Oil has gone down every month since July. The last time we had a slide like this was in 2008. Oddly enough, the decline in crude started in July as well. As you well know, back then, it went down, every single fucking month, until March of 2009. Using the same model, while looking at my abacus, I’ve deduced that oil shall drop until March of 2015, around $36 or so–just so that we can conclude the mirror image strategy that seems to be unfolding.
There has to be something MOAR to this story. Dry bulk shipping rates are down 60% over the past month, during a busy time of year. For the love of God, Capesize day rates are now less than Panamax. That’s like a yatch being cheaper than a row boat.
Couple that with the hazardous drop in iron ore and one can make the case we are heading towards GLOBAL RECESSION. None of our data is suggesting this, just market dislocations. However, how else can you explain what is transpiring, from commodities to interest rates to the hair on my chinny-chin-chin? I didn’t think so.
This being the month of December, a glamorous month for investors, historically, we are setting up for a very anti-climatic end to 2014 and it arrests me–seizes me by the nose and kicks me down the stairs. Nonetheless, every single time the market dropped in December (2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012), sans 2008, the market forklifted in January.
As an investor, here ‘s what you need to be asking yourself right now:
Is it worth it? What if there is a giant global recession on the horizon?
Will this lull in stock prices cessate and will the Santa Claus rally commence?
Finally, will the market bounce back in January, providing you with ideal exit points for the shares you are buying today?
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