Sometimes a chart is so lovely it simply must be shared. I present to you the emerging markets fund, symbol EEM:

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Sometimes a chart is so lovely it simply must be shared. I present to you the emerging markets fund, symbol EEM:

The market is bored with itself. Declining cases. So what? Stimulus checks on the way? Big deal! It’s heard it all at this point. And there’s only so long that All Assets can Go Up just For The Sake of Going Up. Malaise is setting in, and it is reflected in the NQ recently.

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For those who want a relaxing and pleasant introduction to some Zen tales, I present once again Mr. Alan Watts:
Almost precisely one year ago today, all holy hell was about to break loose in the financial markets. My, how times have changed. Trillions of dollars later, the problems have been spackled and shellacked to oblivion. Let’s take a fresh look at eight important cash index markets.
The Dow Composite is holding steady. That ascending trendline is all that matters at this point. The market seems relatively weak at this point, grinding it out day to day, but until and unless that trendline is broken, the bulls remain in control.
