TSX update

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With the TSX we can be reasonable confident that the “orthodox” high and the actual high are one and the same and that it occurred in 2007, this in contrast to, perhaps, the DOW. The count, despite some ambiguity perhaps with respect to the subdivisions of wave 3, also appears to be fairly straightforward. On top of that it is quite clear that the rise from the lows  of the Great Recession in 2009 is most definitely not a 5-wave structure but a 3-wave, corrective counter-trend affair. How it subdivides is debatable, as is the question whether or not it has peaked. With respect to that last point it is clear that we double topped and then some, and also that for the past 3 or so years we accomplished very little in terms of additional height relative to the 2011 top of the a-wave.

There is nothing from an EW perspective that would suggest that this index could not go another 1000 or so points higher (that is where the parallel upper trend line would run if drawn through the top). However, given what is transpiring in other markets it is highly unlikely that Canada can continue to do it all on its own as it has been doing the last little while. The 1000 extra points is not worth the potential loss of 7000 or more points should the C wave down start momentarily.  When in doubt, get out.

CMI, Cummings update

See our most recent blog. Today we are roughly twenty dollars lower!

cmi aug 2 2014

All this could also be a “wedge” 5th wave. Already ( on the semi-log chart!)we have a break of the lower trendline. Insignificant at this point but if it gets bigger from here it certainly starts to look very bad. The initial target, as always is at the base, in this case around $80 which would constitute a 50% drop from the peak. The question really is not why this might happen. It is more why did this Diesel engine maker ever get to $161.

CAC update

cac aug 1 2014

So far, so good. Down about 8% and wiping out the previous 9 months or so of gains. It is not immediately clear how this drop should be labelled. It is possible that a number of 1-2s started the process; alternatively a small wave 1 might be complete and we have just done an a-b with c still to follow for a wave 2. Whatever the count, 7 is never a complete sequence!  In any event this drop is not over. The minimum initial targets are at the base of these structures, 4050 or 3950 depending on how you interpret the wedge. More downside in other words. Same for the Dow, see previous blog;

dow aug 1 2014