tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22702858741515067882024-03-18T23:16:53.614-05:00themarketbrothersOn this blog you'll find our opinions and analysis on various markets and instruments, including stocks, options, currencies, and commodities. Enjoy!The Brothershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14693904472585844178noreply@blogger.comBlogger353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-87837778120565438012016-10-07T19:45:00.001-05:002016-10-07T19:45:12.446-05:00Laggards getting active means divergenceFollowing up on my <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2016/09/spy-bearish-options-play.html">last post</a>, here is a bit more evidence that indicates a weakening market.<br />
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The image below shows three charts:<br />
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<li>Top frame: /ES (SPX futures contract). Note that there are 7 distribution days in the past trading month (higher volume down days).</li>
<li>The green-line chart is a custom index made up of 50 stocks in the 90th percentile for relative strength.</li>
<li>The red-line chart is the opposite of the green line in that it's 50 stocks in the 10th percentile for relative strength. </li>
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Notice how the red line is trending up whereas the green line is trending down. Laggards often get active and rally as the overall market reaches an exhaustion point. </div>
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<br />Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-19845338518461519802016-09-30T11:04:00.001-05:002016-09-30T11:04:42.098-05:00SPY Bearish Options PlayI entered a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_spread#Bear_put_spread">bearish vertical option spread</a> today (it's a DEC 2016 211/203 SPY put spread). I'm betting that the SPY will close below 203 by 12/16/2016. If it does, I gain a max profit of $630/contract with a risk of $170/contract, for a risk:reward ratio of 3.7.<br />
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So what makes me think this is likely? Let's start with the big picture.<br />
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The chart above shows the 10 year monthly chart for SPY. Note that the Elliot Wave pattern indicates that a 5th wave could be close to complete. MACD divergence is clear, and the biggest volume months in the past year or so have been down-volume. All these signs tell me that the market is reaching exhaustion point.<br />
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From another perspective we can see that Dow Jones Industrials have been out-performing Dow Jones Transports. The two indices haven't confirmed each other and this is a bearish sign according to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_theory">Dow Theory</a>.<br />
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Finally, zooming in to the SPY daily chart, you can see that price is tracing out a pretty clear ending diagonal pattern. I love this pattern because it usually resolves in sharp counter-trend moves that often retrace the entire height of the diagonal. A one or two month move down to 1800 would not be out of the question, hence my reasoning for buying a bearish Dec, 2016 SPY put spread.<br />
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I plan to hold until expiration but I would sell early if we got a drop to 1800 at any point before then.Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-89664891703953077982016-08-02T09:47:00.002-05:002016-08-02T09:48:29.258-05:00Trimming back Gold longA year ago I posted that <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-case-for-gold-rally.html">gold was looking bullish</a>. Since then price has rallied about 25-30%. I'm cutting back a large portion of my position because I think the market could see a pullback soon.<br />
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On the weekly chart above, note how price exploded higher after breaking out of the ending diagonal pattern. This is just the behavior I was looking for. However, price is reaching $1400 which is the top of the ending diagonal and I would expect there to be some significant resistance here.</div>
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The more concerning problem is that commercial traders clearly think that gold prices are reaching overbought levels and they're hedging themselves more than at any point in the past 16 years. </div>
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However, I don't think the bull market is over. I think we'll see a lull or correction for some time as commercial traders unwind their hedges. Then, once COT levels are more normalized, we could see higher prices.</div>
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<br />Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-89464535086528997532016-05-30T09:33:00.001-05:002016-05-30T09:45:45.561-05:00Exited USD/CADThis is a late follow-up post to my <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.hr/2016/04/trying-usdcad-long-once-again.html">previous trade entry</a>. I exited USD/CAD around 1.3140 for 600 pips profit. I noticed price action stalling right below 1.32 and exited slightly earlier than expected. While the past two days of price action indicate that it could continue higher from here, I am happy to close my trade for a good profit and move on.<br />
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Notice how we got a strong blast off after breaking out of the ending diagonal -- one of my favorite patterns.<br />
