Category Archives: Dr. Elder

Silver Top … Part VI

June 1, 2024 By in Dr. Elder, Ed Dowd, Gold & Silver, NVDA, Semiconductors, SLV, SOXS, SOXS-24-07, SOXX

Top Or Channel?

The market itself, tells us where to look.

The past five ‘Silver Top’ updates have looked at recent action, as a potential top and downside reversal.

The ‘Part V’, update (link here), included a ‘measured move’ target.

In the markets, an infinite number of events can be true simultaneously. Dr. Elder covers this in his book, with individual traders working multiple timeframes.

All of which brings us to the chart below.

Silver SLV, Monthly

From previous updates, we’re hovering around the support resistance zone.

Now, we can see price action’s also hitting the top of a trading channel.

The question of course is, what’s the next likely outcome?

Even without considering what else is going on in other markets, a pause, sideways congestion, or downward testing seems to be the highest probability (not advice, not a recommendation).

Did The ‘Bubble’ Just Pop?

When we do take other events into account, wide swings in the SOXX on Friday, Nvidia posting a narrow range weekly bar, a potential top indicator, Ed Dowd said, when this all implodes, there’ll be margin calls aplenty.

The technical situation of the SOXX, is planned for tomorrow’s update.

Stay Tuned

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Newmont’s Decision … Down

May 25, 2024 By in Dr. Elder, GDX, GDXJ, Gold & Silver, Gold Miners, NEM, Speck-Effect, The Speck

Now, It Gets Interesting

Is it about to become a dumpster fire?

As usual, we have the rabid gold and silver bulls, breathless; ‘This is it!’, ‘This is the big one!’, ‘Dollar collapse, imminent!’

All the while, nobody’s reporting the fact, that ever since ‘The Speck’ was introduced in 2019, and of course, Speck ‘protection‘, gold production has dropped to 2014 levels, and has not recovered (source, Statista).

Is it as simple as ‘supply and demand’? Is the ‘inflation’ narrative, just another ruse?

Even as gold and silver are rising (for now), the mining sector’s GDX, GDXJ, are far below their all-time highs.

As if to put icing on the cake, Newmont, appears to have reversed (not advice, not a recommendation).

Newmont Mining NEM, Daily (inverted)

Similar to recent biotech analysis, we’re inverting the chart to show the potential.

Note: This ‘inversion’ technique is a psychological exercise covered in one of Dr. Elder’s books (here and here).

It’s a basic fundamental for un-biased analysis.

Back in the day, while publishing on SeekingAlpha (a whole story in itself), users of that site would complain about charts being ‘upside down’. 🙂

Moving on, we have the following:

There’s a lot going on in this chart.

Price action has recoiled off the support (resistance non-inverted) and is now at a point where it may attempt to retrace for a test.

MACD has become successively bullish; now has a crossover signal.

As shown in prior updates here and here, the support level’s in the vicinity of the 23.6%, retrace.

That indicates bullishness on the chart above or weakness on non-inverted (not advice, not a recommendation).

Stay Tuned

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Stretched … Squeeze … Over?

April 23, 2024 By in $SPSIBI, Biotech, Dr. Elder, LABD, SPBIO, XBI

Do We Have A Channel?

How do you know if it’s a countertrend move, or an outright reversal?

Do you stay with the trade or, as Dr. Elder said, ‘do you just take the money and run?’

For biotech XBI, it’s been a nasty two days of upside for any short positions, but the real question is, are we there yet?

Looking at the charts below, you’ll have to decide for yourself.

However, from my perspective, it’s possible that ‘today is the day’; meaning, we may be at the top of the correction (not advice, not a recommendation).

Biotech XBI, Daily

The chart is self-explanatory.

From the day a ‘change of character’ was identified to last Friday’s low, is a Fibonacci 21 days.

From that low to today, is a Fibonacci 3 Days.

We’ll compress the chart scale for a bigger picture view of the current action.

Also included is the grey centerline, showing the channel has a symmetrical ‘look’.

Also note, we’re at a 23.6%, retrace at the day’s high (thus far) and price action appears to be eroding downward.

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After The Close … Biotech

April 16, 2024 By in $SPSIBI, Biotech, Dr. Elder, LABD, SPBIO, Wyckoff, XBI 1 Comment

Penetrates Support & Stops

The pre-market update had biotech XBI, at its Fibonacci projected move, ready to continue lower.

