Massive Stock Market Wave B Top Appears Complete

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

It might be good to look at the big picture, since we are very close to the high in what may be the all-time largest correction in history. It’s been a difficult process to sort out the waves, since the pattern is somewhat irregular and sloppy. Here are the highlights of the analysis:

From the March 2009 low to the April 2010 high was a 5-wave (impulsive) move. That means that the total correction that follows Wave b, the decline into the 2010 low must also be five waves. That is why the high in February 2011 looked like an easy call.

However, the new high May 2, 2011 threw off that call. The best analysis is that it was an Intermediate Wave (B). The 5-waves down that followed that high was an Intermediate Wave (C) of Primary [2].

The 1474.51 high (400 points from the 1074.77 low) was Primary Wave [3]. However, I labeled it a Wave [C] instead. I was out of form there, since a zig zag cannot follow an impulse. But it seemed to fit the time frame from the March 2009 low (1290 days).

The move to the Dec 18, 2012 high was definitely a zig zag, which suggested a probable Wave (2) correction. Instead, it was the beginning of an Expanding Ending Diagonal, with all the waves being zig zags. We finally have an ending pattern. That pattern is now complete, or nearly so. Primary Wave [5] is 365 points long, while Primary Wave [3] is 400 points in length. Primary Wave [1] is 334 points, but if you count the Wave (B) extension, it is 360 points in length. That gives us near equality between Waves [1] and [5].

It appears that SPX may have made its final move yesterday. If so, we may watch two levels in the next day or two. The first is the 13-year Top trendline, which comes across SPX at 1696.00. The second is the small Broadening Wedge trendline at 1680.00. Once they are crossed, the decline should be underway.

Regards,

Tony

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