So I wiped the slate clean and just started drawing channels. And I think I have an option that I like and explains what has been happening.
I think Wave 1 (Minuette) lasted longer than many of us have been counting. And the meat of the rally happened in Wave 3.
Now the are a few cons associated with this count:
1. The channels forming wave 1 and 5 are steeper than wave 3 channel. There is no rule against this, but observations show it is nearly opposite 90% of the time (usually Wave 3 is the steepest and most cleanly impulsive)
2. Breadth is by far the most impressive on what turns out to be wave 1 (as the channel would indicate). See my post last night: (Man SPX, Your Brea(d)th Stinks!). No rules being broken, but typically wave 3s have the most breadth.
But this count has (IMO) the most compelling channel story.
But if this really is the final wave of P2 (not saying it is, just saying it is possible), then wouldn't we expect some odd behavior?
P2 should end on low volume and low volatility - check (on this wave).
A easy to derive corollary would be breadth would also decrease - again check.
Which means that wave 3 is more or less "going through the motions" to increase the price (on relatively low volume and frankly not that impressive breadth) and we might get a Wave 5 acceleration to steepen the channel again (like I show in the count below).
So something to watch for is low breadth, low volume and more divergence from the VIX while the Wave 5 price accelerates (this would be consistent with a blow-off). If these things happen then I think this is a likely candidate for the final wave in P2.
