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This my best guess of the EW count. Keep in mind that the Dow and NYA both peaked on June 8th. I think the bear market rally finished for NYA and the Dow in June. However, due to the S&P 500's distortions of being controlled by about 15 stocks, it has moved above the June 8th high. It is likely forming a divergence as it did with the Jan and Feb peaks. Market Breadth and Sentiment indicators are pointing to a crash move, just as they did back in Feb.
I think we rally tomorrow as the Republicans unveil their plan for stimulus this week. They want 1 trillion dollars. The Democrats want 3 trillion dollars. The two political parties only have 2 weeks to get this done before the August 10th recess. Realistically, I don't think that is enough time to get it done. I think the two political parties will argue over the stimulus and that stock market sells off on that. The perfect storm is present. See the reasons below.
The catalysts:
The election (uncertainty)
Covid-19 cases trending higher
On July 30th a major contraction in Q2 GDP
Q2 Earnings
US-China tensions
Trump has scrapped plans for a phase 2 deal with China
Stimulus Effect Wearing Off
New State Lockdowns
New Stimulus Debate and Delay
Uptick in Unemployment with New Lockdowns
I think we rally tomorrow as the Republicans unveil their plan for stimulus this week. They want 1 trillion dollars. The Democrats want 3 trillion dollars. The two political parties only have 2 weeks to get this done before the August 10th recess. Realistically, I don't think that is enough time to get it done. I think the two political parties will argue over the stimulus and that stock market sells off on that. The perfect storm is present. See the reasons below.
The catalysts:
The election (uncertainty)
Covid-19 cases trending higher
On July 30th a major contraction in Q2 GDP
Q2 Earnings
US-China tensions
Trump has scrapped plans for a phase 2 deal with China
Stimulus Effect Wearing Off
New State Lockdowns
New Stimulus Debate and Delay
Uptick in Unemployment with New Lockdowns
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In bear markets people get lulled into a false sense of security that the stock market can't go down because of reasons like stated in this post, that the Fed will save us. They believe that bear markets are "highly speculative," as stated in this comment. Even the Fed cannot prevent a legitimate bear market from happening. We see this same complacency in every bear market. This time the excuse for complacency is that the Fed will save us. The Fed wasn't able to prevent the last down turn in Feb, and they won't be able to prevent the next downturn.