"Seneca had made the bargain that many good men have made when agreeing to aid bad regimes. Their presence strengthens the regime and helps it endure. But their moral influence may also improve the regime's behavior. For many, this has been a bargain worth making, even if it has cost them—as it may have cost Seneca—their immortal soul. The Rome he has been trained to serve, the Rome of Augustus and Germanicus, was gone. In its place stood Neropolis, ruled by a megalomaniac brat.” James Romm
13 May 2011
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts
Major US equities are very obviously coiling for a move. Which direction they will break cannot be determined yet. But the longer they coil, the stronger the subsequent move will be.
No doubt it has to do with the Fed's plans for liquidity.