“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
03 July 2013
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts
The US markets closed early in a light holiday trade that was largely technical.
I think if the financiers could see their future they would wish that the mountains would fall on them now to hide their shame.