C) must subdivide as a five wave structure, either an impulse or an ending diagonal. Within intermediate wave (C), minor waves 1 through to 4 may be complete. Within minor wave 5, no second wave correction may move beyond the start of its first wave below 54.84.
When intermediate wave (C) may again be seen as complete, then a trend change would be expected and a target for primary wave 5 downwards would be calculated. At this stage, for this wave count, a target cannot be calculated for it to end because the start of primary wave 5 is not known.
An Elliott channel is added to this possible zigzag for primary wave 4. A breach of the lower edge of this channel would provide a very strong indication that primary wave 4 should be over and primary wave 5 should be underway.
DAILY ELLIOTT WAVE COUNT
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Intermediate wave (C) must complete as a five wave structure. For this wave count, it looks like a possible impulse.
Minor wave 3 is longer than minor wave 1, but it does not exhibit a Fibonacci ratio to minor wave 1. This makes it more likely that minor wave 5 may exhibit a Fibonacci ratio to either of minor waves 3 or 1, and a ratio to minor wave 1 would be more common. The upper edge of the target zone should be favoured as it is calculated at a lower degree.
Both minor waves 2 and 4 are zigzags, so there is inadequate alternation here. There is alternation within the structures though: minor wave 2 has a long minute wave a and a short minute wave c, whereas minor wave 4 has a short minute wave a and a long minute wave c. At this stage, there is alternation in depth: minor wave 2 is deep and minor wave 4 is shallow.
Minor wave 5 may be nearing completion as a five wave impulse as labelled. The degree of labelling within minor wave 5 may also be moved down one degree; it may be only minute wave i which is nearing completion within minor wave 5.
A new low below 54.84 would provide some indication that intermediate wave (C), and primary wave 4, may be over.
At this stage, it does not look like minor wave 5 was over at the last high. On the hourly chart, the last small wave down looks like a three and will not subdivide as a five.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
DAILY CHART
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For the very short term, the volume profile remains bullish: there is more support for a recent upwards day than for the last downwards day. On Balance Volume remains bullish, and a new support line is added. This supports the Elliott wave count.
ADX, RSI and Stochastics are extreme. With bearish divergence on RSI and Stochastics while overbought, this indicates weakness in price and a possible upcoming end to this upwards trend.
VOLATILITY INDEX
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For the very short term, no divergence between price and volatility is noted at this time.
Published @ 12:57 a.m. EST.