Ken Tower
Ken Tower
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I think the question the market is struggling with is whether we are concerned about inflation and too strong an economy, or if the Fed is raising interest rates too much and cooling things off. So we have a little pause in the market today as it tries to work this question out.
fully hold lower lows market move sign strong turnaround
I'd like to see the market turnaround right here, hold Friday's lows and move higher, ... If we don't hold (the lows) it's a real strong sign that you got to take this market lower to get it fully oversold.
bears game implies lack reaction strong today traders
Today we should get some idea of just how strong the bears are. Yesterday's lack of reaction implies traders don't think the bears have much of a game here.
correction likelihood seeing strong
We had a really strong rally, ... and there's the likelihood of seeing a significant correction through the end of October.
breakout continues lots market move quite stocks strong technology
And Wrigley has been very strong for some time, continues to move higher, ... Just had another breakout to a new high. There are lots of stocks in this market that are doing quite well. They just aren't technology stocks.
markets strong tendency time tricky
This is a really tricky time for investors, because there is such a strong seasonal tendency for markets to struggle.
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The Fed is going to have a hard time stopping their increases if the economy seems to be gaining strength. I think the Fed will have a very hard time talking down the inflation hawks if the data comes in stronger than expected.
attitude employment fed investors means near next perhaps recent report thinking
I think there is a wait-and-see attitude about next week's Fed meeting. Investors are thinking that perhaps the recent weaker-than-expected employment report means that the Fed is near the end of its rate-hiking cycle, but I don't think that's the case.
bad disaster fall lows seen until yesterday
Yesterday was a disaster for the bulls. We're right back to the lows we've seen lately, and until we fall through those, it's bad but not devastating.
market order people
Paradoxically you need people to be more discouraged in order for there to be a market bottom.
armor crude maybe oil
Maybe that is the first chink in the armor of the uptrend of crude oil prices,
longer next optimistic term
Longer term I'm bearish, but I'm pretty optimistic for next week.
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We are at the top of a trading range. Everyone's willing to be bullish, but is the cash there to provide the energy the bulls need? Or is the December high the high-water mark? Dow 11,000 is one of the hooks the bulls will use to try and attract more money into the market.
again break crossroads danger major quickly range slide trading unable upside
We are at a major crossroads here. If we are unable to break out of this trading range to the upside soon, then there is a danger that we could quickly slide back down again to the lows.