Stocks Fulfill Mid-Aug ’26 Peaks; Reinforce Multi-Month Topping Process.
08-22-26 – “Stock indexes fulfilled projections for a surge in the first half of August – from cycle lows surrounding July 29th – and a reversal lower on/around August 17th. The NQ-100 weekly trend (and key proxy stock Cycle Progressions) projected new sell-offs…
Stock Indices sold off with most indexes turning their daily trends down while breeching daily 21 MAC support. That validates the NQ-100 weekly trend analysis – pinpointing the past week as the most likely for a secondary high… The key to the 1 – 3-month outlook remains the weekly trend in the NQ-100…
One additional pattern to watch for is the potential for Intra-month Inverted V Reversals lower – in which a market sets an initial low in the opening days of the month, rallies to an intra-month high near mid-month, and then drops to new intra-month lows (below the early-month lows) toward the end of the month.
Stock indices reversed lower with most of them turning their daily trends down and signaling that multi-week highs are intact.” TRADING INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK!
The NQ-100 has rebounded after fulfilling analysis for an overall decline into late-July ’26 and to multi-month support at ~27,400/NQ. The NQ-100 attacked ~27,400 on July 29th – precisely fulfilling that analysis. That level should be viewed as 1 – 3-month support until broken.
In the DJIA and other indexes, the projected August bounce, which is likely complete, is ‘casting shadows ahead’ to Sept/Oct ’26… and then to an even more decisive period in 4Q ‘26! An ongoing decline – in the weaker indexes – could stretch from mid-August into late-Sept/early-Oct ’26!
On an intra-year basis, Stock Indexes surged from a powerful convergence of daily, weekly & monthly Cycle Progressions and timing indicators that projected (well in advance) a multi-month bottom on March 30, ’26. That set the stage for the remainder of 2026 and provided some revealing clues for Sept – Nov ‘26 – including the likely timing of future multi-month lows. As described in late-March ’26:
3-30-26 – “Stock Indices are fulfilling the outlook for a large sell-off in March ’26… They have stretched their declines into the late-March/early-April ’26 time frame – the ideal ~2-week period for a 1 – 2 month low to take hold… A low on March 30 – April 3, ’26 would also fulfill a ~51-week low (Apr 24 – 28 ’23) – low (Apr 15 – 19, ’24) – low (Apr 7 – 11, ’25) – (low; March 30 – April 2, ’26) Cycle Progression.
All things (timing indicators) considered, March 30th is the ideal date for an intermediate low…
The DJTA (Transportation Average) is reinforcing this… it turned its daily trend up… portending a quick, reactive 2 – 3 day pullback before a larger rally. The 3rd day of that reactive 2 – 3-day pullback is today – March 30th. It has not even neutralized its daily uptrend, reinforcing the potential for a secondary low and the onset of a larger advance.”
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