Performance of the US Dollar Index has been stellar and is developing an interesting
pattern that once complete around mid to late March 2015 will indicate the
final upper target expected around August 2015. This report has a lot of technical
information and might be considered "rather dry" to most, but I encourage the
reader to wade through this, chew on it and digest it. For those who want the
direct forecast up front, avoid commodities and go long S&P 500 type of
Exchange Traded Funds. By simply being conservative, 10-15% can still be made
between now and August 2015.
Currencies
The daily chart of the Canadian Dollar Index is shown below, with the lower
21 MA Bollinger Band® marginally beneath the 34 MA Bollinger Band, indicates
the potential for development of an oversold condition. Full stochastics 1,
2 and 3 are shown below in order of descent, with the %K above the %D in all
three instances. There are positive divergences between the %K in stochastics
1 and 2. As indicated a few days ago, strength in precious metals and energy
is likely to have strength into mid-March, based upon the US Dollar being in
a corrective??? Mode until then. As we know, the US Dollar is forming a running
correction, which implies a potential move to between 100 and 105 by November
2015.
Figure 1
The daily chart of the Australian Dollar Index is shown below, with the lower
21 MA Bollinger Band beneath the 34 and 55 MA Bollinger Bands, indicating an
oversold condition is developing. Full stochastics 1, 2 and 3 are shown below
in order of descent, with the %K beneath the %D in all three instances. Extrapolation
of the %K trends in all three instances suggest at least 3-4 weeks of continued
sideways to downward price action before any sort of a bottom is put in place.
The measured move for the current decline lies around 78, so there still is
the potential for another quick 6 cent decline. Please note that a decline
to 78.0 could take up to 6 months. I am not focusing so much on the time component
for the Aussie Dollar, but rather the expected price target.
Figure 2
The weekly chart of the Euro Index is shown below, with the upper 55 MA Bollinger
Band still rising, indicates that a definitive bottom has yet to be put in
place. The lower 21 MA Bollinger Band is beneath the 34 and 55 MA Bollinger
Bands, indicates that a very oversold condition is developing. I do want to
stress that very strong support at 120-120.5 exists, which is likely to serve
as a temporary triple bottom. I do not see the US Dollar set to break out higher
until at least mid to late March 2015, based upon the Elliott Wave count. So
as the Euro constitutes some 57%ish of the US Dollar Index, a bottom in the
Euro would translate into a pause in the rise of the US Dollar. Please keep
in mind that this pause is only likely to last no later than early April. Full
stochastics 1, 2 and 3 are shown below in order of descent, with the %K above
the %D in 1 and beneath the %D in 2 and 3. The %K in stochastic 1 appears to
have hooked down, indicating another 3-5 weeks of continued sideways to downward
price action before a bottom is put in place. If things go as expected, the
Euro could bounce up to 128 before turning down in early April 2015 and then
falling like a stone to 110ish, with the potential for a slide to parity by
November 2015. Being in the Euro over the next 11-12 months is likely to be
a painful investment, so as I have mentioned, being invested in US Dollars
in S&P 500 Index funds is probably the best way to preserve pension funds
or any funds for that matter. After, there will be a window where transferring
money into US Dollars around August 2015 is the trade, followed by converting
US Dollars into another currency, Canadian Dollars for example. I might be
wrong on this and maybe just being in short-term US Treasuries is the best
investment. There is going to be a lot of defaults between 2015 and 2019 at
all levels, so maybe a push in the US Dollar occurs before declining as a move
into other currencies is required for those far and away to simply pay bills
and live. More on this next week as I have to examine currencies at 2000, 2008
and 2012 to get some sort of framework to better define what to expect.
Figure 3
US Dollar Index
The daily chart of the US Dollar Index is shown below, with a price excursion
above the 21 MA Bollinger Band, indicating an overbought condition is developing.
Upper 34 and 55 MA Bollinger Bands are rising in close proximity to each other,
which generally are signs of a top or consolidation. When 21 and 34 MA Bollinger
Bands are in close proximity to each other with rising stochastics, this indicates
further upside price action. Full stochastics 1, 2 and 3 are shown below in
order of descent, with the %K above the %D in all three instances. Stochastics
on this chart are not very telling as are Bollinger Bands so the main thing
to examine is the overall chart pattern. Nothing but a series of higher highs
and higher lows exist, so the overall upward trend remains locked in place.
