{"id":17417,"date":"2018-11-17T01:57:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T01:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=17417"},"modified":"2018-11-17T01:57:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T01:57:53","slug":"v-or-m-shaped-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/17\/v-or-m-shaped-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"V- or M-shaped correction?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I mentioned that there are few &#8220;V-shaped&#8221; corrections and plenty with a &#8220;W-shape&#8221;. There are also a few with an &#8220;M-shape&#8221;, leading to a major market sell-off. Here are some examples on Dow Jones Industrial Average.<\/p>\n<p>2001 is the only good example I can find of a <i>V-shaped<\/i> correction.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-dow2001.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It rolled over later in 2002 into a more conventional <i>W-shape<\/i> bottom with several tests of support at 7500.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-dow2002.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This was followed by the banking crisis of 2008 which started with an <i>M-shape<\/i> in 2007. Successive false breaks above resistance (orange arrows) were followed by breach of support (red arrows)&#8230;before Lehman Bros filing for bankruptcy on September 15 led to a major capitulation.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-dow2008.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2011 is nowadays considered a secondary movement but at the time caused widespread alarm. Starting with an <i>M-shaped<\/i> top, it broke support in August before forming a <i>W-shaped<\/i> bottom with several tests of support at 11000.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-dow2011.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2015 was a more conventional <i>W-shape<\/i> precipitated by falling oil prices.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-dow2015.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, in 2018, we have the makings of either a <i>W-shaped<\/i> correction or an <i>M-shaped<\/i> reversal. The false break above resistance at 26500 is definitely bearish but was followed by a bullish higher low at 24000.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-dow2018.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are three possible options:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Completion of a W-shape correction, with breakout above 27000;<\/li>\n<li>An M-shaped reversal, with a fall below 23500; or<\/li>\n<li>A lengthy consolidation reflecting uncertainty, as in 1999 to 2001.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-dowtop.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dow Jones Industrial Average\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At this stage, option 1 is most likely. Buybacks and strong Q3 earnings are likely to counter bearish sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>That would change if we see:<\/p>\n<p>A negative yield curve, where the 3-month T-bill rate crosses above 10-year Treasury yields;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-yields.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yield Differential\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rising troughs above 1% on the S&amp;P 500 21-day Volatility Index; or<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-spx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"S&amp;P 500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bellwether transport stock Fedex follows-through below support at 210.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2018-11-17-fdx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fedex\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"qtn\"><p>Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.<\/p>\n<p>~ Socrates<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I mentioned that there are few &#8220;V-shaped&#8221; corrections and plenty with a &#8220;W-shape&#8221;. There are also a few with an &#8220;M-shape&#8221;, leading to a major market sell-off. Here are some examples on Dow Jones Industrial Average. 2001 is the only good example I can find of a V-shaped correction. It rolled over later &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/17\/v-or-m-shaped-correction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;V- or M-shaped correction?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,34],"tags":[1113,3010,3725],"class_list":["post-17417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-fed-banks-interest-rates","category-us-canada-countries-regions","tag-dow-jones-industrial-average","tag-sp-500","tag-yield-curve"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>V- or M-shaped correction? - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"V- or M-shaped correction? - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last week I mentioned that there are few &#8220;V-shaped&#8221; corrections and plenty with a &#8220;W-shape&#8221;. 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Rising 21-day Twiggs Money Flow suggests buying pressure. 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Bearish divergence on 21-day Twiggs Money Flow warns of medium-term selling pressure -- and a correction to test primary support at 10600. Reversal (of TMF) below zero and follow-through (of DJIA) below 11900 would strengthen the signal.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Stock Markets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Stock Markets","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/stock-markets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15013,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/21\/dow-breaches-support\/","url_meta":{"origin":17417,"position":2},"title":"Dow breaches support","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"March 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The commentator's curse. Three days after I posted that Dow Jones Industrial Average was consolidating in a bullish narrow band below resistance at 21000, the Dow breached support at 20800. Downward breakout warns of a correction. Expect support at 20000. The false break above 21000 was a hint that all\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Stock Markets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Stock Markets","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/stock-markets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15029,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/24\/dow-warns-of-a-correction\/","url_meta":{"origin":17417,"position":3},"title":"Dow warns of a correction","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"March 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The commentator's curse. Three days after I posted that Dow Jones Industrial Average was consolidating in a bullish narrow band below resistance at 21000, the Dow breached support at 20800. Downward breakout warns of a correction with support at 20000. Declining 21-day Twiggs Money Flow indicates medium-term selling pressure. Follow-through\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Stock Markets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Stock Markets","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/stock-markets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2234,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/20\/nasdaq-dow-warn-of-correction\/","url_meta":{"origin":17417,"position":4},"title":"Nasdaq, Dow warn of correction","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"November 20, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The NASDAQ 100 index broke support at 2300 on the weekly chart, warning of a correction to test primary support at 2000. A large bearish divergence on 13-week Twiggs Money Flow now warns of a primary down-trend; reversal below zero would strengthen the signal. Failure of support at 2000 would\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Stock Markets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Stock Markets","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/stock-markets\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1644,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/10\/30\/now-for-the-correction\/","url_meta":{"origin":17417,"position":5},"title":"Now for the correction","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"October 30, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Several weeks ago, when asked what it would take to reverse the bear market, I replied that it would take 3 strong blue candles on the weekly chart followed by a correction -- of at least two red candles -- that respects the earlier low. 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