as i have said i am long vxx , so i am short the broad market. so i am a bit biased , or i would not have a position. that said valuations are still sky high. into january the market had the largest margin debt on record. buy the dip , stocks never go down. this takes a good beating to change this ingrained philosophy. its coming
the war cycle starts in a few days . i dont know what or who will be involved. august-october look really treacherous. we are getting into a more intense time. everyone has to handle this as they see fit or are comfortable to do so. then there is the mid terms. americans vote w/their wallets. i see pension funds are in trouble, they were getting very little in returns for their money and yet they had huge obligations. this is going to surface later this year. states are promising chks to offset higher gas prices. print , print , and print some more. we have entered a different world capitalism is dead. the price of capital is set by central planners, not by the market of supply and demand.
dharma