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<br />Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-24740930287701941512016-04-28T04:46:00.000-05:002016-04-28T04:46:35.039-05:00Trying USD/CAD long once againI was stopped out of my <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.nl/2016/03/usdcad-long-wave-5.html">last attempt</a> at going long USD/CAD. Price has dropped another 700 pips since then, reaching another level of support so I'm giving it another shot.<br />
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<b>Entry: </b>1.2550<br />
<b>Target: </b>1.32<br />
<b>Stop loss: </b>two daily closes below 1.2450<br />
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On the daily chart below, note that price is sitting on another confluence of good support. I'll exit on two daily closes below the lowest trendline.<br />
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Zooming in to the chart above, you can see a clear 5-wave decline. This indicates that the larger trend is down, and after a brief rally, there could be continuation to the downside. However, note that wave 5 is an ending diagonal. This tells me we'll see an explosive rally soon.</div>
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<br />Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-89162894181868028982016-03-09T11:10:00.003-06:002016-03-10T12:05:08.669-06:00USD/CAD long - Wave 5<br />
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USD/CAD has dropped to my target zone of 1.3250 so I'm going long. My ultimate target is 1.44 or higher. I will exit if I see two daily candles that close below 1.3190.</div>
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On the weekly chart below, you'll notice a clear Elliot wave count. I believe we are nearly complete with a long-term Wave 4. Note that the market has punished bulls after the massive parabolic spike. However, we are now in the eighth consecutive week of declines. This persistent decline has only occurred twice in the past 20 years: 1996 and 2007. In each of those cases, the market declined for 9 straight weeks, then initiated a sustained rally. Also of interest is that 1.3250 marks a roughly 11% decline from the top at 1.4680. The wave 2 correction back 2012 was also ~11%.</div>
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On the daily chart, notice that price dropped from 1.4680 nearly non-stop, but it did carve out a triangle in the middle. Triangles often precede the final thrust before price reverses and continues the main trend (up). You can see a confluence of trendlines that are acting as support. If price closes below these for two days in a row, I will exit my trade at a loss.</div>
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Tiny houses are all the rage these days. In February, I completed my first one and am listing it on Airbnb. Check it out below!<br />
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to stay, the first few guests are free!Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-82609175157530348312016-02-26T02:22:00.001-06:002016-02-26T02:23:34.035-06:00USD/CAD Short Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This is an update to my original post about <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2016/01/usdcad-short-700-pips-profit-potential.html">shorting USD/CAD from January.</a></div>
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As you can see in the chart below, price stayed withing it's long-term channel lines, completing the 5th wave rally. I was a few days early, but ultimately, price has dropped down to nearly 1.3500, providing a profit of 700+ pips!</div>
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If price reaches 1.3250, I will look to go long in preparation for a 5th wave targeting 1.50!</div>
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I'm going short USD/CAD around 1.4060-1.4250. Will exit on 2 daily closes above
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On the monthly chart above, note the confluence of several trend lines. Also
note the Elliot Wave count which is pretty clearly indicating a completion of a
5-wave cycle within the larger wave 3.<br />
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On the daily chart, you can see that price is hitting the confluence of two
different-degree channel trendlines. Also, you can see the fractal breakdown of
wave-v from the Monthly chart. <br />
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If price manages to close above 1.4250 2-3 times (i.e. daily closes above the channel
trendlines), I will exit. There could be a strong intraday rally above this
level as price overthrows the channel in a final burst, but it should quickly
reverse and close within the bounds of the lines. The target is demarked in red,
