Silber said:Thanks for the summary wrcmad. I'm still not convinced that a chart can say anything about a "probability". So if there is a rising trend line with 3 or even more support points - what does this say about the probability that the trend will continue? Use a different currency, and the support points and trend line will be different or not existent at all. A company may declare bankrupcy, for commodities there may be shortages, or there may be things like Soros selling his gold ETF and causing some paper-selling-panic. ....
OMG you speak some shite. :lol:Pirocco said:Technical analysis are attempts to lure people into predictable actions.
Those that perform the suggested actions, actually do what others with vested counter-position give profit.
It's ofcourse not a crystal ball, all it is, is a soap series, with the same spins, but on the graphical plane.
The more suggestions you see, the better the idea to do exactly the opposite of the suggested.
Technical analysis is nothing but a series tricks to move people towards the losing side of the frontrun-game.
Wrong.Pirocco said:A nifty question: did we see posts about broken support lines at $50?
At $43?
At $39?
At $35?
At $37,5?
At $35,5?
All the same answer: no.
Why?
Simply because since they sat ready to sell, they needed people to keep paying higher prices.
And now that alot sold, price much lower, ... there we see, once again, the 'broken support lines' posts, haha.
My new year's resolution for 2013 was to not get into forum arguments like this. So I will leave this thread with this thought.tolly_67 said:Following the big boys of charting would have cost you a lot of money in recent months.......they were all saying the same thing....even though each one would probably pride himself on thier ability to emotionally remove themselves from the analysis they produce.
If you are ever curious about these analysts track record, read some of thier previous posts over the years and you will see enough inaccuracy to deem thier analysis worthless in reality.
Bullion Baron said:That's the problem with those who make decisions based on a price chart alone. There are so many ways that you can draw support lines and a chart, makes it near impossible to say with any accuracy what the price will do. I could change Silver to a logarithmic scale and suddenly it's till a long way above support...Pirocco said:By simply chosing a start point in price and moment, one can draw any 'support' line, and thus pre-draw any 'conclusion'.
A failure at $26 would mean a dramatic collapse and anyone not covering that contingency is in for a shock should it eventuateBullion Baron said:It was probably the bottom or very close to it (a final test of the $26 area wouldn't surprise me). Not every support line holds, not every broken support line means a dramatic collapse as some chartists would have you believe.salty lemon said:well so far nothings happened with this pierced uptrend![]()
Bullion Baron said:Maybe, maybe not.thatguy said:A failure at $26 would mean a dramatic collapse and anyone not covering that contingency is in for a shock should it eventuate
Can you explain why the $26 horizontal support is more important than the diagonal support line that SiverSale put in the first post of this thread?
In my opinion it also depends on the circumstances surrounding the break. For example if Silver fell sharply to $26 from current levels then the commercials could probably send the price temporarily below $26 to flush out stops and it may reverse quickly back.
Bullion Baron said:Can you explain why the $26 horizontal support is more important than the diagonal support line that SiverSale put in the first post of this thread?
thatguy said:A failure at $26 would mean a dramatic collapse and anyone not covering that contingency is in for a shock should it eventuate
The rising support line has supported the uptrend for a long time. A break below this rising support is an indication the trend may be coming to an end or changing direction, but it does not give any clues as to how far a change in trend (should it occur) will travel - it merely indicates a potential change in trend. It also does not give any indication of the strength or speed of the move, because buyer/seller vacuums occur along horizontal price points. A break of the current rising support line will most likely find support at the very strong $26 horizontal support level, then price will be watched closely for a break below $26. If this happens, indications are the move will be strong for the already mentioned reasons - you will notice the have been many more testings on the lower edge ($26) of this reversal pattern than the upper edge - also much more price action in the lower section of the pattern - this strengthens the case that the push will be downward, and the buyer/seller vacuum has been formed on the downside at $26. The setup is nearl analogous to this setup here in post#452 http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-27970-silver-charting-and-silver-ta-chat-page-19.html. The extent of any drop is usually indicated by the length of the base of a triangular reversal pattern. In this case, there is plenty of room for it to move to $20 by this measurement.Bullion Baron said:The uptrend has provided support for a much longer period than the $26 horizontal support. Is there some study or statistic that points to a horizontal line being more important than diagonal? From my perspective that is the problem with t/a, there are many different ways to interpret the chart, so matter-of-fact statements such as "a failure at $26 would mean a dramatic collapse" are dangerous.
Not quite true. On Jan 28 2011, a support was formed at $26.40 as price turned to lead into the run up to the April high. On 14 March 2011, support at $36.50 was formed in another dip on the way up. This is where price again found support on the drop - on 5 may 2011, the first support was reached and price turned at $33.05, it again found this support level on 12 May, 17 May, 28 June and 3rd July. When this $33'ish support was finally breached on 25th September, price plummetted straight to $26.07 and again found previous support. It has bounced off this support level ever since.Bullion Baron said:When Silver was dropping from the April/May 2011 peak, it stopped dropping at $26 (in September 2011) and this formed the horizontal support over time, but on that first occasion it didn't stop at $26 because there was support there, it stopped because it was oversold and due for a bounce (maybe no other reason than technically oversold or perhaps a bullish news event triggered the reversal). The more logical support would have been at $25 where we saw support/resistance form in a midpoint consolidation on the way up.
You are correct, but the probabilities are definitely against you. "False breaks" do happen occasionally, and can be a good signal to enter in the opposite direction. However, although there is always a chance, IMHO in this case the chance is very slim. Markets have good memories for good reason, and $26 has been established as a significant level. Markets don't turn due to oversold indicators, they turn because buyers become more enthusiastic than sellers, or sellers dry up.Bullion Baron said:If Silver plunged from here down through $26, then it might stop just under $26 and reverse, maybe at $25, maybe where there is no other support ($23.33) just because it is oversold by the time it gets there. It doesn't have to fall to $20 or $21 or whatever other arbitrary number technical analysts think it might find support.
It is a line that price keeps turning back up at (supports price).dragafem said:im not into analysts...what do you mean by support?
Maybe I should rephrase that as dramatic opportunity.trew said:thatguy said:A failure at $26 would mean a dramatic collapse and anyone not covering that contingency is in for a shock should it eventuate
Dramatic collapse ?
How so ?
Guess it depends how long you've been in the game really.
wrcmad said:Market price is the only data that is not subject to opinion, lies, biases, subjectivity, manipulation, untruths etc. Market price data does not lie. Underlying market price moves is quantifiable active price point supply/demand.
wrcmad said:Use a different currency, and you are trading a totally different market. You can not analyse one market, and then use these signals to trade a totally different market.