Chinese Stock Rally Has Outstripped Even Our Lofty Expectations from Summer 2013

Chinese Stock Rally Has Outstripped Even Our Lofty Expectations from Summer 2013

Beginning with this piece from July 2013 in which we juxtaposed our bullish view on the prospects for Chinese equities with Barron’s call for an imminent credit crisis there,  I’d like to believe my work on the region in recent times has…...

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Bond Prices Peaking, Yields Bottoming?

Bond Prices Peaking, Yields Bottoming?

In the chart below you’ll find 30 year US treasury bond prices.  For the past ~30 years those prices have traveled within an upward sloping channel as yields have continuously fallen, b/t lines (1) and (2). The recent plunge in…...

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Major SSEC Top Likely in Place with Potential for Index to Breach 2014 Lows

Major SSEC Top Likely in Place with Potential for Index to Breach 2014 Lows

I think we did a fair amount of solid work on the SSEC going back to 2012 that suggested the index, far from being crash-prone as Barron’s was then suggesting, was much more apt to enjoy some type of strong…...

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Key Breakdowns

Key Breakdowns

I’ve got two simple technical charts below.  One is the SSEC and the other copper, both on a weekly basis. The SSEC is on the cusp of breaking down from major long-term patterns including the flag formed b/t lines (1a)…...

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In the Face of "EM Crisis" Calls, Shenzhen Index to Rally an Additional 20%-35% in 2014

In the Face of “EM Crisis” Calls, Shenzhen Index to Rally an Additional 20%-35% in 2014

Two weeks ago there was a two day period in which, yet again, the world was ending and there was an imminent EM crisis on the horizon.  Apparently, two days of VOL is all it takes to signal the “EM…...

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Past Six Years of Chinese Malaise Nearly Unprecedented

Past Six Years of Chinese Malaise Nearly Unprecedented

We made a highly out of consensus call on 7/2/13 suggesting Chinese equities were at a major low.  This call  was concurrent with Barron’s front page story calling for a renewed credit crisis in the country. That call proved incredibly…...

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China Analog Update

China Analog Update

Wanted to provide a quick update on our previously cited China analog, which builds off the original logic about the region being at a major cyclical low first postulated in early July of this year here. There sure has been…...

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"Analysts Wary as Reform Euphoria Sweeps China Markets"

“Analysts Wary as Reform Euphoria Sweeps China Markets”

So goes the title of an article at the FT.com today regarding the massive overnight rally in Chinese equities that sent the SSEC and Shenzhen indices up ~287 and 218 bps, respectively. I absolutely love seeing items like this –…...

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China Analog Update

China Analog Update

We called for a major bottom in Chinese equities in early July, concurrent with Barron’s call for a renewed credit crisis in the region. Our call was simple and objective – at the time > 80% of the SSEC’s trailing…...

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Framework for Assessing Progress of Late June's Pivot Low in Chinese Equities

Framework for Assessing Progress of Late June’s Pivot Low in Chinese Equities

On 7/2 we had a post suggesting Chinese equities, in contrast to Barron’s call for a renewed crash/credit crisis, were likely nearing a major low. That call was based on a very simple (and thus elegant) analysis that showed the…...

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