Stock Market Forecasts 2008 - FTSE, DAX and SPASX200

By: Robert_McHugh_PhD

The Australia SPASX 200 fell 11.00 points, or 0.17 percent, to 6,339.90 as of Friday, December 28th, 2007. Volume was 47 percent of its 10 day average. Downside volume led at 65 percent, with declining issues at 57 percent, with downside points at 51 percent in mixed trading. Demand Power fell 4 points to 400, while Supply Pressure fell 3 points to 420 , telling us neither side had strong conviction about the trend. Supply Pressure rose sharply above Demand Power Monday, December 17th, triggering an enter short positions signal, and remains there Friday.

Our key trend-finder indicators (other than DP/SP) remain on a “sell” signal December 21st. The Purchasing Power Indicator was flat at 90.26, remaining on a “sell” signal from December 14th. The 30 day Stochastic Fast fell to 33.15, above the Slow at 28.90, but not decisively above, remaining on a “sell” signal from December 14th . Prices dropped 6.0 percent since our key trendfinder indicators triggered new “sell” signals. As for international markets, it sure looks like they are headed into a huge bull market once the current corrective patterns complete. Both the FTSE and DAX look to be finishing Ascending Triangles, then a rally .

The 10 day average Advance/Decline Line Indicator remains on a “sell” signal from December 17th on Friday, breadth improving to negative –12.7, below the positive +10.0 needed for a new “buy.”

On a long-term basis , Intermediate degree wave 1 up of primary (5) up likely completed in July. Massive international liquidity infusions by central banks have floated markets higher, where inflation is being used as a tool by central banks to ward off declines in the stock market . A huge Bull market phase will continue after the current Intermediate wave 2 correction finishes. The alternate labeling is that Intermediate 2 down completed in August and a huge Bull market, Intermediate wave 3 up has started.

Short-term, waves a -down, b -up, and c -down of Minor degree wave a -down are complete. Wave b -up is now also complete. Wave i down and ii up of c down are complete, with iii down underway. Intermediate 2 -down is an a -down, b -up, c -down flat, so you can see we have further to go on the downside. Wave c -down will be a five wave decline, i- down, ii -up, iii -down, iv- up, v- down.

The blue histograms for the weekly MACD went negative, generating a sell signal, warning that wave c -down has started.

It is possible that the waves are all one degree smaller than we have charted, which if that is the case, means a protracted decline is underway, lasting into mid-2008. If our degree of waves charted is correct, then Intermediate wave 2 down could wrap in January 2008.

Alternately, wave 2 down completed in August, and we are inside a developing Intermediate wave 3 up. 

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