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QUESTION:  Mr.Armstong in the past you talked of a down trun in the market in May.Since Trums TAX you have gave the impression everything is ok till 2018 is that correct? THANK YOU SM ANSWER: There has not appeared to be a condition where one would warn of a crash in the stock market. The […]

Friday’s closing at 20,298.21 in the Dow was still bullish and the main resistance stands for this week at 20505. Exceeding that level and a close above it on Friday would point to an extension into next week. The top of the channel in the 20,700 area. Exceeding that level will warn that we could […]

Our computer projected a reaction rather than a change in trend. In the Dow Jones Industrial cash Index, the major support lies down at 17330 area. The technical support lies at 17283 for next week as well. Many will expect the reaction to a Trump victory to be the same as BREXIT. Our computer is […]

Private Blog Update for Dow Jones

  The Dow continues to press higher despite the yelling and screaming this is a huge bubble. The oscillators even dispute that claim. Here is the Dow reconstructed back to 1790. We are just starting to poke through to the upside warning that high is not yet in place. Our year-end number for 2013 was […]

  The Dow elected only the Daily Bearish on Monday not last Friday which was also a Weekly. Therefore, no Weekly Bearish has been elected leaving 17235 intact. Hence, a closing today above 17,758 today will be an indicator that higher highs are yet to be made. A closing above 17970 will signal a breakout […]

The Dow did not elect any bearish reversals. During a breakout, the market typically falls back to retest the channel from which it broke-out. Any sustainable pause require a closing below 17235 for starters. A close below 17644 will suggest a move back into the upward channel. Nevertheless, the first hurdle remains in the mid […]

The Dow Jones Industrials managed to exceed the September high intraday and produce the highest weekly closing, but it did not close ABOVE the September high ruling out a Sling-Shot Move right now. Nevertheless, we still see this week as the target and the key days are today and Friday with a mid week minor […]

  We closed right on our 17195 target and then the Dow closed above 17143 providing another buy signal yesterday and that warned of a move further to the upside. Especially when we fell right to the Bearish Reversal at 15960 and held. Exceeding Thursday’s high is a serious issue. We now must realize that […]