Indeed, there was a gap-lower open and price action attempted to move lower (below support), but then it stopped, closing the day with a narrow bar.

Anyone who’s a student of Wyckoff, would immediately recognize that description; we’re in spring position.

So, is XBI going to launch higher?

Well, anything can happen.

However, maybe a better description of potential, is that XBI, is in position to attempt to move higher.

Biotech XBI, Daily

Note: Elder’s Force Index for the past two trading days has lost downside energy (middle indicator panel).

This gives some probability of an attempted upside move (not advice, not a recommendation).

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Biotech Breakdown … Is This It?

April 16, 2024 By in $SPSIBI, Dr. Elder, Ed Dowd, Greg Hunter, LABD, SPBIO, UNG, USO, XBI, ZeroHedge 1 Comment

‘Respecting’ Fibonacci … So Far

Before we get started, biotech may have decisively turned the corner to the downside with this, just out … maybe.

‘Zero Respect For Thieves’

Before we get started, with getting started, a brief mention on thievery.

Years ago, Dr. Elder stated he had ‘zero respect for thieves’; those who had stolen his book tile, ‘Trading For A Living’, in various forms.

When you have limited skills and even less insight, thievery is the only way to go … that is, until you’re found-out.

Turns out, the analysis of silver SLV, posted on this site (here and here) nearly two weeks ago, specifically the presence of SLV volume ‘spikes’ at inflection points, may have been ‘lifted’ without citation by a prominent YouTuber (who will not be named … yet).

It may have been just a coincidence. If so, all is well. However, a ‘second time’, not so much. So, let’s all play ‘nice’ shall we? 🙂

Now, on to biotech.

Biotech, XBI, Daily

This update is being released just before the open. It looks like XBI, is about gap-lower.

We see in the chart, XBI, is respecting the Fibonacci projections.

As with the recent oil market analysis and USO, (here and here) we let the market decide what areas are important.

In the case of XBI, and unless significant demand comes in, lower prices appear to be the most probable direction (not advice, not a recommendation).

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Back In The Saddle … Biotech

October 11, 2023 By in $SPSIBI, Biotech, Dr. Elder, LABD, LABD-23-10, LABD-23-11, Positions, SPBIO 3 Comments

The ‘Perfection’ Mind-Trap

‘Once stopped out, the amateur will never re-enter the trade.’

That’s Dr. Alexander Elder, stating a typical psychological barrier for the new trader.

As if by design, as soon as the short trade LABD-23-10, was named, it was stopped out early this session.

About thirty minutes after the open, price action reversed its early session direction and re-confirmed the original bearish assessment of the sector.

Naming The Trade

From a personal standpoint, the psychological barrier of never getting back in a trade once stopped out, was addressed years ago.

It’s frustrating, but what’s worse, is watching one’s original premise turn into a ten-bagger and not being along for the ride.

With that said, the short in biotech has been re-established via LABD, at a far-from-perfect entry of 21.69, and a not-so good stop of 20.54 (not advice, not a recommendation)

We’ll name this one at the outset as LABD-23-11

Charts to follow.

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If Real Estate Goes …

August 30, 2023 By in Dr. Elder, DRV, Federal Reserve, IYR, Positions, Real Estate, SRS

Then, Everything Goes

‘Professionals don’t look for the challenge, they look for the money’, Dr. Alexander Elder

Right now, the ‘challenge’ is AI; bull or bear, who’s right?

We even have a bearish article out on SeekingAlpha. That means, the sector will probability go higher from here. 🙂

I wrote for SeekingAlpha years ago; had tens-of-thousands of views on my work; was somehow, never paid a dime.

The editors eventually told me, identifying potential market turns to-the-day, was “not suitable” (that’s a real quote) for their readers … so, there’s that.

Follow The (Nat-Gas) Money

Meanwhile, a potential significant reversal was identified in Nat-Gas, link here. So far, it’s progressing under the radar.

Entries have been made in UNG, at 6.64, 6.75, 6.86, 6.89, with a hard stop moved up to UNG 6.71 (not advice, not a recommendation).

Next, we have a potential reversal in Real Estate.

Real Estate IYR, Daily

Price action’s now at Fibonacci Day 8, from the low on August 21st. In addition, it’s at the 50%, retrace level from the high on July 27, to the aforementioned low.

