aj cnbc has a ton of folks on saying a new bull market is upon us or fast approaching but I think the threads are still bearish, a lot of tops being called.
aj99 Trying to compare this market with past markets may have one fatal problem. What ? How many times in the past has US spent 3 plus Trillion to hold up market ?
Highlight the 29-32 by clicking it, then put cursor over the 37-42. I think we'll see some combination of the two bear markets. Not the extreme percentage loss of 29-32, but not the length of time of 37-42. If you look, we are about 20 months along, and both those bear markets have a low point in the 5-7 month ranges.
U.S. Bank Test Results Delayed as Conclusions Debated (Update1)
By Craig Torres and Robert Schmidt
April 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve will postpone the release of stress tests on the biggest U.S. banks while executives debate preliminary findings with examiners, according to government and industry officials.
The results, originally scheduled for publication on May 4, now may not be revealed until toward the end of next week, said the people, who declined to be identified. A new release date may be announced as soon as tomorrow, they said.
CNBC.com: - ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ May Not Be a Good Idea This Year. Despite a massive April rally that gave the indexes their highest monthly percentage gains in years, market pros remain fairly confident even if they do expect some natural pullback to happen along the way. "A lot of the old adages right now are kind of out the window given what we've seen happen," says Dave Lutz, managing director at Stifel Nicolaus. "The economic cycles have changed so much in the last 12 months that it's kind of difficult to pinpoint seasonality." Lutz sees a market that could soon register in the mid-900s on the S&P. "Well if history is any guide—it’s never gospel—investors may be wiser to "turn a deaf ear this year,' " says Standard & Poor's chief investment strategist Sam Stovall, who notes that the S&P has rallied between May and October during or shortly after the 14 bear market bottoms since 1932. