Earlier today, I wrote to you that I thought the market was due for a bounce. After all, everything was so stretched to the downside, the talk of a bear market filled the air while many were heading for the doors. At 315 pm, the market was being trashed again. I was asking myself…”Gary, why do…
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I am a big believer in symmetry in the market. Many times, a stock, sector or a market will bounce off specific moving averages in a bull market for a very long time. The same goes for a bounce into moving averages in a bear market. The longer something holds a specific area…and then breaks,…
Since I told you markets were starting another leg down, major indices have dropped a whopping 8-10%…and that’s just in days. So…to be clear…markets are again stretched, extended and oversold to the downside. This doesn’t mean a good bounce is coming and this just keeps heading lower…just that the conditions are now set for a…
On Monday, I told you to expect growth leaders to start gagging. On cue, they are now being sold…and sold down hard. It was my contention that in bear markets, they eventually get them all. Eventually, anything in profits gets taken down as bear markets have to go through a coughing up stage. We are…
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These people are just taunting the American taxpayer. Energy Department approves $737 million solar loan guarantee – The Hill’s E2-Wire
This is the same guy who failed miserably as Obama’s budget director and gets rewarded as vice-chairman at Citigroup. Fabulous! Too Much Of A Good Thing | The New Republic
The #1 question being asked of me is “what the heck is going on with the markets?” Good question. This question alludes to the fact we continue to get massive gaps to the upside and downside…massive swings to the upside and downside…sudden moves to the upside and downside. I believe there is a simple answer….
I guess it was just a matter of time…but finally, the market is coming after the big growth leaders off of late stage bases. Names like Priceline and Bidu come to mind but I must add that Apple now looks to be coming under pressure. Remember, in bear markets, they will eventually come after everything…
