REVIEW

After a good rally last week, this week made a higher high then pulled back. For the week the SPX/DOW were -0.2%, the NDX/NAZ were -0.25%, and the DJ World index was -0.1%. Economic reports for the week were skewed to the upside. On the uptick: consumer sentiment, the monetary base, the WLEI, leading indicators, the FHFA and durable goods orders. On the downtick: the M1-multiplier, existing/new home sales, and weekly jobless claims were higher. Next week offers a plethora of economic data, including: Q1 GDP, monthly Payrolls and the FOMC.

LONG TERM: bull market

Over the holiday weekend I had the chance to review previous bull markets. The objective was to compare SPX/DOW/NAZ bull market OEW wave patterns, looking for subtle wave characteristics. Reported some of the findings in Monday’s update, and posted a modified DOW count. After further consideration this past week I have decided to shift the DOW count to the…