around 1.3500.Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-11662044065283372412015-07-26T20:58:00.001-05:002015-07-26T20:59:39.866-05:00The case for a gold rally<p>Gold is looking bullish.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nri9oMw2SWY/VbWQMVA3ZpI/AAAAAAAAC1M/ZEPTT0BJCfg/s1600-h/2015-07-26_Gold_Monthly%25255B6%25255D.png"><img title="2015-07-26_Gold_Monthly" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="2015-07-26_Gold_Monthly" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sCi9GSWr5BM/VbWQM-OKCUI/AAAAAAAAC1Q/BbOKm3iCdwA/2015-07-26_Gold_Monthly_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="430" height="297" /></a> </p> <p>The chart above is 10yr chart with monthly candles. Note that price is sitting on strong support – an ascending trendline and a previous high. Also notice that volume has tapered off substantially in the past 1-2 years, a good sign indicating that selling pressure is waning.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CqM_K2TRQY4/VbWQNYU-feI/AAAAAAAAC1Y/XQQ447ybotM/s1600-h/2015-07-26_Gold_Weekly%25255B10%25255D.png"><img title="2015-07-26_Gold_Weekly" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="2015-07-26_Gold_Weekly" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-griiUH2lygg/VbWQNkWLLWI/AAAAAAAAC1g/Jo_Yn3Bhz1U/2015-07-26_Gold_Weekly_thumb%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="423" height="301" /></a></p> <p>The next chart, a 5yr weekly chart, shows that gold is completing wave-5 of an ending diagonal. Historically, these patterns are terminal and are followed by an explosive move in the opposite direction. Wave-3 of the ending diagonal should never be the shortest wave; thus Wave-5 should go no further than 1050, or else the pattern is invalid.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t6HunD-xrNI/VbWQOF8zZMI/AAAAAAAAC18/9cETiiVPBSw/s1600-h/2015-07-26_Gold_COT%25255B6%25255D.png"><img title="2015-07-26_Gold_COT" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="2015-07-26_Gold_COT" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pBMOl-lcAsE/VbWQOX-JLdI/AAAAAAAAC2E/6bNJDWk-ogE/2015-07-26_Gold_COT_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="427" height="292" /></a>  Finally, note that commercial traders are more net-long now than at any point in the past 10 years!</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Combining all the evidence above with the bullish seasonality factor of August, I feel comfortable buying gold at these levels with a stop below 1050.</p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-53127922090241350622015-02-15T20:28:00.001-06:002015-02-15T20:28:44.788-06:00CANSLIM Stock: WAB – Westinghouse Airbrake Technologies<p>This is another CANSLIM stock that I’ve been monitoring since Dec, 2014. It just broke out of a “double-bottom” pattern, so I’ve gone long.</p> <p>I’ve included the CANSLIM criteria below. Note that this stock meets the criteria on almost all counts.</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="441" border="0"><tbody> <tr> <td width="209"><strong>Criteria</strong></td> <td width="57"><strong>Target</strong></td> <td width="173"><strong>Actual</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="209">YoY Net Income Growth Rate</td> <td width="57">20%</td> <td width="173">22%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="209">YoY Sales Growth Rate</td> <td width="57">25%</td> <td width="173">26%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="209">EPS Growing past 3 years?</td> <td width="57">Yes</td> <td width="173">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="209">EPS Estimate Higher than last year?</td> <td width="57">Yes</td> <td width="173">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="209">3yr EPS Growth Rate</td> <td width="57">25%</td> <td width="173">33%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="209">Return on Equity (5-year average)</td> <td width="57">17%</td> <td width="173">19%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="209">Within 10% of High</td> <td width="57">Yes</td> <td width="173">Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="209">New Product, Management, etc?</td> <td width="57">Yes</td> <td width="173">Several acquisitions (Aug/Sept), and again in Feb, 2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="209">12-month relative strength percentile</td> <td width="57">80%</td> <td width="173"><font color="#ff0000"><strong>61%</strong></font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>Let’s take a look at the chart, which shows a breakout of a decent double-bottom.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FwXUhL1FXU8/VOFV2dn4t8I/AAAAAAAACzM/SLbCcQB4rgc/s1600-h/2015-01-17_WAB_Daily%25255B4%25255D.png"><img title="2015-01-17_WAB_Daily" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="2015-01-17_WAB_Daily" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PTwJyujRmAE/VOFV25mI-FI/AAAAAAAACzQ/j26MhXBkT0Q/2015-01-17_WAB_Daily_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="439" height="304" /></a> </p> <p>Note that price broke above point “b” on Friday, accompanied by high volume (80% higher than average). This indicates informed demand.</p> <p><strong>Strategy</strong>: Long @ $89.71 (just above point “b”) with a target of 20-25% gain (~$108). Stop loss is at –8% loss, or $82.60.</p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-4731635639262171972015-01-17T20:12:00.001-06:002015-01-19T11:59:58.188-06:00CANSLIM Stock: HFF, Inc (HF)I’ve known about the CANSLIM method for picking stocks since 2007/08. Back then, I used MSN Money’s stock screener to find suitable stocks, but that has since been discontinued. About a year ago, I created an Excel file that uses the <a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/smf_addin/info" target="_blank">RCH Stock Market Functions</a> Excel add-in to pull data from public sources and calculate my own metrics to find stocks that meet the CANSLIM criteria.<br />
I’m currently looking at HFF, Inc (HF) as it meets almost all of the CANSLIM criteria and is sporting a very nice cup & handle pattern.<br />
