“Some economists, when thinking about long memory, are concerned that it undercuts the Efficient Market Hypothesis that prices fully reflect all relevant information; that the random walk is the best metaphor to describe such markets; and that you cannot beat such an unpredictable market. Well, the Efficient Market Hypothesis is no more than that, a hypothesis. Many a grand theory has died under the onslaught of real data.” Benoît B. Mandelbrot
04 May 2012
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts
As you have probably heard, the Non-Farm Payrolls report came in quite a bit light at 115,000 against the consensus number of 160,000.
The next move in the equity indices will be rather important.