👀 WEEKLY SUMMARY 17.3-21.3 / FORECAST

📉 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 of June 16 and June 23, marking the start of a new 4-year cycle. The beginning of any cycle, even a bearish one, is always bullish, and the start of a 4-year cycle can be very strong.

👉 Meanwhile, retrograde Venus and Mercury are predictably working against each other. As I mentioned in early March and in previous posts, retrograde Venus played out with a one-week lag upward. Retrograde Mercury on March 17 did not support the phase start as I expected last week; instead, it delayed the bullish move but lacked the energy to reverse it. Venus remains the stronger influence. The situation resembles the beginning of the second phase of the base cycle. Note the weak start of this phase.

⚠️ Technically, we are in a bearish base cycle. Therefore, the second phase is also expected to be bearish, with a short rally followed by a steep drop below the opening. A strong resistance level is at the familiar 5850 mark. The next extreme forecast is March 24 – the midpoint of retrograde Mercury. There is also a pivot forecast on March 27, but that is more relevant to crude.

🏆 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, which I mentioned last week in the context of the stock market.

⚠️ Holding the long position from the extreme forecast on March 3. The movement range to the pivot forecast on March 19 for GC futures exceeded $12K per contract. The next extreme forecast for gold is March 24 – the midpoint of retrograde Mercury. There is also a pivot forecast on March 27, but that is more relevant to crude.

🛢 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 outlined in my summer 2024 crude oil post. The crude market has been in a sideways trend since fall 2022. This resembles the 2010-2014 period. Timing suggests a resolution in 2025. However, this does not mean history will repeat exactly—it is simply a similar setup. We will continue to navigate based on the current extreme forecasts.

⚠️ The current base cycle cannot yet be classified as bearish, as it has not broken its starting point. Watch for the midpoint of retrograde Mercury on March 24. The next important extreme forecasts for crude are March 27 and March 31.

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