the lows that occurred were in the normal time band for cycle lows. if these lows break, then i think mars going direct on the 20th will halt the decline. if these lows hold , then a normal cycle bottom has occurred. senor has pointed out all of the ear marks of a normal market bottom eg. sentiment bearsish, oscillators oversold and or diverging, and the weak hands throwing in the towel. all of these have been seen . the market feels so heavy. stops below the lows on a closing basis
i do think wave 2 will occur in may, of course if the lows are taken out , then i look for mars direct to halt the decline
dharma
keep in mind because of the long decline, and the low gold prices other than oskff , majors have put off their acquisition phase, that will come on a rebound in prices.
Dharma with all due respect my only quibble here is with cycles or time frames/turn dates, these IMO are the least reliable bottom (or top) indicator of the many tools used to try to forecast the markets I have observed in my 30 years of doing this. Whether it's now, early May, or June or some other month that pops up to me is fairly meaningless. This is simply my opinion and I respect yours immensely and others as well, but in trying to identify a key turn in the markets it is the last thing I will consider.
BSing away
Senor