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So Now What?

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I think the two-word phrase that captures 2016 for the bears is: “disappointingly brief.” Disappointing because all attempts to drive the market lower are aborted. Brief because the attempts to do so often last only a day, or a tiny bit more. 2009-2016 has been awful for the bears, but 2016 has simply been awful in a different way.

Let’s take a look at how the bulls seems to have finally clinched real power: first, the Dow Jones Composite has had its channel violated. Before we all kill ourselves, I just want to point out that this same channel was violated to the downside briefly (see both tinted areas), so it’s not a totally lost cause.

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Crude Again

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I did a post yesterday which stated, “The bull market in energy that started January 20th is over. I can’t be more plain about it.”. I was surprised at the reaction. There was a lot of jeering and mocking, and a new troll appeared to slam me (which got upvotes from some Slopers I thought were a bit more loyal than that).

And yet with a HUGE explosion higher today across the board, thanks to a killer jobs report, here’s what crude is doing:

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Imagine what it would be doing in a weak market.

Anyway, it’s nice to know who my true friends are on my own blog. Sheesh. I’m going to keep focusing on energy shorts.