So with earnings being announced in a few hours, I thought I would take a look at JPM for Cindicator forecasting. It should be noted that this chart could be extremely inaccurate as I have based this off what I think I'm seeing in the potential for impulse motive Elliott waves. I understand its decently rare to be able to properly identify and use Elliott wave theory but I see some interesting things in the current structure since the March 2020 crash.
I have mapped 2 potential paths for JPM to validate itself as EWT. My reasoning for believing in the potential for the current structure to be a clean EWT is as follows:
-The March 2020 crash was unexpected, and a lot of markets were affected all at the same time from approximately mid-February 2020 to March 9-18th 2020. For many markets, the trading volume exploded while many market movers dumped. It was such a violent and volatile move that the VIX S&P 500/VXD DJI volatility indices registered levels reminiscent of previous devastating crashes. The candles that were printed in a lot of markets including JPM show me signs of volume exhaustion and reason to believe that something has fundamentally changed in the crowd's mindset about the asset, becoming a true trend reversal for larger moves upward. This does not confirm much for me other than the potential for at least 1 bullish bounce, but as we see in January 2021, these moves have matured a bit further than that.
-March, June, and September 2020 look like the beginning of a 1st and 2nd wave to me. After the June peak, it never retraces below a 61.8% level, which is a very common proportion in the 2nd wave retracement as far as my findings go.
-From September 2020 to now, January 2021, the trend stays on a pretty steady path upwards, has some points of resistance but it has not retraced below the $115 top of my suspected June 2020 1st wave, giving just a little more validation to my theory that the current trend could be in a 3rd wave.
-Because price surpassed levels around $113-$128, this wave could be extended to at least 161.8% OR 261.8% the length of the 1st wave. If it weren't extended, there should have been a major price correction around 61.8%:$113 or 100%:$128 wave 1 lengths.
-I'm not giving much credence to the idea that this suspected 3rd wave trend could be extended to 423.6%/425% as its much less likely than 161.8% and 261.8%.
-If the 3rd wave is extended to 425% then this chart may be invalidated soon after the $189 target is surpassed with a move to $250, and recalculation for 4th and 5th waves would be needed.
Potential 3rd Wave Timing: 161.8%: February 17th 2021 261.8%: June 11th 2021 423.6%: ???
If all is well, good, and expected by this time, the 4th wave could take 2 different paths because of my inability to verify if the suspected 3rd wave will be extended to 161.8% or 261.8%.
If suspected 3rd wave is a 161.8% extension, the 4th wave could retrace from $151 down to 23.6%:$137, 38.2%:$128, 50%:$121, or 61.8%:$113-$115. If it goes lower than 61.8%:$113 at this time, then all of the chart is invalidated as the wave 4 retrace cannot go lower than the top of of wave 1 which is $115. However, if this is a true Elliott wave, there is a lower probability that the 4th wave will retrace 61.8% of the 3rd wave. 38.2% and 50% retrace levels are more common here.
If suspected 3rd wave is a 261.8% extension, price could reach the $151 target around February 17th 2021, correct to $138 shortly after, and be back on an upward trend to $189 by June 11th 2021. Then, the 4th wave could retrace from $189 down to $166, $151, $140, or $128.
Now that I have set some ground rules for what waves 1-4 could look like as whole, I could have 8 different potential 5th wave paths depending on where the retrace for wave 4 ends.
If suspected 3rd wave is a 161.8% extension, my statistical guess is that wave 4 will most likely retrace to 38.2% of wave 3 around $128.
Because the suspected 3rd wave surpassed $128 and did not retrace lower, it is extended at least 161.8% of wave 1, which also means wave 5 should be at the very least, 100% the same size as wave 1. Wave 5 length COULD be equal to 100%, 161.8%, or 262.8% of 1st wave's length.
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If wave 3 is a 161.8% extension of wave 1: & If wave 5 starts at $137: Wave 5 100% Target: $176 Wave 5 161.8% Target: $200 Wave 5 261.8% Target: $239
Wave 1 price gain: $38.79 Wave 1 price gain x 1.618: $62.76 Wave 1 price gain x 2.618: $101.55 (Wherever wave 4 ends, these numbers can be added to that level for potential 5th wave targets.)
If we ever get to a true wave 5, we may be able to use a channeling technique to further map its path.
Of course, this could all be incorrect and invalidated at any time but I wanted to document these findings in the event I have actually come across a real Elliott wave, and it may prove good for my own research in the future.
In a few hours, the 2020 4th quarter earnings will be announced for JPM. With how good this chart looks, I can believe that the earnings may outperform the current analyst expectations of $2.62. Wall street reports a potential earnings range of $2.00-$3.00.
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