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S&P500 set to PULLBACK to $2,536, China data positiveMy concerns of anything more than a pullback are subsiding, Chinese PMI is in expansion once more which is confirming that the majority of poor economic performance is likely finished.
Over the next 6 months we expecting to see hard data underperform, compounded with a rising dollar it is a headwind for equities.
Update USOIL: $61.50 first, then $52Commodities are typically the last asset to peak during a cycle. We typically interest rates peak first, a couple of months later that followed by equities and a couple of months after equities we see commodities peak. Commodities such as crude oil, are part of the contraction phase in the cycle, the higher the price rises it begins to acts as a tax on consumers and that begins the early recession phase. For that reason, I have marked this rally in crude as a wave A of a bigger corrective pattern.
Update EQUITIES: Russell 2000 paints a different pictureOver the past week, my tone has switched a little more bearish. I was advocating for a blow-off top in equities before this cycle ends, however, on a second look at the data the leading indicators are continuing to show weakness over the coming 6 months. Certain aspects of the economic data are positive however, which makes it difficult to be outright bearish or bullish at this point. Hedging sector risk is a good long / short strategy.