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Ratio’s – December 14, 2025

Many things have pointed to a market at current levels to expect signifigant resistance. Some has held, some hasn’t and, to be honest, I’m literally throwing up my hands and saying “just give me a pattern” … the ole XLP/NYA.

I didn’t know what to call this post, so I just put the date.

Over the weekend, I read everything from “we have another 4-5 years in this bull run” to an Elliott Wave label of a Grand Super Cycle III and my good friend and mentor Larry (trading daily for the past 50+ years) talk about a monster top here or inbound.

I

DO

NOT

KNOW

Just looking for a pattern … the CLEANEST PATTERN I SEE IS MY OLD TRUSTY XLP/NYA.

First, take a peak at this ‘static’ cycle – it was near perfect for about 15 years and then, w/ the recent cycle, it has failed. Hmmmmm ….

So, one would think w/ the measured move, the ‘timing’ and the patterns that we would have seen a more pronounced sell off. We did for a little bit but it still didn’t appear to be the ‘real pattern’ – that was lower.

Over the past year it’s been pretty frustrating, at least for me, in that I had a ‘bearish’ bias since the patterns that were completing was from years ago and sometimes 100’s of years ago. Why not at least expect a nice thump … well, some of the patterns have held, others worked in didn’t, some got smoked and some are still out there ….

This pattern, a little bit below is MASSIVE in it’s ramifications. From a simple ‘chart’ perspective it’s the first MONTHLY ABCD BUY PATTERN that is simply near perfect.

So, for my BULLS out there, you want this pattern to fail and if you can take all the gyrations that appears to be happening in the market I would hold your longs until the “short stocks” level.

And, for the BEARS, it certainly looks like the play to keep your sanity is to WAIT for the “short stocks” level to be hit on the ratio. Then, you have a well defined zone to understand your risk. We could be starting down hard … some think so. As discussed earlier, I have no idea. Nope … but, that level is SO BIG and we have so many ‘bearish’ fundies coming into play …

I sense a nice top is here or coming ….

What to watch – September 21, 2025

Major patterns completing … expect big resistance, soon!

I think everyone can feel an upcoming correction or point of resistance approaching for the US equities market. There is a LOT going on … I can tell you, without reservation, that I have no idea which way we will go …

Intuitively I sense resistance approaching – why?

It all goes back to the circle, square and the triangle … 3 in 1 … square the circle … vesica piscis .. blah blah blah.

I really appreciated all the people texting me on 9/16/25 or 3/4/5 the ‘natural square’ date …yes, we all learned Pythagorean Theorem and something about the hypotenuse and blah blah blah. Remember? What we WERE NOT taught was the Pythagorean Theorem is actually one of the foundational building blocks for everything. Yeah, you read that right. So, I wanted to text them back “thanks for the reminder of the mathematical foundations of this mathematical 3D matrix of consciousness” so, instead, I texted back something like “ha, thanks!” What a great day! 🙂

So, back to the square … say the sides are all equal to Unit 1 (note, this has a TON to do with what is on the back of the US Dollar Bill. :)). To bisect this square we use a 45 degree angle (who’s side is now 1.4142 – the square root of 2 ;)).

That 45 degree angle, anytime, it’s touched will show a corresponding PRICE and TIME equivalency. Price on the vertical and Time on the horizontal. THAT should act as support or resistance, depending on the direction of price movement. In this case we are going UP, quite a lot frankly.

So, on the DJIA and the NYSE Index we have pretty big TIME/PRICE square outs. The DJIA from the all time low of 08/08/1896 at 28.48. Today, that was 47160 calendar days ago … so, if tomorrow PRICE goes up and smacks into 47161 EXPECT resistance. Again, doesn’t have to work, it could gap and go over it … it’s all probability.

The NYSE Index, from its inception and first day of trading on 01/03/1966 was 21811 days ago. So, tomorrow the price target will be 21812.

These two numbers represent TIME AND PRICE equality and, therefore, SHOULD act as resistance.

The other thing that I’ve been watching is the banks/financials. We have had these two LONG TERM targets for a while and, it does appear, they are being hit/close to being hit. IF the market is going to hit resistance THEN the financials and banks will be stopping in/around here and a pullback SHOULD ensue.

Folks, take a moment to peak at the KBW above … EVERY SINGLE SWING (purple measured moves) has been the same and, last Friday we closed right at the measured move price. There are targets higher, as shown, but boy are we close, right?

The XLF is getting into lofty territory …

Here’s the Global Dow:

I was looking at the YEN and decided to peak at the Nikkei 225 and holy smokes was this one a barn burner! A 75 year ABCD projection that hit on Friday …

Take the USD … sure looks like it is getting close to a MAJOR buy pattern:

And, last chart, Mr. Trusty Dusty XLP/NYA. We finally broke the 12+ year support zone (kind expected) and the market has taken off. Folks, here’s the BIGGEST PATTERN out there in my very humbled opinion. It’s a PERFECT BUY pattern on the XLP/NYA a little lower.

