Is The Stock Correction Over?

 | Jun 17, 2013 03:25AM ET

The recent bout of volatility in the capital markets owes much to the turmoil seen in the emerging markets. Both emerging market bonds and equities have recently been hammered on the basis of:

  • Slower growth in China; and
  • The whispers of Fed "tapering", which caused an unwind of the risk trade in EM bond and equities.

By the end of the week, it appeared that the storm that was battering the markets was abating. Breadth indicators had reached oversold levels and fear levels were starting to recede. Consider this chart of the NYSE New Highs - New Lows, which fell to levels consistent with the end of past minor corrections and saw a bounce late in the week.