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<tr> <td width="252"><strong>CANSLIM Criteria</strong></td> <td width="61"><strong>Target</strong></td> <td width="126"><strong>Actual</strong></td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">YoY Net Income Growth Rate</td> <td width="61">20%</td> <td width="126">35%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">YoY Sales Growth Rate</td> <td width="61">25%</td> <td width="126">26%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">EPS Growing past 3 years?</td> <td width="61">Yes</td> <td width="126">Yes</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">EPS Estimate Higher than last year?</td> <td width="61">Yes</td> <td width="126">Yes</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">3yr EPS Growth Rate</td> <td width="61">25%</td> <td width="126">50%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">Net Income Growth Rate (5-Year Average) OPTIONAL</td> <td width="61">25%</td> <td width="126">150%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">Return on Equity (5-year average)</td> <td width="61">17%</td> <td width="126">30%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">Within 10% of High</td> <td width="61">Yes</td> <td width="126">Yes</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">New Product, Management, etc?</td> <td width="61">Yes</td> <td width="126">Lots of closed deals in Dec, 2014</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">Insider Ownership</td> <td width="61">10%</td> <td width="126">13%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">12-month relative strength percentile</td> <td width="61">80%</td> <td width="126">54%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">6-month relative strength percentile</td> <td width="61">80%</td> <td width="126">34%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">3-month relative strength percentile</td> <td width="61">80%</td> <td width="126">85%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">Institutional Ownership</td> <td width="61">5%-35%</td> <td width="126">76%</td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="252">Notes</td> <td width="61"></td> <td width="126">Financial/property management</td> </tr>
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The Cup & Handle is well formed with declining volume in the handle.<br />
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My strategy is to buy at $37.25 if volume is 25-50% higher than average on the breakout day. My stop will be @ $34.64 (7%) and my limit is $44.70 unless the stock reaches that target within a couple of weeks, in which case I will hold longer.Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-73012357728749457572013-11-28T09:20:00.001-06:002013-11-28T09:23:08.475-06:00Bitcoin fever entering final stage<p>In April, 2013 I successfully <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2013/04/silver-vs-nasdaq-vs-bitcoins.html">predicted a severe correction</a> in Bitcoins based on bubble principles. 7 months later, Bitcoin is at all-time highs once again. According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_wave_principle">Elliot Wave Principle,</a> market movements following the overall trend of that market occur in 5 waves: 3 impulsive waves with the trend and 2 corrective waves against the trend. Once the 5-waves are complete, a prolonged corrective period occurs where prices reverse the overall trend.</p> <p>Take a look at the charts below (note that each successive chart is a magnification of the previous chart, as identified by the red dashed box in each larger chart). The first chart below shows lifetime price action. Note that prices have clearly moved in 5-waves. Interestingly, each wave formed it’s own mini-bubble:</p> <ol> <li>The first wave ended in June, 2011, at $30. It was parabolic in nature, and corrected all the way down to $2 by Dec, 2012.</li> <li>The third wave ended in April, 2013 at 266. Once again, it was parabolic in nature, and suffered an extremely sharp 80% decline in a few days. Then, prices moved sideways for a few months to finish correcting the excess.</li> <li>Finally, the 5th wave is following the typical parabolic pattern. Buyers who entered the market near the end of Wave3 (in the $50-200 range) are all making a huge profit (5-10x). However, since we are nearing the end of the cycle, an imminent, long-term correction is about to begin. This will be a painful downtrend characterized by daily decrease in prices, with the occasional brief rally.</li> </ol> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cKqzij5dLJA/UpdfP7RPddI/AAAAAAAACsU/mQtlWH2uSiE/s1600-h/2013-11-28_Bitcoin4yDaily%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2013-11-28_Bitcoin4yDaily" border="0" alt="2013-11-28_Bitcoin4yDaily" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XCvkzFsYXGA/UpdfQVrHqgI/AAAAAAAACsc/B2ogeVBiZd4/2013-11-28_Bitcoin4yDaily_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="432" height="191" /></a> </p> <p>The second chart below shows 6 months starting around the Wave 4 low from the chart above. Note that the wave principle is fractal in nature, and Wave 5 of the larger trend breaks down into 5 subwaves (i thru v).</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cSgn-p6CT0M/UpdfQ1Wnl5I/AAAAAAAACsk/1_6squGamtQ/s1600-h/2013-11-28_Bitcoin6mDaily%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2013-11-28_Bitcoin6mDaily" border="0" alt="2013-11-28_Bitcoin6mDaily" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qcVvolPXG6g/UpdfRiY5slI/AAAAAAAACss/i9LqTZxhKKo/2013-11-28_Bitcoin6mDaily_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="434" height="192" /></a> </p> <p>Finally, looking at the 10-day chart starting around the Wave iv low from the chart above, we see 5-waves unfolding once again. Drilling down through each successive chart indicates that at each time frame, we are in the 5th wave of the rally. