{"id":163925,"date":"2020-01-27T10:10:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T15:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=163925"},"modified":"2020-01-27T07:12:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T12:12:11","slug":"the-black-swan-event-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2020\/01\/the-black-swan-event-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black Swan Event Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-615753225\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">January 27, 2020<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1zUUpun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>TheTechnicalTraders.com<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the Asian markets opened on late Sunday, traders expected a reactionary price move related to the threat of the Wuhan virus and the continued news of its spread.\u00a0 The US Dow Jones futures markets opened close to -225 points lower on Sunday afternoon and were nearly -300 points lower within the first 25 minutes of trading.\u00a0 Gold opened $10 higher and continued to rally to a level above $15 higher.<\/p>\n<p>If this is early price activity, or a reactionary price move, related to fear of what may come, then the warnings signs are very clear that global traders and investors believe this virus outbreak may very well turn into a major Black Swan event.<\/p>\n<p>Our research team believes a 5% to 8% rotation should be considered a normal reversion range where price may find immediate support and attempt to rally from these support levels.\u00a0 Anything beyond 10% may set up a much bigger price reversion event, something akin to a Black Swan event.\u00a0 Therefore, we are advising our friends and followers to take the necessary steps to protect your wealth and assets as this move continued to extend.<\/p>\n<h3>30-Minute YM Futures Chart<\/h3>\n<p>This 30-minute YM futures chart highlights the reactionary downside price move (GAP) taking place on the open of the Asian markets.\u00a0 This GAP lower may be just the beginning of a much broader downside price move.\u00a0 We are going to have to wait and see what happens related to the Wuhan virus over the next 14+ days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetechnicaltraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chart1-14.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetechnicaltraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chart1-14.png 850w, https:\/\/www.thetechnicaltraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chart1-14-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thetechnicaltraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chart1-14-768x412.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"927\" height=\"497\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>30-Minute Gold Futures Chart<\/h3>\n<p>Gold shot up nearly 1% in early trading on Sunday.\u00a0 Fear is driving investors to pile into the precious metals markets.\u00a0 As news of this virus continues to hit the news cycle, we expect metals will continue to push higher and higher \u2013 likely targeting the $1750 level in Gold.<\/p><div id=\"inves-3542971669\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; 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