Stocks Portend Higher Levels into Late-April ‘26; Weekly Trends & LHRs Concur.
04-15-26 – “Stock Indices fulfilled the outlook for a large sell-off in March ’26, validating projections for a multi-week (or longer) low to take hold in the days surrounding March 30, ’26… and are fulfilling the outlook for strong rallies from those lows.
The DJIA attacked the synergy of 4 weekly LHR levels (48,067 – 48,543/DJIA) – and made it to multi-week upside targets at ~48,600 – 48,800/DJIA – while the S+P 500 & NQ-100 attacked similar levels in recent days. That indicator projects a 1 – 2-month peak to occur in the current/ensuing 1 – 3 weeks.
Today, the S+P 500 & NQ-100 reached monthly LHR levels (extreme upside targets), reinforcing the timing for a likely peak. There are two weekly timing factors that should also be considered. They could allow for a subsequent spike to higher highs in late-April ’26… at least in some indexes.
The first is the weekly trend.
It helped pinpoint the March 30th lows and signaled a reactive 2 – 3-week rally. That could be fulfilled now… or soon after. From the perspective of just that indicator, the week of April 17 – 24, ’26 is the ideal time for a new 1 – 2 month peak.
The second is a consistent ~3-month/~90-degree high (July 28-31, ’25) – high (Oct 29, ’25) high (Jan 28, ’26) – (high; April 27 – 30, ’26) Cycle Progression in the NQ-100 & S+P 500 that could produce a rebound high – at least in those indexes – near the end of April ’26. That would also complete a 50% time rebound in those indexes.
If that is going to be the case, an initial high was/is most likely this week (as a rally into mid-month would fulfill intra-month uptrends and daily/weekly Cycle Progressions). That could be taking hold…
Crude Oil, Unleaded Gas & Heating Oil surged dramatically into late-March ’26 fulfilling projections for a major low in early-Jan followed by a sharp 1Q ’26 surge. Unleaded Gas rallied into March 31st, when Cycle Progressions converged, fulfilling its Jan 5 – 9, ’26 outside-week/2 Close Reversal buy signal (and late-Jan weekly 21 MAC signal). It also completed a .618 rally in time.
At the same time, the XLE & XOI fulfilled multi-month Cycle Progressions by surging into late-March ‘26, including a ~23-month high (Jly ’18) – high (June ’20) – high (May ’22) – high (April ’24) – (high; Mar ’26) Cycle Progression & a ~6-month/ ~26-week high (Oct ’23) – high (Apr ’24) – high (Oct ’24) – high/low (Mar/Apr ’25) – high (Sept 22-26 ’25) – (high; Mar 23 – 27, ’26) Cycle Sequence.
All the energy markets spiked lower in the opening days of April ’26 but would need to give daily closes below those early-April ’26 lows to confirm 1 – 2 month peaks. Until that occurs, the overall trends remain up and could spur rallies back to the highs.” TRADING INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK!
Stock Indexes fulfilled multi-month sell signals generated on Feb 11 – 13th and then on Feb 25th. The 2-Year, 4-Year & 17-Year Cycles combined to project a sharp decline in 1Q 2026… and a culminating low in the days surrounding March 30, 2026 – when the greatest synergy of Cycle Progressions and timing indicators converged.
All three primary indexes attacked multi-month downside targets (~45,000/DJIA, ~6419/ESM & ~23,200/NQ) – fulfilling price objectives for the first half of 2026. Many tech stocks fulfilled 17-Year Cycle projections for 30 – 50% declines and are also signaled multi-month bottoms.
That ushered in a potential multi-month bottom in sync with an uncanny geometric cycle in the DJIA and the textbook scenario for the ~8-Month Cycle Progression in the NQ-100. The NQ-100 projects an overall surge into late-April ’26 that could be the first phase of an overall advance into July ’26, in sync with NQ-100 & DJIA discussions of the past two months. Price action needs to corroborate.
The outlook for a powerful surge in energy prices (and GSCI) in 1Q ’26 coincided with that as inflation markets continue to portend trouble in 2026, potentially stretching into 2027. That was reinforced by mid-Jan buy signals & subsequent action in Crude & the products. Unleaded Gas could stretch a more significant peak into May – July ’26 – when broader monthly Cycle Progressions peak.
Why Did March 30, ’26 Likely Time Multi-Month Low in Stock Indexes?
How Does This Validate & Reinforce July ’26 Cycle Progressions?
What Does DJIA ~6-Month/~180-Degree Cycle Portend for 3Q 2026?
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