Jeanette Schwarz Young, CFP®, CMT, M.S.

Jordan Young, CMT

83 Highwood Terrace

Weehawken, New Jersey 07086

www.OptnQueen.com

August 3, 2014

The Option Queen Letter

By the Option Royals Chairwoman Yellen would like to see the average wage earner receive a benefit from the

FOMCs accommodative stance. Very nice, and we would love to see that as well, however; zero

interest rates feeds not the average wage earner but rather the upper income earner, corporations

and banks. Where does the average wage earner stand? On the bottom, of course. The capital

markets are addicted to cheap money. Corporations are not expanding but rather combining in

an effort to become more efficient. They are buying back their stock with money attained from

cheap loans. This does not help the average wage earner.

So, what does this economy need? Expansion of sales of discretionary products that will spur on

higher wages which will spur on sales. So long as there is an oversupply of the under and un

employed that isn’t going to happen. The FOMC should back away from its tinkering with the

business cycle and allow those who will fail to flop and those who survive to thrive. This boom

bust cycle is nature’s way of cleaning out the trash and leaving a pristine landscape. To date, the

FOMC policy has tried to avoid the normal business cycle thus has created bubbles along the

way. This isn’t good for the economy and leads to what we have today a very bifurcated

population with extremely rich and struggling poor. There is a third group with exists below the

surface, those who work for cash and report no income to the government. There will always be

those who do that but today, their numbers are growing by leaps and bounds because they have

found a way to avoid taxation and possibly accept state and government welfare at the same

time. Not a good thing.

The market welcomed August with a decline taking the S&P 500 to within three or so points of a

projected low of 1908-1907. We closed below the lower Bollinger Band and, as a matter of fact,

only briefly traded above the lower edge of the daily Bollinger Band. The market did lose some

of its downside momentum in the Friday session; the 100 day moving average was tested and

rejected. We closed below 50 day moving average and ended the Friday session at the 1917

horizontal line. As to the indicators, the stochastic indicator is curling to the upside but has not

issued an “all clear” signal nor has our own indicator. The RSI continues to point lower. The 5-

period exponential moving average is 1941.81. The top of the Bollinger Band is 1994.87 and the

lower edge is seen at 1931.80. To state the obvious: the daily chart looks ugly. Although the

indicators continue to issue a sell signal on the weekly chart, the market has stayed above the

uptrend line drawn from the October 2013 low. That uptrend line is at 1900.45. The monthly

chart shows a market that continues to trade above its uptrend lines. The indicators on the

monthly chart are negative with plenty of room to the downside. The shorter of the uptrend lines

is at 1886.30, the longer one is 1709.23. We are in the Ichimoku Clouds for the daily time-

frame, and remain above the clouds for both the weekly and monthly time-frames. 14.3% of the

day’s volume was seen at 1919.12. That said, the price was seen in fewer brackets than other

prices but clearly at with higher volume. The daily 1% by 3-box chart continues to look

positive. The 60 minute 0.1% by 3-box chart has a downside target of 1869.14 and an upside

target of 1957.09 and clearly, 1910.70 is important. The 60 minute chart does not look positive.

Within a day or so we will see a bounce in the index. There is a lot of information to be gained

by looking at the quality of that bounce as well as its duration. Have the buy-the-dips crowd

now become the sell-the rally crowd or is this a short-term cleansing? We see bigger problems

on the horizon and have warned that we are entering a seasonally soft time for the markets. We

believe that the buy-the-dips crowd is still in control and that they will enter the market once,

they believe it is safe to do so. We will use tight stops to protect our positions and if elected will

stow the money on the sidelines. We are more sell-the-rally’s flavor of the month.

The NASDAQ 100 retreated in the Friday session but performed marginally better that the S&P

500 performed. This index managed to stay inside the Bollinger Bands and above both the 50

and 100 moving averages. The indicators of this index are not as friendly as they are for the

S&P 500. Both the stochastic indicator and the RSI continue to point lower without a bend. The

NASDAQ 100 did close above an up trendline drawn from April of 2014. We have a horizontal

support line at 3831.50 and another at 3750.25. The 5-period exponential moving average is

3914.45. The top of the Bollinger Band is 3992.75 and the lower edge is seen at 3847.99. The

weekly chart shows us that we are above the trend line drawn from October of 2013. All of the

indicators on the weekly chart continue to point lower with lots of room to the downside. We

are above the up trendline for the monthly time-frame. As to the Ichimoku Clouds, we remain

above the clouds for all time-frames. 15.9% of the day’s volume was seen at 3872.34. The

daily 1% by 3-box chart shows that the upside target has been achieved. This chart continues to

look positive, go figure! Much different story on the 0.1% by 3-box point and figure chart which

has a downside target of 3751.41 and looks nasty.

