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Why This Bounce is Different

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A Sloper with whom I stay in touch with on a regular basis, DukeInDubai, was kind enough to send me the following this weekend……

Shortly after the #twattop, markets showed weakness in the beginning of October, so I compiled a list of objective pros and cons for the bullish/bearish argument as you re-posted in “Animal Spirits.” Again, I’m going to try to formulate a list favoring arguments for both sides for only this dip. Obviously, I am bearish, but I still made every effort to formulate more bullish arguments. (more…)