I have had a working target that I mentioned back in December.....1340-1350 basis March ES. That said, I could see something on the order of 1150 on down the road. Either way, the absolute number is not that important. The point is that we are moving lower.
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Exactly what my thinking is...we are headed lower, much lower. I just can't think of
a catalyst that will move this market higher.
Housing is in a funk, corporate earnings are declining, energy is inflating, gasoline is draining
cash from consumer's pockets, China & India are putting increasing demand on gasoline,
US Treasury is running big budget deficits, Iraq war continues to drain US Treasury, Trade
deficits are huge, dollar is tanking, credit markets are in a funk, and a lame duck president
sits in the oval office on his last year in office.
Worst of all, Fed is between Iraq and a hard place. Rates are already lower than 30 year
average so not much room left to stimulate, and with commodities inflating and dollar tanking,
they are almost powerless.
You can't run the economic growth engine on fumes.
Good news is Market should find lots of support at 1160 SPX, a 50% retrace from recent high and 2003 low.
Edited by pdx5, 16 January 2008 - 01:10 AM.
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