Monthly Emini Double Bottom Bull Flag

Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini Futures

The market formed a monthly Emini double bottom bull flag and retest of the all-time high. The bulls want a breakout with follow-through buying, resuming the broad bull channel. The bears see the current move as a retest of the all-time high and want a reversal from a lower high major trend reversal or a double top with the all-time high.

S&P500 Emini futures

The Monthly Emini chart

• The August monthly Emini candlestick was a bull bar closing near its high with a long tail below.
• Last month, we said that traders would see if the bears could create a strong bear bar in August or if the market would trade lower (as it did early in the month) but reverse to close with a long tail or a bull body by the end of the month. The odds slightly favor the pullback to be minor.
• The bulls got a strong rally starting in October in the form of a tight bull channel.
• They hope that the market has entered a broad bull channel phase which will last for many months.
• They want the current pullback to be sideways and shallow (filled with weak bear bars, bull bars, doji(s) and overlapping candlesticks). 
• They want the pullback to form a higher low or a double bottom bull flag with the April 19 low, followed by a resumption of the broad bull channel.
• At the very least, they want a retest of the July 16 high, even if it forms a lower high.
• So far, the bulls got what they wanted.
• Next, they want a retest of the all-time high followed by a breakout with follow-through buying, resuming the broad bull channel.
• They want another leg up completing the wedge pattern with the first two legs being the March 21 and July 16 highs.
• The bears got a reversal from a higher high major trend reversal, a large wedge pattern (July 27, March 21, and Jul 16), and a micro wedge (May 23, June 28, and Jul 16).
• The selloff moved almost 10%. However, it lacked sustained follow-through selling.
• The bears see the current move as a retest of the all-time high and want a reversal from a lower high major trend reversal or a double top with the all-time high.
• Since August’s candlestick was a bull bar closing near its high with a long tail below, it is a buy signal bar for September.
• The market may gap up in September. Small gaps usually close early.
• The selloff in August likely has alleviated the prior overbought conditions.
• The market remains Always In Long.
• Odds slightly favor the market to trade at least a little higher in September.
• Traders will see if the bulls can create a strong retest of the all-time high followed by a breakout above.
• Or will the market trade slightly higher but stall around the all-time high area instead?

The Weekly S&P 500 Emini chart

• This week’s Emini candlestick was a doji bar closing near its high with a prominent tail below.
• Last week, we said that while odds continue to favor sideways to up, the move up since the August 5 low is slightly climactic. The market may need to trade sideways to down for a week or two to relieve the overbought condition.
• The bulls got a strong retest of the all-time high.
• They hope that the market is in the broad bull channel phase.
• They want a breakout into new all-time high territory followed by a resumption of the broad bull channel.
• The move up is strong enough for traders to expect at least a small second leg sideways to up after a small pullback.
• If there is a deep pullback, they want the 20-week EMA to act as support.
• The bears see the current move simply as a retest of the prior high.
• They want a reversal from a lower high major trend reversal or a double top with the all-time high.
• Because of the strong move up, the bears will need a strong reversal bar or a micro double top before traders consider selling aggressively.
• They must create consecutive bear bars closing near their lows to increase the odds of a deep pullback.
• Since this week’s candlestick is a doji bar closing near its high, it is not a sell signal bar for next.
• The pullback phase may have begun this week. Traders will see the strength of the pullback.
• If it is weak and sideways (with doji(s), bull bars and overlapping candlesticks), the odds of another strong leg up will increase. So far, the pullback looks weak.
• For now, traders will see if the bulls can continue to create bull bars testing the all-time high soon.
• Or will the bears be able to create more sideways to down candlesticks instead?
• Odds slightly favor the market to have flipped into Always In Long and any pullback is likely minor.

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