SLV, Silver update.

slv may 2012

We are rather agnostic about the precious metals. The idea of buying them as a hedge against the world collapsing does not seem to be fact based. They drop together with stocks. That they constitute “real” value as in contrast to fiat money is also a little stretched. Both are highly dependent on a “mutual understanding” with respect to their value. And everyone can readily sympathise with the notion that it is a complete waste of time and money – better used elsewhere – to dig up the stuff and then bury it in a vault, why not just agree on who owns it where it is? But apart of all this it does look like silver is at a critical point here or near here. We are at a 4th wave of previous degree, a normal retracement level. It has lost 50+% of its peak value and more of the run up over the past 10 years or so. The RSI is oversold and the MACD is already pointing the other way for 1/2 year. We are aware that some EW-ers like to suggest that the whole structure is, somehow a triangle. There is no such thing to our knowledge. The count that might fit is the one shown. An initial a-b-c down followed by an a-b-c up which has yet to complete the c part. This is bullish only on an interim basis as it targets about $37. Even so it could lead to nice gains on such silver stocks that have recently been cut in half (proportionate to silvers price). FVI would be an example even though we do not recommend the juniors. A Kinross at $7.40, down from $25 is starting to look a little like value, at least relative to where it was.

IBEX, Spain update

Spain , as so many other countries, became a full Euro area member state in 1999. Any benefits that the country’s stock index may have enjoyed as a result have now been taken back, and it does not look like we are quite at the bottom. Here are the past and present charts;

IBEX Apr 2012ibex may 2012

The index is now at about 6400. Wave 4 of previous degree is at about 5250, a level also suggested by the triangle (if there is indeed one) measurement. For the bulls there is the 62% retracement level which obviously comes in at just under 6000. For the bears  equality between waves C and A occurs at about 4000 if it were to happen now. Take your pick, but for the moment there is a little  (or perhaps a lot) of downside left.

PD, Precision Drilling

PD may 2012

This was a screaming buy back in the mid nineties when it briefly traded below $9. At $2/$3 I assume it made a low and is now in a new bull market. Wave 2 should take the stock to about $6/$3 so there is little reason to get overly excited yet. If this was not wave 2, but just another a-b-c rebound, as we have assumed in previous comments, new lows are still possible. Nevertheless worth keeping an eye on.