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0LvGu1HQQCo/UpdfSYQ2CZI/AAAAAAAACs0/mBRf6d6nRUU/s1600-h/2013-11-28_Bitcoin10dHourly%25255B5%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2013-11-28_Bitcoin10dHourly" border="0" alt="2013-11-28_Bitcoin10dHourly" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PJJjH2YKdVM/UpdfSzflv8I/AAAAAAAACs8/7zb1RwBHKGM/2013-11-28_Bitcoin10dHourly_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="433" height="194" /></a> </p> <p>From the purely technical perspective of Elliot Wave analysis, the charts are showing a marked exhaustion of the 5-wave trend. While there is potentially a bit more upside left, I would predict that the trend is weeks, if not days away from expiring. </p> <p>One other interesting point is the “personality” of the 5th wave. Elliot Waves have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_wave_principle#Elliott_Wave_personality_and_characteristics">distinct characteristics</a> since they reflect the mentality of the herd. In wave 5, “…The news is almost universally positive and everyone is bullish. Unfortunately, this is when many average investors finally buy in, right before the top.” (Hint, hint, family and friends finally “seeing the light”). Furthermore, “Volume is often lower in wave five than in wave three” as you can see from the first chart. Finally, “…At the end of a major bull market, bears may very well be ridiculed…” as evidenced by yours truly.</p> <p>Bitcoins may be a very useful medium of exchange and they may prove to be successful long term. But in the medium term, a market will always work in the same way: It will never go up forever, and it will always make sure to minimize real gains for investors by natural price corrections. Therefore, if you’re holding on to a nice profit in Bitcoins, it may be a wise time to sell the majority. You will have a chance to buy back at much reduced prices in the coming months.</p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-12100064008149114312013-04-16T07:19:00.001-05:002013-04-16T07:20:12.032-05:00Opps… down 80%, a week later<p><a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2013/04/silver-vs-nasdaq-vs-bitcoins.html">4,100% up in a year</a>. Being the fastest bubble I’ve ever seen, it makes sense that bitcoin fell fast. But 80% in 7 days is even faster than I was expecting. Amazing!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-u0rSDgBZqQw/UW1B6AigWQI/AAAAAAAACk0/Sm1LZ39qhDA/s1600-h/2013-04-16_Bitcoin_daily%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2013-04-16_Bitcoin_daily" border="0" alt="2013-04-16_Bitcoin_daily" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HKmxJrdJjgg/UW1B6oE98uI/AAAAAAAACk4/zMyHE32oKvs/2013-04-16_Bitcoin_daily_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="394" height="154" /></a></p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-37884234891327553402013-04-12T18:16:00.001-05:002013-04-12T18:16:43.815-05:00GLD correction nearly over<p>Gold made headlines today dropping about 6%. I think this drop is more of a stop-run then a breakout because it happened so rapidly and on massive volume. Gold has bounced off the $1,500 level for a couple years now so it makes sense that it would drop below this level to knock out the weak hands.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-myFCsdz1DOs/UWiV2Tw72uI/AAAAAAAACkM/EpLjETbWifc/s1600-h/2013-04-12_gld_daily%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2013-04-12_gld_daily" border="0" alt="2013-04-12_gld_daily" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Tp7uHTFnZQo/UWiV290ncUI/AAAAAAAACkU/jGmvEt5WxmE/2013-04-12_gld_daily_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="398" height="265" /></a> </p> <p>From an Elliot Wave perspective, gold has been tracing out a nice 3-wave flat correction. Wave A is 3-waves, Wave B is 3-waves, and Wave C is 5-waves, making the drop to new lows appear as the start of a new downtrend. Furthermore, there is quite a bit of negative commentary about gold so we could be near a temporary low, and possibly a large swing low. Gold should recover and move back above $1,500 within the next month or two or else the downtrend could continue.</p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-32455599748913162322013-04-09T08:50:00.001-05:002013-04-09T08:52:01.695-05:00Silver vs NASDAQ vs Bitcoins<p>Here are three bubble charts for your review. </p> <p>The first one, silver, rallied from $1/oz to $41/oz at the peak of the bubble in about 8 years, an annual growth rate of about 60%. Note that the metal subsequently lost about 90% of it’s value. Selling at any part during the bubble phase ($10-41) would have been prudent in the long run.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X5uv_qiBflE/UWQcsl5dHfI/AAAAAAAACjs/enJ_X5eCPlw/s1600-h/2013-04-09_si1600_daily%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2013-04-09_si1600_daily" border="0" alt="2013-04-09_si1600_daily" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-k1CySrK1rWE/UWQcsxFWOUI/AAAAAAAACjw/IjlL7LY02xw/2013-04-09_si1600_daily_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="428" height="258" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Here’s a more well-known, but less severe bubble. This second chart, the NASDAQ composite (internet bubble, anyone?) rallied from about 150 to 5000 in just over 20 years, an annual growth rate of 6-7% per year. Because the bubble was less severe than gold, the NASDAQ ended up losing only 80% of it’s value. However, once again, selling at any point in the bubble phase (2000-5000) would have been prudent in the longer run (i.e. you could have bought back at lower prices such as $1000).