I can say w/ conviction, I DO NOT want to be long stocks when that level is hit as I expect it to be MAJOR support which corresponds to BIG RESISTANCE FOR EQUITIES.

So, we are so close to some BIG PATTERNS completing …

Good to be back – Bart

PS – might want to check this out. Pretty trippy … why would I put this here you might ask yourself? See above … the SAME GEOMETRY that we are talking about above is present in this sphere that is dated 12,000+ years ago. Wakey wakey eggs and bakey … 😉

Is the ratio going to break down – July 09, 2025

Looks like the ratio is going to break support. WAITING for a firm weekly close below …

As discussed previously, I’m hawking the XLP/NYA ratio. Noticed, yesterday, that even w/ the market flat/slightly down the ratio was trending lower. Sure looks like it wants to break support and go down to the pattern completion level at the .786. That’s bullish …

However, take note of the time cycles … it’s forecasting a ‘low’ in the ratio now – August.

To show the importance of this ratio, I put the NYSE Index (NYA) on top of the XLP/NYA ‘static time’ cycles and you can see that – while not perfect (remember this is a monthly chart and we could have some slippage in the overlay) it’s not a stretch to say that when the ratio has bottomed, the market has topped or topped soon thereafter w/ a month or so.

This market ‘could’ explode higher when we lose this support … all I know is we have 18 years of some pretty accurate ‘static cycles’ shown.

I’ll stay the course … need a WEEKLY close below the “15 year support zone” before initiating a long position.

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PS – no reason for the wave picture, I just felt like it would be a cool snap to put as a featured image.

Ratio Analysis and TIME – July 3, 2025

Certainly appears we have hit an important TIME period for my favorite ration (XLP/NYA)

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Posted this last night about ‘risk’ – https://www.stockmarkettv.com/2025-07-02/ratio-analysis-last-resistance-point-still-standing

The key takeaway from this post is the TIME cycles that appear to be converging ‘now into August’ As shown below, anytime the ratio starts heading up – a correction has ensued. The question – are we going to breakdown below the support zone?

I don’t invest in breakdowns or breakouts – lost a lot of money doing that as it would then rip back against me. Nope, I wait …

So, very impressive V recovery and what appears to be another leg up in a roaring economy. Yup … I’ll wait for the PATTERN so I’m flat equities, for now.

The chart above is the ‘reason’ we have found support and have been bouncing around.

This is why this ratio is soooo key. Anytime it bottoms, the market corrects.

The reason I’m cautious is because of TIME. Note the dual cycle convergence happening now. Remember, this is a monthly chart so we are simply in a time zone where the ratio could bottom and start higher. Historically, that has proven to be resistance for equities.

Of course, it’s different this time.

How about this one …this is

Great weekend to all – Bart

XLP/NYA and IWM – April 08, 2025

The ratio foretold, nicely, some support, for now. IWM is looking SUPER bearish.

This ratio is so key …

We banged into two converging trend lines – resistance – that caused the ‘ratio’ to go down which led to ‘equities’ finding some support. Pretty ugly rally, if you ask me BUT we now know why we found the support.

If/when (certainly does seem like it) the upper trend line gets taken out to the upside, then the selling will more than likely continue (intensify?) up to the blue zone.

There we have 4 nice attributes to build a wall of resistance … I suspect that will hold. Not sure if this is IT and we go to new highs or it’s a bounce…. I think we’ll know if/when it occurs.

When we end up bouncing/find the low, I’ll take a peak at my trusty dusty (it is) 14 period RSI and see if we have broken any ‘bear’ or ‘bull’ zones … on long term charts, the market will tell you. Ms. Brown taught us that in her book and it’s a part of CMT II.

I’ll be looking on the hourly to see if/when support comes in for the ratio … expect this to be corrective and, therefore, swings will be crazy.

Honestly, just set your stops and take the rest of the week off …

The reason I hesitate to say BUY for new highs or BUY but it’s just a bounce is because I really have no clue …there are arguments (too many of them if you ask me) from both the bulls and bears. All I know is some LONG TERM targets were hit and, therefore, it should surprise us to see a 30-40 percent correction because that is what they done on most major CORRECTIONS.

Now, that being said, I want to post this chart of the IWM as this is the count I have been going w/ for a few years. (Still doesn’t mean its right, LOL!)

And away it went … one of the ‘best’ things I learned when starting to count (I’m still a work in progress w/ it) is look for form, balance and harmony. See how Wave 2 and Wave 4 just look right …?

