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The Tragedy of Interim Bulletins

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Sell in May and go away,” my ass.

To be honest, it should have been crystal clear when I got the special “Interim Bulletin” from the boys in Gainesville two days ago. Any time the market really seems like it’s totally done and will enter a free-fall, they send out one of these things. It only happens once or twice a year, but I don’t think any of them have ever preceded anything except another rally.

So what has transpired in the two days since then was predictable……….

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The Quagmire

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I had hoped that the prior week would bring some kind of resolution to the massive “face-off” I’ve been mentioning endlessly but, sadly, it didn’t. (Although I guess at least it didn’t resolve in a bullish direction). Below are six major cash index charts, all of which in one way or another seem to be at a crossroads reeking of indecision. Either the bulls or the bears are going to be very, very happy with the release of this tension within the next few weeks. I just can’t for the life of me figure out who.


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