We will need to digest a bit of the rise, pausing to retrace probably somewhere between the .618 fib of 1348 and a trendline found at 1350. We've set up a small bat pattern that could take prices back to 1330 (our trendline from Oct '07) or 1332 (the .618 fib off the recent lows.) This level also marks the 10 and 50 day moving averages and should provide good support.
Tight stops are essential, as we're within a mere 40 points of what could be the P[2] high of 1381.50 (although, who would be surprised if the 5th wave truncated?) We're also still bouncing around within a wedge that dates back to Mar '09 and currently ranges from 1316 to 1392 -- a mere 76 points. Any misstep that drives us out of the wedge would spell the end of the bull market.
Anyone playing the upside here would do well to consider the metaphor: "picking up pennies in front of a steamroller."
UPDATED: 11:00AM
We're taking a breather, as expected. Interesting that the pullback occurred right at a trendline (the dashed line below) drawn off the 3/16 and 4/18 lows. We could look at the action since the recent lows as a backtest of that line.
Quite often, these backtests (off trendlines established by important pivot points) are the last up move before a substantial drop. If we bounce hard and head back down, we will at least test the Oct '07 trendline, as noted above, and possibly even the rising wedge at 1316.
A likely scenario at that juncture would be an broadening wedge, governed by the dashed trendline above and either the Oct '07 trendline or rising wedge below. Again, failure to hold the wedge would be disastrous for the bulls.
If, ultimately, we advance beyond the trendline and successfully backtest it, that could give us a base from which to advance to our 1381 target. But, I don't think that's in the cards in the next few days. If we close up today, it would be the 4th day in a row. And, we haven't had more than 4 up days in a row since the 2/18 top.
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