Industrials make higher high
Let’s get started with our Dow Theory commentary for today.
US stocks
The SPY,Industrials and Transports closed up.
The primary trend was reconfirmed as bullish on October 17th, for the reasons given here.
Today’s volume was much weaker than yesterday’s. This is bearish, as higher prices were not met by stronger volume. I consider volume to be bearish for the reasons given here and here. Furthermore, the trend line of volume of the last few days is ominously bearish, as volume has steadily contracted as prices advanced and has expanded as prices declined. Here you have an updated chart:
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| Volume is bearish: volume expands on down days, while contracts on up days |
The persistent bearish pattern of volume has not escaped trader Tom V, of the “TrendFollowing Trader” blog, as he has noticed heavy volume distribution across US equity indices. Go and read his post to get convinced.
Gold and Silver
SLV and GLD closed down. For the reasons I explained here, and more recently here, I feel the primary trend remains bearish. Here I analyzed the primary bear market signal given on December 20, 2012. The primary trend was reconfirmed bearish, as explained here. The secondary trend is bullish (secondary reaction against the primary bearish trend), as explained here.
Here, I explained that GLD and SLV set up for a primary bull market signal. However, a setup is not the same as the “real thing,” namely the primary bull market; thus, many “setups” do not materialize and until the secondary reaction closing highs are jointly broken up, no primary bull market will be signaled.
SIL closed down, and GDX closed up. SIL and GDX are still flirting with a primary bear market signal, as was explained here. Take a look at the chart and judge for yourself. If the red horizontal lines get jointly violated, kiss good-bye to the current primary bull market.
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| Will SIL and GDX signal a primary bear market soon? |
SIL and GDX, unlike GLD and SLV, are in a primary bull market under the Dow Theory, as explained here and here, even though they set up for a primary bear market for the reasons given here.
The secondary trend is bearish, which is tantamount to saying that there is an ongoing secondary reaction against the primary bullish trend, for the reasons given here.
Here you have the figures for the SPY, GDX and SIL which represents the only markets with suggested open long positions.
| Data for November 8, 2013 | |||
| DOW THEORY PRIMARY TREND MONITOR SPY | |||
| SPY | |||
| Bull market started | 06/24/2013 | 157.06 | |
| Bull market signaled | 07/18/2013 | 168.87 | |
| Last close | 11/08/2013 | 177.29 | |
| Current stop level: Secondary reaction low | 165.48 | ||
| Unrlzd gain % | Tot advance since start bull mkt | Max Pot Loss % | |
| 4.99% | 12.88% | 2.05% | |
| DOW THEORY PRIMARY TREND MONITOR ETF SIL | |||
| SIL | |||
| Bull market started | 06/26/2013 | 10.59 | |
| Bull market signaled | 08/14/2013 | 15.36 | |
| Last close | 11/08/2013 | 12.2 | |
| Current stop level: Primary bear mkt low | 06/26/2013 | 10.59 | |
| Unrealized gain % | Tot advance since start bull mkt | Max Pot Loss % | |
| -20.57% | 15.20% | 45.04% | |
| DOW THEORY PRIMARY TREND MONITOR ETF GDX | |||
| GDX | |||
| Bull market started | 06/26/2013 | 22.22 | |
| Bull market signaled | 08/14/2013 | 28.7 | |
| Last close | 11/08/2013 | 24.28 | |
| Current stop level: Primary bear mkt low | 06/26/2013 | 22.22 | |
| Unrealized gain % | Tot advance since start bull mkt | Max Pot Loss % | |
| -15.40% | 9.27% | 29.16% | |
Sincerely,
The Dow Theorist
