This post will certainly stimulate some interesting debate! I have attached a chart of the decline in the S&P from the October high, labeled it with my wave count and indicated with red lines the 61.8% and 78.6% retracement levels. The rally from 3/17 to 4/7 was 130 points and I have labeled it as wave A. Adding 130 points to the 4/7 low which I have labeled as B projects the completion of wave C in the 1454 - 1507 range. 1454 also happens to be the 61.8% retracement level. I believe the S&P will continue to rally into the 1454 - 1507 area and I will then be looking to short it.
I am bearish for the following reasons: The rally from the 3/17 lows has been on very weak volume, the economy has slowed, consumer confidence is at multi year lows, the credit crisis is ongoing, foreclosures are increasing, and real estate values continue to decline.
I would enjoy hearing from both the bulls and the bears...
Robert