      The arrows on the timing bands match the cycle  arrows  on  the  pricebars. The down arrows show trading  cycle  tops,  and  the  up  arrows  showtrading cycle bottoms. In  set  #5  the  topping  band  is  labeled  T,  thebottoming bands are B and C.  The  same  formation  is  followed  for  everycycle. Six of the seven cycles topped in the topping  band  for  the  cycle;and six of the seven cycles  bottomed  in  the  overlap  of  both  bottomingbands.      The dots are the entry signals to go long. When a  price  low  in  thebottoming bands is followed by an entry signal, the  trading  cycle  low  isconfirmed. In an uptrend the buy signal is usually followed by a  cycle  topin the top timing band two to three weeks after entry.  Often  this  top  isconfirmed by a sell signal.      Timing bands work in all markets, all time frames, and are an integralpart of all Cycle Trading Patterns and market forecasts.                    THE HOLY GRAIL: TRADE WITH THE TREND      But the key to trading any market in any time frame is TREND.  If  thetrend is up, buy the dips (cycle bottoms); if the trend is  down,  sell  therallies (cycle tops). Easy to say, but how do you know what  the  trend  is?How do you know when the trend has changed?      The trend is determined by  the  trading  cycle  in  the  next  longerdominant time frame than the one you are  trading.  If  you  are  trading  adaily chart the trend is established by the direction of the 14  to  25-weekcycle in the weekly chart.  This  cycle  is  called  the  primary  cycle  todifferentiate it from the trading cycle being traded. It is  thus  named  toremind you to trade with the trend. If you are trading  a  5-minute  tradingcycle the trend is set by the primary cycle in the 20-minute chart.
THE DIRECTION FOR THE PRIMARY CYCLESETS TREND FOR THE TRADING CYCLE