To The Moon

One day after the Federal Reserve kicked off its first tightening move in three years, investors did the opposite of what the textbooks predict: they bought. Hard. Stocks Wall Street spent the night digesting the Fed’s message, and by morning the tone had flipped. The idea that policymakers merely “removed a dose of accommodation” a phrase Chair Kevin Warsh repeated several times, seems to have reassured traders that the Fed is tightening from a position of confidence, not panic. Major indexes rallied strongly: Dow: +0.61% $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : +1.14% $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ : +1.69% $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ $Microsoft(MSFT)$

The short‑term Elliott Wave view in the Gold Miners ETF (GDX) shows that the rally from the July 17, 2026 low unfolded as a five‑wave impulse. This move ended wave ((1)) at $105.67, completing the initial bullish cycle. The ETF then entered a correction in wave ((2)), which is forming as a possible double three structure. From the peak of wave ((1)), wave A declined to $94. A rebound in wave B reached $101.83, followed by wave C, which dropped to $91.19. That decline completed wave (W) in higher degree. The ETF is now correcting the cycle from the August 26, 2026 high in wave (X). This correction is unfolding as a zigzag structure and should precede another leg lower in wave (Y). As long as the pivot at $105.7 holds, the risk of further downside remains. Another leg lower cannot be ruled o