</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gb7HMneEQAc/UWQctZh_HGI/AAAAAAAACj0/69Uoy5ZAfpU/s1600-h/2013-04-09_compq_daily%25255B6%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2013-04-09_compq_daily" border="0" alt="2013-04-09_compq_daily" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RtaYo6pEGGQ/UWQctlmyZVI/AAAAAAAACj4/2DGGV1TnDkE/2013-04-09_compq_daily_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="431" height="260" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Now, take a look at the Bitcoin bubble. It’s up from $5 to $210 (as of 4/9/13) in about one year for an annual growth rate of 4100% or so. As you’ve seen above, the more severe the rally, the more severe the decline, so I would not be surprised to see this drop 90-95% over the next few years. Therefore the strategy is this: if you’re up 100%, sell half you bitcoins to lock in your cost basis. The remaining bitcoins are pure profit, so even if bitcoins drop to $0, you haven’t lost any money. If they keep rallying, you can choose to sell a few to lock in profits. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z9nm-MalGaA/UWQctxFS0cI/AAAAAAAACj8/qEfq6k-5xMk/s1600-h/2013-04-09_Bitcoin_daily%25255B13%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="2013-04-09_Bitcoin_daily" border="0" alt="2013-04-09_Bitcoin_daily" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ID3eqnkcXx0/UWQcuG3yFeI/AAAAAAAACkA/YeW5MW7rozs/2013-04-09_Bitcoin_daily_thumb%25255B11%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="432" height="169" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p>The conclusion is clear: bitcoins are no less vulnerable to being a bubble than silver was in the 1970s and the NASDAQ was in 2000. The both had amazing fundamentals at the time, and they both crashed 80-90%. Fundamentals change, as well as investor perceptions.</p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-71620511602579750112012-04-23T09:28:00.001-05:002012-04-23T09:28:00.153-05:00The biggest rallies happen in bear markets!<p>Do you think AAPL’s bubble has popped? I think so and here’s why: the biggest one-day rallies in a stock normally happen in a bear market as short covering rallies draw in lots of followers who believe that the stock is back on it’s path to new highs. Well, last week we had the biggest one day gain ever, much larger than any normal day and larger than the gap up after Q1-2012 earnings! This tells me that the market has peaked at 644 and we’re on our way to a downtrend!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U5LyVxzTJuU/T5Vm7T-kvcI/AAAAAAAACbs/tBx_eQgjW3o/s1600-h/042312_aapl_daily%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="042312_aapl_daily" border="0" alt="042312_aapl_daily" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-perJj-GHHEw/T5Vm77jzU1I/AAAAAAAACb0/xQBUTYG3vNE/042312_aapl_daily_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="431" height="293" /></a></p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-22480082048612378882012-03-27T09:24:00.001-05:002012-03-27T09:24:39.911-05:00Final thrust?<p>AAPL appears to be tracing out a final ending diagonal to end it’s rally from $580. Look for a very sharp decline in the next week, leading to a test of at least $570 in the next couple weeks.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-279KUtvRGv4/T3HNpZAZNiI/AAAAAAAACUY/dxnYJ23ZRaM/s1600-h/032712_aapl_1h%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="032712_aapl_1h" border="0" alt="032712_aapl_1h" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HKr9xFxDdmY/T3HNp3d0VwI/AAAAAAAACUg/1uPakAB2vPc/032712_aapl_1h_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="420" height="330" /></a></p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-39195113116836109772012-03-14T08:50:00.001-05:002012-03-14T08:50:00.152-05:00And the bullish drum beat continues…<p>AAPL has truly gone parabolic in the past few days. If the stock touches $590-$600 today, I would be willing to predict that its run ends this week, and subsequently AAPL starts a 2-4 year downtrend. <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2009/12/nep-is-biggest-bubble-ever.html">I predicted a similar outcome with NEP</a> in the face of massive criticism. The pattern on AAPL is almost identical, so I am as confident now as I was back then.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-coOWMeG3kGY/T2CiBVXIg1I/AAAAAAAACQI/4yyLRSBSnaM/s1600-h/031412_aapl_1h%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="031412_aapl_1h" border="0" alt="031412_aapl_1h" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DIFPGJNUCcw/T2CiBnk8ATI/AAAAAAAACQQ/B1Q30CT-jz4/031412_aapl_1h_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="441" height="193" /></a></p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-67904226115860634022012-02-28T13:36:00.001-06:002012-02-28T13:37:16.529-06:00Divergence Forming on AAPL… Buyers beware<p>I posted a <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2012/02/dare-to-short-aapl.html">cautionary article about AAPL</a> a few weeks ago, but it continues its massive rally. Take a look at the chart below, and then throw caution to the winds. Its 5-wave small-time-frame rally appears just about finished, and there is ominous MACD divergence. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-n1T3oSiO3dA/T00s01h_X_I/AAAAAAAACQA/jVDwvhUOe4A/s1600-h/022812_aapl_4h%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="022812_aapl_4h" border="0" alt="022812_aapl_4h" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ETU9o5_LHtw/T00s1MGd8yI/AAAAAAAACQE/SKyiTnA9ekc/022812_aapl_4h_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="450" height="305" /></a></p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-28500245274823659732012-02-09T10:39:00.001-06:002012-02-09T10:48:18.054-06:00Dare to short AAPL?