Indeed, this year's 15 per cent rally in commodities is being ascribed to temporary factors, including speculative short covering and stockpiling in China.

实际上，今年大宗商品价格上涨15%，要归因于一些暂时性因素，其中包括投机性空头回补以及中国收储。

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Skeptical bears have dismissed the nearly 3-month old rally as just a lot of short-covering and piling into beaten down trash, like financials.

心存怀疑的熊市论者认为最近近3个月的股市反弹不过是由于大规模空头平仓以及对遭到重创的如金融业板块的垃圾股进行捞底的买盘所致。

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In the past week shares have rallied 18% on what looks like a classic short covering rally as too many people decided Teavana shares were headed south.

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The action over the past few weeks tells you that the market is going significantly lower, but the wild card remains policy action from Europe and the Fed that could trigger a massive short covering rally.

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Should the stock continue to climb higher, it could end up reaping the benefits of a short-covering rally.

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