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The Bounce (Of Course)

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Seven of the past eight trading days on the SPY have been red candles, so it’s not exactly shocking we’re getting a bounce this morning, particularly on the heels of that very strong post-FOMC selloff yesterday.

I had actually done a fair bit of hand-wringing last night in a premium post in which I observed that such indexes as the $INDU, $UTIL, and $RUT seemed just about as sold off as they could be for the moment. Here we see the /ES rocketing higher by nearly triple digits pre-open.

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