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         <title>XHB -- Friday, May 18, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>A nice impulsive pattern off a base built in December.  The theoretical 4.236 Fibonacci target was 22.40.  High came on May 2 at 22.43.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120518-1023-XHB-daily.gif"><img alt="120518-1023-XHB-daily.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/05/120518-1023-XHB-daily-thumb-600x399-314.gif" width="600" height="399" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p>

<p>The next level down (2.618) around 19.90, provided support in April for that last push up. It's broken today.  Next support would be around 19.10--50% of the entire impulsive move.  Then around 18.30.<br />
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         <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:36:08 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>EURUSD--Tuesday, May 15, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Done for now?</p>

<p><img alt="120515-0818-eurusd-4hr.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120515-0818-eurusd-4hr.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 08:29:17 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>RTK &amp; RNF--Monday, May 14, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>First, RTK.  A very clear impulsive up pattern from an alpha-beta base. Theoretical 2.618 Fibonacci target was 2.41.  High on April 30 was 2.40.</p>

<p><img alt="1205011-1600-RTK-daily.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/1205011-1600-RTK-daily.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>

<p>Then RNF. Another pattern here, though the two stocks are related. There was a smaller base pattern, a move up to the 2.618 level, where some resistance was found, but not enough to end the move.  Then a gap up and a final high for the move around the 4.236 Fibonacci target.  The theoretical target was 30.40, the exact high 30.39.</p>

<p><img alt="120511-1600-RNF-daily.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120511-1600-RNF-daily.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>

<p>The subsequent decline has been severe, breaking well below the original base pattern.  One positive for longs is that on Friday we completed a impulsive pattern down.  This can be seen on a 2 hour chart.</p>

<p><img alt="120511-1600-RNF-2hr.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120511-1600-RNF-2hr.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>

<p>The 6.854 Fibonacci target was 22.57.  The low on Friday was 22.56. We got a strong bounce intraday at this level (an almost sixty cent spike up within a minute or two).<br />
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         <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 07:37:02 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>JPM--Friday, May 11, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Decided to look at a JPM chart this morning (for obvious reasons.) Most of the charts I post here utilize a Fibonacci pattern developed by Tony Plummer, something he referred to as "the price pulse."  Briefly, a base formation is set up (alpha-beta) and from that base their develops an impulsive move, the ultimate limits of which are determined by exponents of "phi," or 1.618.  His favorite was "phi" squared, or 2.618. But sometimes the movement will extend to 4.236, "phi" to the third power, or even 6.584, "phi" to the fourth power.</p>

<p>Anyway, the horse having flown from the barn, here is what I found in a daily JPM chart.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120511-1054-JPM-daily.gif"><img alt="120511-1054-JPM-daily.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/05/120511-1054-JPM-daily-thumb-600x399-308.gif" width="600" height="399" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p>

<p>Enjoy.<br />
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         <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:01:25 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>EURUSD-Tuesday, May 8, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>A few charts showing fib formations taking us to Sunday night's low.</p>

<p>First an impulsive move down in early April:</p>

<p><img alt="120508-0841-EURUSD-8hr-a.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120508-0841-EURUSD-8hr-a.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>

<p>That was followed by an irregular 3 wave correction, where the length of C equaled 1.618 the length of A (rather exactly).</p>

<p><img alt="120508-0841-EURUSD-8hr.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120508-0841-EURUSD-8hr.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>

<p>And then another impulsive move down with the 2.618 Fibonacci target being met, once again, rather closely.</p>

<p><img alt="120508-0842-eurusd-1hr.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120508-0842-eurusd-1hr.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>

<p>We have had one wave up after that target was met and a gradual move down, The negative commentary on this latest move down seems to be out of scale with the as yet rather gentle retracement. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 09:08:40 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>ES--Sunday Night, May 6, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p> An extended target for this impulsive pattern was around 1345.  Just sayin'.</p>

