Well, the NYMO cycle appears to be UP, but we are still lacking two positive closes to confirm.
We are below the zero line intra-day. The 9/12 NYMO high was an oversold squeeze that faded. It is conceivable that yesterday's high was too.
The 9/26 low was extreme and near impossible to beat. So, by default the cycle should print up in eventually.
Price has an edge for a trip to the middle keltner band (currently SPX 3918.89 and falling).
Visits to the NYMO Oversold Zone typically get a rally to middle keltner... though sometimes it's a rocky road.
We have nine open gaps above, but only one from yesterday is nearby to serve as a possible magent.
We have two below from the last three trading days.
Both the 200 MA and the upper keltner band are below the August high as well as the declining tops line.
October is known as The Bear Killer. It can be highly volatile (crashy even), but often ends strong.
I don't know what will happen, but I am open to the possibility of a bear market rally that confuses everybody.
I am long a smallish SPX position.
My usual setups have not traded yet, but I bought the quarter close on a discretionary basis given a HUGE positive NYMO divergence and edge to the middle keltner.
Plan is to close on a tag of the middle keltner or at breakeven, whichever comes first.