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In this article I don't predict a hard date or magnitude of the next market crash but merely point out that there are several catalysts that could easily lead to a large market crash in 2016.

The oil price bear market will have made it's final bottom BY early February at $25 and then embark on a bull market that will target a trend towards a late year high of $60...This oil price trend and the stock market's oversold state are also converging towards a stock market bottom for 2016 in a time window that probably runs for another 2-3 weeks. Here are the specifics.

The top 14 investment banks ALL project that the S&P 500 will go up in 2016 with an average increase of 6.5%...This is understandable. A falling stock market is bad for business and these banks depend and thrive on the bullish excitement and expectations of their clients. However, we at Carden Capital, have adaptive strategies that can handle up and down markets, so we can tell it like it is, and in this case, we are highly confident that the projections of those 14 investment banks are going to be dead wrong. In fact, we are confident that the market will be down in 2016, and will enter into a corrective phase. With that introduction, we present to you the top 10 reasons the stock market will tank in 2016.

China’s slowdown in its GDP growth rate will definitely lead to a global meltdown. Here's why supported by a number of charts and some well reasoned rationale.

I am convinced that trouble is coming in 2016 that could poison your returns if you are not careful. Here are 6 possibilities.

Given that this imminent recession will begin with the stock market flirting with all-time highs, the next stock market crash should be closer to the 2001 and 2008 debacles that saw the major averages cut in half.

The deteriorating junk bond market, along with rising credit spreads, is indicating that we will have a stock market correction in about 3-6 months. Here are the details.

Huge skyscraper projects have historically coincided with the beginnings of economic downturns. In economics-speak, a record-breaking skyscraper may be a leading indicator of a downturn.

Don’t be one of the people who don’t understand the vital importance of the bond market and what it’s telling you right now. This knowledge could help you avoid a huge hit to your net worth over the next 12-24 months. Here’s why.

The global carry trade (meaning money borrowed in US Dollars and invested in other assets) stands at over $9 TRILLION (larger than the economy of France and Brazil combined) but, given the U.S. dollar rally combined with the Fed's hint at raising rates in December, it is at risk of blowing up. Here's why.