Based on what i've seen,

    Posted by fredsaid on 10th of Jan 2023 at 09:27 pm

    Based on what i've seen, there is no doubt in my mind that the price of things has at least stabilized...other than eggs maybe.   Only gas has gotten cheaper, everyone else continues to rip us off (everyone has to pay the piper) but man oh man, the jobs situation is still horrendous at ALL levels - no one can find workers and it has not stabilized one bit.  Real estate is starting to shit the bed everywhere, it's going from bad (inventory rising) to worse (no one is buying anything).   Honestly I thought this may be short lived this year with a decent dump to at least 3600 by mid-Feb but with so many TV forecasters predicting a Q1 sell off I'm not so sure any more but my gut says stick with the plan, especially if we rally above 4000 in the next week or so.

    Service Inflation (labor shortage as

    Posted by kevindeng0727 on 10th of Jan 2023 at 09:53 pm

    Service Inflation (labor shortage as you mentioned) and rental prices will be key. Histrically the turn in rental prices lag the resale housing prices by ~6months I believe

    If Svc inflation and rental

    Posted by fredsaid on 10th of Jan 2023 at 10:11 pm

    If Svc inflation and rental prices are the key (to marking a bottom of tightening) then my guess is we are at a minimum of 9 months away from that.  I think this may be what is going to surprise people - the length and time it takes for this bubble to unwind ... like could you imagine a year of CHOP ?  Just keep selling 4300 and 3600 contracts a few weeks out.   One thing is for sure...the yield curve and markets have never seen anything like this in our lifetimes and so we're probably about to see the market do something unexpected.   What is the tightest 12 month range ever ?

    housing (rental) is 1/3 of

    Posted by kevindeng0727 on 10th of Jan 2023 at 11:23 pm

    housing (rental) is 1/3 of CPI if I my memory is correct. Svc inflation not sure how much weight - but US (and all other developed countries) are virtually service economies.

    CHOP is my base case for 2023 actually haha. 4100-4200 on upside and 3300-3400ish downside. I am feeling that this opinion might be getting a bit too popular though, especially all the big sell side firms pointing to ugly H1 and rebounding H2.

    Tudor Jones by the way, seeing the market 7-8% higher this year (meaning closing at 4150ish) because of buybacks and cash on the sideline, IF THE FED DOES NOT BREAK THE ECONOMY. I shared a link of his interview earlier today.

    One other factor keeping me from getting too bearish is this is a pre-election year. 

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