23 August 2011

SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts


"As mentioned in previous quarterlies, the main long-term risk is that after two massive bubbles and two equally massive resurrection programs, the Fed may be out of ammunition.

Should more building blocks fall and a serious global double-dip develop, then the pattern of market behavior this time may be more historically typical. That is, instead of quickly recovering, markets will become cheap and stay below long-term averages for several years as was the case pre-Greenspan."

Jeremy Grantham

A big technical relief rally in stocks despite some very poor economic news, earthquakes and an approaching hurricane, lol.

The market was on support and deeply oversold. Yesterday was the 'stutter step' at support that indicated they were going to try and take it back up today no matter what. And so they did.

All eyes on Jackson Hole. I doubt Benny will roll anything out of significance, but some jaw-boning is de rigeur.

There is no economic recovery for people, just corporate people.