>> Looked like a massive short-covering. The problems in the economy are still there and I don't see a lot of news to turn it around in the near-term. <<
If that really was short covering, I am puzzled as what news item frightened the shorts so much yesterday afternoon ? (but notin the morning!). And why it is not frightening them today, yet ? In a couple hours things migh change to the opposite, again!
I think more likely an institution bought yesterday because stock prices had reached their price targets.
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