Do All Bull Stocks Markets Need to Have a Bearish Divergence?
Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018 Mar 11, 2018 - 04:22 AM GMTThe Medium-Long Term Model states that this bull market has 1-2 years left. As a result, we are tryin to catch the bull market’s top as accurately as possible.
The January 2018 top did not have a weekly bearish divergence. Momentum (RSI 14) peaked at the same time as the S&P 500.
I frequently state that bull markets end AFTER momentum has weakened. This isn’t 100% true.
- Bull markets cannot end when momentum is EXTREMELY strong as it was in January 2018. When momentum is extremely strong, there must be a bearish divergence before the bull market can end. (See study from January)
- Bull markets don’t have to end with a bearish divergence (weekly bar chart). 3 historical bull market tops had bearish divergences. 1 bull market top did not have a bearish divergence.
Let’s look at the historical bull market tops in detail.
October 2007 bull market top
The S&P 500 made a bearish divergence (weekly bar chart, RSI 14) before topping in October 2007.
March 2000 top
The S&P 500 made a long and steady bearish divergence (weekly bar chart, RSI 14) before topping in March 2000.
January 1973
The S&P 500 made a bearish divergence (weekly bar chart, RSI 14) before topping in January 1973.
December 1968
The S&P 500 DID NOT makee a bearish divergence topping in December 1968.
Conclusion
I don’t expect the bull market’s top to be in. Most bull market tops end with a bearish divergence. We will probably see a bearish divergence when this bull market peaks because the S&P 500’s RSI was extremely high in 2018. The S&P 500 will go higher throughout 2018 in a choppy manner. A choppy uptrend = a not extremely high RSI, which means that there will be a bearish divergence.
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