We’re in a high, potentially, soon to be much higher, interest rate environment.

The (Interest Rate) Black Swan

The general public and investing professionals alike, think as the economy tanks, the Fed will lower rates.

It’s a widely and strongly held belief. After all, it’s always worked that way.

What if it doesn’t happen this time.

The economy tanks and rates move even higher?

it’s a possibility to consider.

Positioning

As one might guess, I’m already short this sector via DRV (not advice, not a recommendation).

Entries were made yesterday and today at DRV 48.42, and 47.66 respectively.

Hard Stop, is at the session low of DRV 47.00 (not advice, not a recommendation).

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The ‘Right’ Trade Entry

August 10, 2023 By in Dr. Elder, Positions, Semiconductors, SOXS, SOXX 2 Comments

Professional vs. Amateur

Quickly: An update (as of 11:05 a.m., EST) on the short position in the SOXX.

Early session had an exit at the Hard Stop SOXS 9.46, as planned.

Then, price action as it sometimes does, began to exhibit behavior akin to a wash-out.

The short via SOXS, was re-established SOXS 9.70, with a new Hard Stop @ the session low of 9.42 (not advice, not a recommendation).

Perfect vs. Professional

Years ago, Dr. Elder talked about how the professional may try several times to get the entry he wants.

The amateur will only try once. If he gets stopped out, it’s as if a parent (the market) is giving him a whack for being wrong.

It’s a difficult psychological barrier to overcome but you’re witnessing it in real time 🙂

Charts to follow in a later update.

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There’s A ‘Hole’ In The SOXX

July 18, 2023 By in Dr. Elder, Semiconductors, SOXS, SOXX, TSM, Wyckoff 1 Comment

Count of The Fibonacci

While the media’s wasting no time setting up the average investor, for a ‘guaranteed skinning’ (as Dr. Elder used to say), providing an environment of constant, incessant, AI ‘get-in-now’, buy recommendations.

With that said, an ominous market sign has appeared.

As the daily chart of SOXX shows, we either have a breakout or a hole that’s about to be filled (reversed).

Semiconductor Index SOXX, Daily

In technical terms, the SOXX is in Wyckoff ‘Up-Thrust’, reversal position (not advice, not a recommendation).

A tick lower in MACD, confirms the bearish divergence.

Then, there’s Fibonacci

Enter, The Count

When markets are in a mania, reaching insane extremes, it allows for a (more) clean print of either Fibonacci retrace levels or time correlation.

Decide for yourself if that’s the case now.

Remember, tomorrow (Wednesday) is the 19th, and one day before Taiwan (TSM) releases earnings.

That release is scheduled for the 20th before the open.

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‘Mania’ or ‘Money’ … Your Choice

May 30, 2023 By in Dr. Elder, GDX, GDXJ, GLD, Gold & Silver, Gold Miners, JDST, NVDA, Positions, The Maverick of Wall Street, TSLA, ZeroHedge

The Challenge Vs., The Money

The ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (AI) clown show’s in full swing with a ‘predicted‘ single quarter target of $11-Billion, from NVDA.

That’s not to be confused with the budget clown show just ended in Washinton D.C.

And where does that leave Tesla? They seem to be left out of the latest round of cult-like insanity.

Back in the day, Dr. Alexander Elder stated, professionals don’t look for the ‘challenge’ in the markets (trying to figure out the NVDA, top), they look for the ‘money’ … there’s a huge difference.

Junior Miners GDXJ, Weekly Candle

As of 12:35 p.m., EST, from a technical perspective, even though we’re up for the day (so far), MACD momentum’s increasing to the downside (magenta arrow).

Nobody seems to be paying attention to gold and silver; all eyes are focused on the next shiny object.

Pulling out a bit farther on the weekly, there’s no question we’re in a channel.

The question is, are we (GDXJ) going to say in that channel or reverse from here?

The last update said we’d likely be testing the wedge break and that’s what’s happening.

A ‘test’ will take however long is needed. It’s either pass or fail. Pass in this case is resumption to the downside.

Technical conditions (MACD, wedge break) favor the downside (not advice, not a recommendation).

In addition, we need to keep in mind there’s a new circus in town; the miners may be well on their way to more downside before anyone steps out of the big-top to notice.

Stay Tuned

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