Looking for driving forces in this summer's trade has been one of deciding whether to play off the 'bottom is in' strategy or rather on sideways rolling opportunities as they appear. Few think new lows are in the offing so those who love volatility explosion bets can play there.
Views of the world's economic future being saved by developing countries is getting some press, as in today's NYTimes article. China, India, and Brazil are apparently going to drag the rest to safety although there seems to be absolutely little evidence of it. Decoupling again is mentioned, but stopping the reemergence of bad trading strategies is impossible. Oil's recovery to $70 from $33 is provided as proof, but developing country demand rationale drove the price to over $140 with idiots guaranteeing $240. This type of thinking has every commodity trade strategy ultimately resting on the China's consumption of all things consumable. China, unfortunately for all of us, is a pending economic disaster. Totalitarian make-up artists can print economic data from a typewriter in Beijing and the decouplers and commodity folks would believe up is the only power. Unfortunely, when all the developed big dogs are not eating as much there are plenty of leftovers which have to be virtually given away.
