GE's chart looks like April-May 2001 all over again.
The Dollar recovery process may have more to do with intervention and a technical bounce than fundamental change in our economy.
The Fed Funds Futures are pricing in additional cuts in May. The Treasury Yields on the 3-month suggest this as well.
As for the years ending in 8, I don't think there are enough statistical examples to draw suitable conclusions. We blew a lot of those types of things in the 2000 to 2002 bear market.
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