Here it comes.... my 'best guess' target for end 2015
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| The irony of my target is not lost on me. |
Sp'2575... is certainly a crazy and very bullish target - even beyond the current hopes of the mainstream cheerleaders on clown finance TV. So.. how the hell did I come to this target? Lets start with a reminder of the key scenarios...
sp'monthly6 - scenarios
Considering the continued QE of the BoJ and ECB, along with low energy prices, a major down wave (D or C) seems highly unlikely. After all, the equity bears had another major opportunity in October... and what happened then? Ohh yeah, the central bankers were all wheeled out, the market soared, and never looked back.
So, the issue is... a continuation of trend.... or an acceleration?
sp'monthly6c- 2015 'best guess'
The mere continuation of the current trend from the Oct'2011 low of sp'1074.. would offer 2350 by end 2015. Certainly, that fits with the upper end of the mainstream outlook.
Yet.. what about low energy prices and continued QE in Asia/Japan? If you consider both those issues to be a major positive to the world economy, then I believe an acceleration of trend is more likely than not, especially in the latter half of 2015.
Also, of particular note are the lower support levels. By summer 2015, equity bears only need to break sp'2k... and by year end.. 2100. Right now.. those seem easy downside targets.... but I'm seriously dubious that we'll break 2k at all next year. I realise that is extremely bold to suggest, not least since we're currently only 2.9% away.
Your targets
End 2015 – sp'500
Target, display name, comments
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980 Sowal Blackbear, High for s&p 2185 sometime in late March or April after one more short sell off...sideways thru the summer, downhill from there. EOY...on a dead cat bounce... Two things I watch, the velocity of money (m2) and the Baltic dry index.gotta be true to my bear self ;)
1563 Idris Bengali
1570 sutluc
1620 rbdoc
1625 TDD, monthly MA (50)
1650 Chartrambler, I have zero confidence in this however :-)
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1650 Eddy_112, I say crash in 2015.. Sub 20month moving avg No higher that low spx 2200's by mid year... oil will trend to its longer term avg in the 20's 30's
1655 fibo34, I have no idea. I do feel this is likely to be SHTF year and I like the 7 year cycle but against that the 5th year of the decade is usually the most bullish year in Gann's decennial cycle.
1700 N0BBY, $SPX yearly high at 2480 sometime in Q3 then waterfall declines into end of Q4. Oil WTIC to end the year at USD$25, so all you Brits driving tiny cars should get some gas-guzzling American imports! Gold at $800 and silver at $12, which I hate to say as I am a long term stacker of physical.
1776.03 Stormchaser80
1800 John, SPX 1650 on 31.8.15, GDX 35 on 31.12.15 While the long bond had a bullish 2014 it started out at a lower low and has not put in a higher high than the 2013 high. TLT has however gone on to new highs, a stunning disconnect. A massive squeeze of bond shorts apparently that has little to do with actual rates other than to exaggerate the 2014 long bond move that has been bullish for the year but nothing like TLT. So will TLT drag the long bond to new highs or is it a coyote about to experience gravity? Compare BGEIX to the ETN for yield steepening. TLT compared to USB is hinting that the momo for long bonds is waning and that the longer bear since 2012 in the long bonds will reassert itself. If the yield curve begins to steepen as indicated by a rise in STTP, this could be the impetus for BGIEX to move up dramatically although with a slight delay as shown on a chart comparing BGEIX with STTP. I think there is a decent chance that BGEIX could be around 15 at the end of 2015, if the steepening of the US Bond yield curve plays out and the longer term bear in the long bond reasserts itself.
1900 springheel_jack, … necessarily a pretty wild guess but I'm going to go with 1900. I suspect that the bulls aren't going to have a banner year in 2015. I think this amazing move up is ending. We should retrace 20% or so and then start the next move up.
1950 Bill, I gave a lot of thought to this and it comes down to one thing. Will there be an economic slowdown in 2015. The drop of oil in and of itself means nothing, unless it is accompanied by a decline in the performance of the economy. And my guess is that the weakness abroad is structural and will continue, Europe and Japan are on the border of a recession and China is slowing down. The drop in oil prices needs to be understood in the context of a recessionary or better low economic growth environment and not just on a purely supply glut as it was in 1986. As a result I expect a moderate decline in stock valuations, and the S&P500 to trade around 1950 by the end of 2015. Oil will trade around $40 and gold will fall below $1000 at the end of 2015. The 10 year yield rate will continue to decline from the current 2.17% to 1.5%.
1970 Vinnie, Oil will continue to fall and weigh on Muslim countries, in turn causing chaos. Add the many worldwide sovereign debt defaults and US Industrial capex destruction, and no QE anymore, growth comes to a halt. Housing in the US overheated too quickly in 2014, and most driven by a strong Euro at apx 1.37, now apx 1.20 and still falling. I'm sure everyone else will have targets from 2200 to 3000. Good for them.....
2150 TheLoneBear
2200 WavRider, just over 2200 for the high of the year, then a 19% correction starts so the end of the year depends on how quick a bounce. If she rolls like she did in Oct and Nov we could pump out a 19% correction and still finish the year higher than 2200, no problem! Lets Roll!
2269 Anon
2300 jose jimenez, I say S&P ends at 2300 after a major correction in the spring time. Gold goes down to 800 and finish around 1050 by year end. Dollar will continue to see highs and no hikes on interest rates.
2330 Flamingo
2335 Vtrader
2337.56 Pontificus
2415 Tberry87, dow 20550 nas 5460 wti 40 bucks, gdp 4.5%
2470 Gez
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2575 Permabear Doomster
Seeking an acceleration in the trend from Oct'2011, especially in the second half, after an anticipated US interest rate rise of 25bps – sometime at the FOMCs of March-May. If so... a second rise to 0.5% in late autumn seems equally likely.
US growth set to continue (2.5-3.5%).. not least as (fleeing) capital floods into the USA from the EU and Asia. QE via BoJ and ECB will continue to prop up the weaker EU/Asian economies.
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2695 Anna Mall
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*I remain open to taking targets for a little while longer, if you want to be added... please just post your target (with any notes you like) via Disqus or send me an email!
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I hope I am wrong
Finally, a note that I do (mostly) hope I am wrong on my outlook. If the equity market somehow starts to unravel next year.... that is most certainly 'fine' by me. I'll merely start picking up index shorts... and even be long VIX. As ever, for the serious/big money, trading stops (of at least some degree) will solve the uncertainty problem. We have a very long year ahead.... what is for sure though...... it won't be boring!
Happy new year!
Back at the Friday open :)