The Russell 2000 joined the rest of the indices and traded to the downside in the Friday session

losing 6.30 points on the day. This index did close below the lower edge of the Bollinger Band

at 1110.40. The Russell 2000 is now below the 5, 50, 100, and 200 day exponential moving

averages….that, is not good. The 5-period exponential moving average is 1126.05. The top of

the Bollinger Band is 1181.34 and the lower edge is seen at 1113.12. All the indicators that we

follow herein are pointing lower. The downward trending channel lines are 1142.10 and

1088.96. We are below the Ichimoku Clouds for the daily time-frame but above the clouds for

both the weekly and the monthly time-frames. 16.7% of the day’s volume was seen at 1107.60.

If you like waterfalls, you will love the chart of crude oil. The Friday session took the market to

a low of 97.09 before some buyers, likely short-covering, appeared. The candlestick left on the

chart is a doji like candlestick. We seem to be losing moment on each downdraft and both our

own indicator and the fast stochastic indicator are curling to the upside. The RSI is flat at 28.20.

We did close below the lower edge of the Bollinger Band. We are below the 5, 50, 100, and 200

day moving exponential averages. We are below the Ichimoku Clouds for the daily time-frame,

above the clouds for the weekly time-frame and in the clouds for the monthly time-frame. The

5-period exponential moving average is 99.08. The top of the Bollinger Band is 104.26 and the

lower edge is seen at 97.83. The horizontal support line is 96.84. The monthly chart continues

to look like a wedge with rising bottoms and falling tops. This does not resolve for a number of

years yet so, it could go one for a while. The 60 minute 0.2% by 3-box point and figure chart has

a downside target of 94.58. This market seems to be under continued pressure. The daily 0.8%

by 3-box point and figure chart has a downside target of 84.68 and continues to look as though it

could trade lower. 20.5% of the volume was for the Friday session was seen at 97.35. Not a

pretty sight but there will be a bounce and we expect to see that within a day or so.

Gold traded higher in the Friday session and defended the recent low set in the Thursday session.

All the indicators that we follow herein have just issued a buy-signal. The 5-period exponential

moving average is 1295.65. The top of the Bollinger Band is 1340.34 and the lower edge is

seen at 1281.47. The downward trending channel lines are 1305.38 and 1262.39. The 0.9% by

3-box point and figure chart seems to be stabilizing and looks like a consolidating market. The

60 minute 0.2% by 3-box point and figure chart looks negative. The 30 minute Market Profile

chart, which is a daily chart, has a very interesting formation. Thursday and Friday are mirror

images of each other, Thursday down and Friday up. Both formations are bimodal. There is a

horizontal support line at 1279.60 which should support this market.

How is the US Dollar doing you ask? Just pick up a newspaper and without looking at the

quoted price you’ll quickly have an answer. Russia, Israel or, chaos in general, spell out bullish

action in the Index. As the world burns investors look for safety and that means the good “ole”

U S of A. The US Dollar Index closed the Friday session down for the day at 81.09. The index

is currently inside the Bollinger Bands, with the upper band at 81.54 and the lower band at 79.79

and volatility, while still expanding, seems to be losing a bit of momentum. The 5-period

exponential moving average is 81.28, the 20-period simple moving average is 80.67 and the

index is above both. Both indicators that we follow are currently issuing sell signals. On the

daily chart, the index lies just above support at 81.30. Should the index break below that 81 flat

is the next stop with 80.74 acting as the safety net. Resistance above can be seen at 81.74

followed by 81.96. Looking to the weekly chart, this last week’s action has confirmed the

index’s break out of a four year consolidation pattern. Resistance above can be seen at 81.40 and

81.96. In the event of a pullback 80.60 along with the 80.74 level (which happens to coincide

with the broken down trendline) should act as firm support. The .05 x 3 30 minute point and

figure chart shows the index is clearly in an uptrend, with several internaltrend lines having

formed. The index has met its last upside target (81.45) and currently has one remaining

activated upside target at 82.70.

The US Dollar loves chaos. As relationships continue to ice over with Russia and mayhem rules

the day in Israel, look for this index to maintain its upward trajectory. That said, things will calm

down in Israel eventually. These sort of international box office blockbusters always have a

limited shelf life once set off. With that in mind, the bullish action seen in the dollar index since

2011 in conjunction with the recent break of a very long dated down trendline can either be taken

in one of two ways. Either these international events have added to the noise on the chart (such

as in early/mid 2013), or we are looking at inflation rearing its ugly head into our chart, masked

by chaos abroad. While it is too early to tell, long story short, after a pull back this index will

have some room to ride.

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