<p><img alt="120506-2000-ES-1hr.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120506-2000-ES-1hr.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 20:24:53 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>RNF--April 30, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Short term pattern:<br />
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:10:54 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Russell 2000 - Tuesday, April 24, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Similar to S&P pattern <a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/2012/03/spx--sunday_march_4_2012.html">noted in early March</a>, with a base forming in October-November of last year, and an impulsive upward move following. The first objective of this pattern, 1.618 times the base, was met in early February.  We have been trading in a sideways corrective pattern since then. In the S&P, the "B" wave of this corrective pattern was much more irregular than the small cap model seen here.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120423-1600-RUT-daily.gif"><img alt="120423-1600-RUT-daily.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/04/120423-1600-RUT-daily-thumb-600x399-293.gif" width="600" height="399" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p>

<p>Assuming this is a mid-course correction, the next objective to the upside, 2.618 times the base, would be around 936.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120423-1600-RUT-daily-a.gif"><img alt="120423-1600-RUT-daily-a.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/04/120423-1600-RUT-daily-a-thumb-600x399-295.gif" width="600" height="399" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p>

<p>Finally, two closer looks at the corrective action since early February impulsive top.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120423-1600-RUT-4hr.gif"><img alt="120423-1600-RUT-4hr.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/04/120423-1600-RUT-4hr-thumb-600x399-297.gif" width="600" height="399" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p>

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         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:17:31 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>EURUSD--Friday, April 20, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120420-0808-eurusd-4hr.gif"><img alt="120420-0808-eurusd-4hr.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/04/120420-0808-eurusd-4hr-thumb-600x399-291.gif" width="600" height="399" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a><br />
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:41:57 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>GBPUSD--Friday, April 20, 2012 (Again)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Another one:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/04/120420-0558-GBPUSD-daily-288.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/04/120420-0558-GBPUSD-daily-288.html','popup','width=800,height=533,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/04/120420-0558-GBPUSD-daily-thumb-600x399-288.gif" width="600" height="399" alt="120420-0558-GBPUSD-daily.gif" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:31:16 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>GBPUSD--Friday, April 20, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><img alt="120420-0558-GBPUSD-8hr.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120420-0558-GBPUSD-8hr.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>

<p>The 1.618 level became support, while there was no resistance at 2.618.  That put the next exponent, 4.236, into play. Achieved this morning.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:12:15 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Spoos--Thursday Morning, April 5, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><img alt="120405-0906-ES-1hr.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120405-0906-ES-1hr.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>

<p>Bing, bang, boom.</p>

<p>If pattern continued down to the next level (4.236), we would be looking at a target around 1369.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:13:25 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>AAPL Monthly Chart -- March 15, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><img alt="120315-0908-AAPL-monthly.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120315-0908-AAPL-monthly.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:17:47 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>SPX--Sunday, March 4, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><img alt="120301-1600-spx-daily.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120301-1600-spx-daily.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>

<p>Notice how there was initially some resistance around the 1.272 Fibonacci level in late January.  Then a clear break above it on February 3 and a relentless march up to the 1.618 target this week.  A retracement from this level would be understandable.  Fifty percent (a very extreme retracement) would take the market down to 1265 or so.  </p>

<p>But even if we were to go so far, a bullish pattern like this is infrequently done at the 1.618 Fibonacci target.  The next level, somewhere down the line, would be 2.618, and that would take us above 1500.</p>

<p><img alt="120301-1600-spx-daily-b.gif" src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/images/120301-1600-spx-daily-b.gif" width="600" height="400" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:09:44 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>AUDUSD--Friday, March 2, 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Revisiting this pattern <a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/2012/02/audusd--wednesday_february_15_.html">noted a few weeks ago</a>.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/03/120302-AUDUSD-8hr-280.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/03/120302-AUDUSD-8hr-280.html','popup','width=800,height=533,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.pureguesswork.com/assets_c/2012/03/120302-AUDUSD-8hr-thumb-600x399-280.gif" width="600" height="399" alt="120302-AUDUSD-8hr.gif" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p>

<p>Bounced off that minor Fib level around 1.0712 on Wednesday.  Think it ain't going to hold the second time we get there.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:41:47 -0500</pubDate>
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