It’s been a wild summer thus far for the Shanghai Composite and Chinese stocks. After a sharp parabolic rally into June, China’s main stock index has fallen over 30 percent in just 6 weeks. And it may have more downside to come in 2015.
Here’s why. See the charts below for reference.
- The Shanghai Composite has been getting a lot of media attention due to some wild market moves. The crash lower will likely bring more awareness and emotion (i.e. “fear”) to the market.
- The index gained 157% from May 2014 to mid-June 2015.
- Anecdotal evidence of general public going “all-in” with outsized margin loans.
- “New Paradigm”.
- Chart exhibiting classic topping pattern (potential “bubble” top) as shown in the second chart below.
- If the recent low is broken, expect further declines as the public panics.
Shanghai Composite Index Chart
Bloomberg Charting
The Bubble Chart
Chart source: Hofstra University’s Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue
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