On July 27, 2023 it was noted that a brief pullback would be expected before moving higher. On August 12, 2023 change in direction calculations continued to support a move higher. The Dow charts below have been updated to reflect their actual Fibonacci percentages for 2023 and 1987. At this point there is a 7.726% difference in the Fibonacci peak of August 2023 and June 1987.
Between August 7, 2023 and August 17, 2023, numerous large block trades were observed in pre-market trading sessions. Over the last year, this type of trading activity is typically been seen at the market close. It was also taking place during a period of time when the CBOE Put/Call Ratio was moving higher, as shown in the chart below. A move higher is still expected. Note that this expectation could change quickly, just as it did during the last week of August 1987 and first week of September 1929.
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