Is this 2008 all over again? 1987? 1929? I doubt it.
We’re not seeing any stress in credit, which is where the real problems start. In fact, some stocks and sectors are going up while others are going down. We’ve seen relative strength in Energy, Utilities and Consumer Staples. Remember, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a new all-time high just last week. It’s easy to forget right?
So what’s the problem? The problem is that we have failed breakouts in all of the major U.S. Indexes, and at the very least, it is going to take some time to resolve. The questions are: How long? and How low could we go? [Read more…]