Figure 4
The weekly chart of the US Dollar Index is shown below, with the upper 21
MA Bollinger Band above the 34 and 55 MA Bollinger Bands, indicates that an
overbought condition is developing. Lower 34 and 55 MA Bollinger Bands have
yet to curl up to indicate a top has been put in place, so based upon this,
there is at least another 6-8 months before any sort of a top is put in place.
Structural information of the US Dollar Index is presented in Figures 7 and
8, which provide more on time frames etc. over the next 9-12 months.
Figure 5
The monthly chart of the US Dollar Index is shown below, with the upper 21
MA Bollinger Band above the 34 MA Bollinger Band, indicates an overbought condition
continues to develop. This one observation below is important and carries the
most weight out of all three tops to aid in defining when the "big top" occurs.
All three lower Bollinger Bands have curled down and it will not be until the
lower 55 MA Bollinger Band curls up (It will be the last one of the sequence)
that a top happens. I cannot really extrapolate anything for when that time
is, but as a minimum, it is at least 10-12 months away. So, this strongly suggests
that overbought conditions to extreme will develop on the daily and weekly
charts. Watch lower Bollinger Band values closely and carefully, because when
the 55 MA Bollinger Band does start to show a sign of inflection (curling up),
it should correspond to a top or a looming top.
Figure 6
The short-term Elliott Wave count of the US Dollar Index is shown below, with
wave B thought to be forming. When wave A completed, I sketched in what I thought
was a reasonable pattern within a constrained period of time for wave B to
develop. Since then, wave B has done nothing but continue to break higher.
If the wave pattern that I have labelled is correct, then it implies a running
correction for wave B is developing, which has huge implications for when the
US Dollar starts wave 3 in mid to late March 2015. The US Dollar could fall
back to the defined range, or merely continue to drift within the upper rising
channel for another 3 months. In April when the US Dollar takes off, more capital
will flow into it as others globally try to preserve their net worth against
their erosion of their home currencies. This will cause further increases in
the value of the broad stock market in the United States, which should aid
to bring the S&P 500 Index to its target of 2450-2500. Wave A was 8 cents,
so wave B at a minimum should also be 8 cents. If wave B is forming a running
correction however, this value is minimally set to extend to 61.8% and maximally
to 161.8%. Assuming wave B completes at 89 in mid to late March, then the range
for the top becomes 13 cents, or 95 and 102. This is quite a broad range, but
as mentioned last week, a running correction places the US Dollar in the range
between 100 and 105 by November 2015 (A running correction would likely see
wave B terminate around 93-95). The November time frame was derived from
wave C being equivalent to the sum of time taken in waves A and B. This number
could extend into December, so whenever wave B does complete, add the amount
of time in waves A and B, tag it onto the start of wave C and this is when
the pattern should terminate in the future. Yes it is kind of rough, but it
does provide a reasonable estimate. I should mention that I expect the pattern
lasting into November 2015 to take on a zigzag (5-3-5) structure, so the move
after March 2015 should be rather sharp to the upside.
Figure 7
The mid-term Elliott Wave count of the US Dollar Index is shown below, with
the longer-term view clearly seen. Wave [E] marked the end of a long-term pattern,
which did have two Head and Shoulders patterns indicating a potential move
to 73.0. This was invalidated by the US Dollar Index breaking above 81.7, which
put a minimum move to 88.0, which clearly did occur. Invalidation of the move
to 73.0 also indicated the termination of wave [E] and the start of a new longer-term
pattern. As I mentioned back in September, the US Dollar Index started a new
bull market that should last at least 5-6 years. There will be ups and downs,
but remember, the move into late 2015 is only the FIRST SEGMENT of that pattern.
Wave (A) should mark the termination point of this pattern in November 2015
(I might have to raise the Degree of the count to wave [A]), that should be
followed by wave [B]. Power retracements of zigzags range from 0 to 100%. If
wave C.(A) is the longest of the pattern, then it sets the stage for a potential
triangle or other complex pattern. I am not going to predict what sort of pattern
forms beyond November 2015, as it could develop into a double combination (heading
much higher) or have a partial retracement. Focus on the scenario described
to happen between now and next November....
Figure 8
That is all for today. Back tomorrow AM.
