 CHARTWORKS - APRIL 29, 2005
Gold Update - Buy Pattern
Technical observations of RossClark@shaw.ca and bullseye10@shaw.ca
Bob Hoye
Institutional Advisors
posted May 3, 2005
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The gold bullion market is
performing just as we'd like, however the stocks continue to
step lower. Not only has the gold price been stepping higher
this month in term of the US$ but also in terms of Euros and
Canadian Dollars. While none have broken out we may be seeing
a transition from the currency based action of the past three
years to the long awaited next phase in gold where it moves when
priced in any medium (stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies).
The post tech bubble environment
produced the anticipated cyclic rally in precious metals and
mining stocks. This was similar to the action following the equity
bubble in 1929 and the late in 1960's. The three year run into
2003 produced a 617% advance in the HUI basket of unhedged gold
stocks. This compared favourably to the 397% rally in Homestake
Mining and 560% rally in Dome Mines from 1929 to 1933 and similar
action from 1969 through 1974.
Dome Mines is the most representative
of the gold stocks in the 1930's and we can see that the 1934
low held 323% above the 1929 low. Appropriately, the HUI held
at 355% in May of 2004. To remain in context, the next low
in the HUI should hold very close to the lows we are now experiencing.
The other period I like to
compare to the last four years cyclical action is 1970 to 1974.
In the early 1970's the mining stocks outperformed the bullion.
However, following February of 1974 the stocks were unable to
make any more progress (as gold made its first attempt at breaching
$200). Stock prices remained very choppy through the end of the
year, but provided some excellent trading opportunities.
The gold price model we've
been tracking (with seven examples since 1970) for today's moves
has one of its strongest correlations with 1974. Based upon this
model we anticipated a low in gold between April 4th and 14th
(below $422, but above $410). The rally came on schedule and
took the RSI(14) up to its resistance line. The pullback we are
currently experiencing is within the confines of the model. The
next rally should be capable of causing a breakout of $440-$445
and resistance line on the RSI.
Reminiscent of 1974, the stocks
did not participate in the most recent rally from $422 and are
now making new lows with the equity market. However, from where
we sit right now the stocks should be capable of forming an important
spike bottom and staging a significant upward advance. The catalyst
for the rally would be the move in bullion through US$445 or
Cdn$550. The charts of four mining stocks (ASA, Campbell Red
Lake, Dome Mines and Homestake) are labelled with the spike action
in September and the subsequent recovery rally into November.
Placer Dome is an example of
an individual stock exhibiting a reliable pattern.
Placer Dome (PDG.TO) is generating
a weekly sequential buy setup. This is created when there are
nine consecutive weeks where the close is below the one four
weeks earlier. Once a market becomes this oversold it is predisposed
to stage an upside reversal. The signal will remain valid as
long as PDG closes below $19.35 on Friday. There are twelve
previous signals since 1990 with average price advances of 23%
from the low. If this week's low holds at $16.58
then we can look forward to a target around $20.39.
There was only one bad signal, December 24, 1999 in which the
stock staged a one week advance before continuing its downtrend.
In six of the years the price did not break the low of the signal
week prior to its advance. In the remaining five instances the
stock made marginally lower lows (3%, 1%, 3%, 1% & 6%) before
rallying.
Another supporting factor is
the Directional Movement Index (DMI). It is split into positive
and negative readings that are utilized to measure the strength
of upside and downside action. The negative DMI reading is currently
at 39. The best sequential reversals in PDG occurred when this
was over 35.
Additionally, the CCI(20) oscillator
is producing an oversold reading (-173). In the last fifteen
years each reading below -125 that coincided with a sequential
setup produced an upside reversal in the stock within one week.
Therefore we can view any low generated within the next week
as a viable point for a stop loss.
Placer Dome
with Weekly Sequential Buy Setups and CCI(20) Oscillator Bob Hoye
Institutional Advisors
E-mail bobhoye@institutionaladvisors.com
Website: www.institutionaladvisors.com
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