<p>These days, you’d be crazy to even think about shorting AAPL, right? They just had killer earnings and are on track to earn $40+/share in 2012, giving them a nice, comfortable valuation. However, the charts point to the notion that a long-term top is right around the corner.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GIBHNruc6_Y/TzP2wwva3xI/AAAAAAAACPQ/smijy3xMrC8/s1600-h/020212_aapl_monthly%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="020212_aapl_monthly" border="0" alt="020212_aapl_monthly" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_YOw0JDj_No/TzP2xFhc77I/AAAAAAAACPU/rtBNMNZrNog/020212_aapl_monthly_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="336" height="274" /></a> </p> <p>First, on the monthly chart above, note that AAPL appears ripe to complete a 5-wave rally that started in 1998! I would expect a multi-year correction to ensue soon based on this chart alone.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Y9zLUE70TuU/TzP2xA2KI2I/AAAAAAAACPY/sTf_MdpMmVc/s1600-h/020212_aapl_weekly%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="020212_aapl_weekly" border="0" alt="020212_aapl_weekly" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-R0hLX-z0gxg/TzP2xTevcVI/AAAAAAAACPc/_rEpGFSAxx0/020212_aapl_weekly_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="336" height="272" /></a></p> <p>On the weekly chart, you can see that Wave-V from the first chart has subdivided nicely into 5-waves as well. Even on this shorter timeframe, the wave pattern indicates that upside is limited.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BwulTyhvoss/TzP2xqV7fSI/AAAAAAAACPg/SlAYD6XAlPo/s1600-h/020212_aapl_daily%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="020212_aapl_daily" border="0" alt="020212_aapl_daily" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z6lwF7aA3QE/TzP2x_ILjuI/AAAAAAAACPk/0TiS-VoEil4/020212_aapl_daily_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="333" height="270" /></a>  </p> <p>The daily chart shows a typical parabolic blow off to finish Wave-V. Importantly, recent price action is confirming that a top is very near:</p> <blockquote> <p>During a climax top, a stock leader that has risen for many months will suddenly take off and run up much faster than it has in any week since the start of its original move. On a weekly chart, the spread from the absolute low to the absolute high of the week in almost all examples will be wider than any price spread in any week so far.</p> <p>- William O’Neil in <em>The Successful Investor</em>, pg. 80</p> </blockquote> <p>This weekly candle is on track for being the largest weekly gain in dollar terms, ever. Furthermore, we’ve seen 5 straight days of gains, with today’s price action including a large gap up followed by a large rally. This is typical blow off action, and it implies that the market is becoming too one-sided to sustain further long-term price rises. Look for a multi-month or multi-year correction to start soon.</p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-86297872074800304352011-07-13T11:09:00.001-05:002011-07-13T11:09:24.406-05:00USD/CHF Long-term Update<p>I’ve been quite wrong about the USD/CHF. From <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2010/10/trading-in-eurchf-for-usdchf.html">my initial entry</a>, I’m down about 1200 pips.</p> <p>However, if you think the USD/CHF will continue dropping forever, think again. On a very long-term time frame, it is approaching very strong support.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9hyHAZC_w7o/Th3DMoyT8pI/AAAAAAAACKQ/MFpXy0yJp-Q/s1600-h/071311_usdchf_monthly%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="071311_usdchf_monthly" border="0" alt="071311_usdchf_monthly" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-m8FMjJ9VuC4/Th3DMxUJ1zI/AAAAAAAACKU/BGfmIqYOUuY/071311_usdchf_monthly_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="422" height="289" /></a> </p> <p>On the 20y monthly chart above, notice that from 2004 through 2010, USD/CHF consolidated in a picture perfect triangle. Each subwave was in a 3-wave structure, and price held within accurately defined trendlines.</p> <p>Since 2010, we’ve seen the characteristic “thrust” out of the triangle to the downside. A typical target is normally the 100% extension of the height of the triangle, which is around .8000. Also interesting is that the 50% extension of the previous down wave from 2000-2004 is right @ .8200 or so. Because triangles are precede the final move in a trend, I believe we’ll see a basing pattern and subsequent reversal in the coming months. Price should stay above .79-.80 for this thesis to pan out.</p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-67652040075459130632011-06-06T19:05:00.001-05:002011-06-06T19:05:59.841-05:00NEP could be a BUY<p>1.5 years ago, almost to the day, <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2010/01/nep-should-top-within-next-couple-days.html">I projected that NEP was nearly at a peak</a>, and would suffer poor returns for the following 2-3 years. Unbeknownst to all the investors, there were several negative developments that arose from NEP, including accounting problems which led to a trading freeze and near delistment from the AMEX. As I anticipated from the charts, volume, and sentiment, price has since performed extremely poorly, averaging returns of –60% annually. All things come to an end, however, and NEP seems to have weathered the storm. It appears attractively priced, and I’m buying around $3. Here’s why:</p> <ol> <li>NEP had $75m in cash as of 3/31/11, and currently has a market cap of $105m. If the auditors are not lying, then this is a pretty good valuation at which to buy NEP.