The Dollar

Wednesday's swing low and break above the declining trend line confirms that the dollar has begun a new daily cycle.

USD

The dollar has been in a daily down trend as characterized by peaks below the upper daily cycle band and lows below the lower daily cycle band. The dollar will remain in a daily down trend until it can close above the upper daily cycle band.

USD

The dollar is deep in its timing band to print an intermediate cycle low. The bullish reversal that formed this week will likely mark the weekly cycle low. A break above 95.21 forms a weekly swing low. Then a break above the declining weekly trend line will confirm a new intermediate cycle.

USD

April is month 8 for the yearly dollar cycle. This places the dollar in its timing band to form a yearly cycle low. Since April printed a lower low, the earliest a monthly swing low can form is in May. Then a break above the declining monthly trend line will confirm that April hosted the yearly cycle low.

USD

The 3 year cycle peaked back on month 10. April is month 23 for the 3 year dollar cycle. February’s break of the 3 year trend line indicates that the dollar has begun its 3 year cycle decline. A failed yearly cycle is required to complete the 3 year cycle decline. Currently a break below 92.52 will form a failed yearly cycle.

However if April forms a yearly cycle low, that will ease the parameters for forming a failed yearly cycle. If a new yearly cycle is confirmed, by a break above the declining monthly trend line, then a break below April’s low will form a failed yearly cycle. The dollar’s 3 year cycle averages about 36 months. So if April is the yearly cycle low, allowing 10 – 12 months would then bring the dollar to months 33 – 35, which is right in the timing band for a 3 year cycle low.

 

Stocks

Stocks formed a daily swing low on Tuesday and then closed convincingly above the declining trend line on Wednesday to confirm a new daily cycle.

SPX

Stocks managed to stay above the upper daily cycle band during the decline into the daily cycle low indicating that stocks are in a daily uptrend. Stocks will remain in a daily uptrend until they close below the lower daily cycle band.

SPX

This is week 9 for the intermediate equity cycle. Stocks have broke above the declining weekly trend line and also closed above the upper weekly cycle band. This indicates that stocks are re-establishing a weekly uptrend and have left behind their yearly cycle low.

SPX

The yearly equity cycle peaked last May, which was month 7. Then stocks entered a period of volatility as they declined into their yearly cycle low. Stocks broke below the previous yearly cycle low on January, which confirmed the 7 year cycle decline. Then stocks printed a lower low in February. The swing low that formed in March signaled that February hosted the yearly cycle low. The break above the declining monthly trend line confirms that February was the yearly cycle low and indicates that stocks are also leaving behind their 7 year cycle low.


 

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