So, if this count is correct (it’s guided me nicely for a while) then the Russell is cooked – night night – call it a qual. And to that, I say, WOW. Hope (a strategy) I’m wrong because -is it too crazy to be guilty by association – what does that say about the rest of the market? Is this a BIG BIG TOP?

XLP/NYA April 3, 2025

The XLP/NYA ratio is approaching KEY resistance. If this resistance holds, then the market (s) should find support …

Well, looks like the market broke …LOL.

For support, our first target has appeared nicely.

Watch this level on the XLP/NYA … probably tomorrow or Monday the way things have been going.

Also, don’t forget about the 1×1 trendline from the all time low on the NYA … if bullish, this should offer some support …

More targets, albeit lower, are appearing …

I sense/believe (therefore probably wrong) that this rally will be a chance to fade and short again.

While I’m aware, obviously, of the tariffs I’m not paying attention to any of it. The patterns warned us all the way back in December.

Folks, we have two nice projections into what SHOULD be support … hate to say it, IF these patterns fail, then this could REALLY accelerate to the downside. Stay vigilant …

XLP/NYA – January 15, 2025

BIG MOMENT of inflection here … this support needs to hold for a correction to unfold or we could be exploding higher.

For those of you who have been following this blog, you know how much I “lean” on the XLP/NYA ratio.

It’s one of the best tools to monitor ‘institutional money flow’ or ‘risk on- risk off’ appetite of the ‘big guys.’

Ratio goes UP then the numerator is stronger – XLP.

Ratio goes DOWN then the denominator is stronger – NYA.

Going up signifies rotation (the Staples are getting stronger from a relative strength perspective) and stocks correct or going down …

Going down signifies “risk on” as the institutions are rotating out of defensive names and have a more “riskier” appetite.

A few weeks ago, we did the near perfect PRICE and TIME corrective move in the XLP and the importance was the correction was the largest measured move correction since the XLP came on the scene in 1998. Pretty big deal …

At almost the same time, the NYA was smacking into the 1.618 price projection from the all time low and beginning of the NYSE. We had LONG TERM price projections hit in BITCOIN, Transports, Semi-Conductors, etc.

Time for a correction – right?

Hold your horses … for only the second time in 14 years we have penetrated a long term horizontal line of support and we are sitting right on two very important ratios.

Take note, the two times we did penetrate this level (appears to be two months in a row) we sprung back (the ratio) and it led to an almost 2 year correction.

So, PAY ATTENTION TO THIS LEVEL as it’s not a far stretch to believe that this level gets smoked to the downside and we vacuum down to the .786.

We are a BIG point of inflection … stocks stop here OR the can explode higher and higher.

WOW.

XLP / NYA – December 4, 2024

XLP/NYA ratio approaching KEY support

We’ve discussed the ratio many times …

It hit a VERY nice PRICE AND TIME target and rallied nicely. Recently, as the stock market continues its relentless advance, it has pulled back as expected.

Now, we are close to VERY important support for the ratio … IF we find support and the ratio starts back up THEN we are in the beginning phases of the “risk on” phase as staples start to outperform, on a relative strength basis….

Pay attention … also, note the ‘basic’ static time cycle component …

Ratio Analysis – November 15, 2024

Big TIME and PRICE PATTERN completing/completed. Heads up to equities ..

For the market (US Equities) to continue higher, it will need to break the support level on the XLP/NYA.

Take note – it’s a PERFECT TIME AND PRICE correction equal to the last ‘largest’ corrective move.

As long as this holds, expect downside pressure on the equity market.

Ratio Analysis – October 21, 2023

Need to get thru topside resistance for they YEN and about 2-3% higher we have big resistance …

One of the best things I learned going thru the CMT process was the use of Ratio Analysis to look for relative strength.

If you’ve been following me you know I enjoy the ratio XLP (Staples) / NYA (NY Stock Exchange Index)

Here’s the theory:

In times of RISK ON (bullish) – the institutions rotate out of “safety” and into more riskier names. When the world gets crazy they need to go somewhere ..right? Go to toothpaste, toiler paper, soup, etc. STAPLES …

In times of RISK OFF (bearish) – the institutions rotate into “safety” and out of riskier names.

BULLISH – the ratio goes DOWN.

BEAIRSH – the ratio goes UP.

Now, in the midst of this continual bullish mania, where has this ratio gone? Nowhere … hmmmm.

Now, just 2.5-3% lower is a THE measured move that represents the biggest correction in the ratio since the inception of the XLP. We also have a .618 monthly price projection at that same level. This SHOULD act as support which SHOULD cause stocks to pullback. Pullback could be BIG.

Is this 2.5-3% lower stand alone … nope. What makes this VERY interesting is we have a 1.618 price projection from the all time low on the NYA … 2.5-3% higher.

We also need to watch the banks and financials … KRE, XLF and the Banking Index are all hitting BIG resistance.