</li> <li>The accounting issues that plagued NEP are out of the way.</li> <li>The lawsuits which sprung out of the trading halt and claimed that NEP breached its fiduciary duty to its stockholders have been dropped.</li> <li>Volume is mostly down-trending as price declines (see chart below), indicating a decreasing level of interest in the stock. This is preferable to seeing volume increase as the stock tumbles which indicates lack of confidence in the company.</li> <li>There was a significant basher article by “Bigfish” research which cause the stock to drop significantly on volume of about 3m shares). Then, the next day, there was a massive short squeeze on 3m shares as well. This price action is simlar to what happened in Dec 2009, except opposite (see chart). Back then, price spiked up in the direction of the uptrend on 3m shares, reversed violently the next day on 3m shares, and then proceeded to retest and exceed the previous highs. Now we’re seeing the same pattern. Call me paranoid, but it seems like someone is playing those spikes, and it tells me that we’re near a turn.</li> <li>Finally, from an Elliot-wave perspective, we had a complex 3-wave down trend (see chart). This tells me that we could see a basing pattern and a rise out of NEP. </li> <li>I conclude that NEP’s return prospects going forward are now positive.</li> </ol> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vm2t3dXeru8/Te1rZak5DsI/AAAAAAAACKI/XtYRqLSzVns/s1600-h/060611_nep_daily%25255B11%25255D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="060611_nep_daily" border="0" alt="060611_nep_daily" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EitPWkdXbQI/Te1rZr6Qc6I/AAAAAAAACKM/lfUzkOWrxss/060611_nep_daily_thumb%25255B5%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="425" height="296" /></a></p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-74045843896530240932011-05-14T08:55:00.001-05:002011-05-14T08:55:46.442-05:00Volume divergence on SPY<p>It’s been a while since <a href="http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2011/01/spx-1290-is-level-to-watch.html">the last bearish post</a> on the stock market. Clearly it has been wrong to be bearish, and I’ve paid for it. The market marches steadily higher, but it is currently displaying some signs of internal weakness that tell me it may initiate a choppy, medium-term downtrend soon.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tFZF1yL8TKQ/Tc6J4Wk5mVI/AAAAAAAACKA/T-SaYS6Jo9I/s1600-h/051411_spy_daily%5B3%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="051411_spy_daily" border="0" alt="051411_spy_daily" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tFZF1yL8TKQ/Tc6J4RxxDcI/AAAAAAAACKE/bWPHyUEKuyU/051411_spy_daily_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="423" height="343" /></a> </p> <p>First notice in the chart above that the market has carved out a nice 3-wave rally since the March 2009 low. Each subwave (A and C) has formed in 5-waves. Wave-5 of Wave-C appears to be some sort of ending diagonal. What is more interesting, however, is that on-balance volume has been trending lower even as price rallies, which indicates that this market is living on borrowed time. Look out below!</p> Narayanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989816354377520515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270285874151506788.post-13009621374946839902011-04-14T09:35:00.001-05:002011-04-14T09:36:59.421-05:00Email to NEP management<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I've written an email to NEP in the hope that management address the two valid points in Bigfish's reports when they come out with a more detailed statement in a few days.</span><br /><br />To whom in may concern,<br /><br />I have been a China Northeast Petroleum shareholder for 3.5years now and am very happy to see how the company has grown. The report by Bigfish yesterday was clearly an attempt to profit from the fact that many other Chinese companies have lied to investors. I argued against many of Bigfish's arguments here: http://themarketbrothers.blogspot.com/2011/04/is-bigfish-right-or-wrong-about-nep-is.html</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />Still, Bigfish did bring up a couple good points about errors in some of your SEC filings, including the recent 10-K report. I do hope that you will explain these discrepancies so that investors can feel more confident.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />1. If you add up the quarterly drilling depth performed by Tiancheng, the total comes to about 306,000 meters, but in the 10-K you list the total depth drilled as 374,000 meters.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />2. As Bigfish pointed out, the amended Q3 2009 report shows what I believe to be an incorrect combined revenue number when including Tiancheng in your operations on page 18. You seem to have corrected the revenue amount on your 2009 10-k. Still, it would be nice to have an explanation as to why the error was not caught by you or your auditor.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing about the new acquisition when it goes through.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />Aurelien Windenberger</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"> <br /><br /></span>Aurelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382494055943872878noreply@blogger.com4