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The Bulls' Perspective
1. Bulls are getting tired, and they are experiencing some resistance for higher prices. This could be because there are not enough buyers or because the sellers (bears) are stronger.
2. Bulls find support.
3. Bulls overcome old resistance, which becomes support for the bulls.
4. Bulls advance to new high, before encountering new resistance, or overextending themselves.
5. Bulls retreat to a new support level, which is at or above points 1, 2, and 3.
6. Bulls encounter new resistance, where there was none previously; there are not enough bulls to push prices higher.
7. Bulls retreat again and obtain no support from other bulls that previously found support at point 5. The bulls may be in trouble.
8. Bulls retreat even lower, and still are not obtaining any support. Since this was a former resistance level that was overcome at point 3, there should be some support here. The bulls are definitely in trouble.
9. Bulls are in full-scale retreat, and find no support. The bulls have probably lost the upper hand.
10. At last the bulls find some support. In all probability the reason they do is that the bears got tired, or the bears became overextended.
11. Bulls manage to rally into new resistance, which was their former support. Without a doubt the continuity of bullish thought has been lost.
The Bears' Perspective
1. Bears wake up, and make this a support level.
2. Bears advance prices lower. Encountering resistance for lower prices, they could also be overextended.
3. Bears are unable to prevent the bulls from negating their former support level at point 1. The bears may be in trouble.
4. Bears find support among themselves to prevent higher prices, or the bulls are too few or tired to push higher.
5. Bears are able to push prices lower, encountering resistance by the bulls.
6. Bears find new support, lower than the support level at point 4. The bears are starting to assert their strength.

 
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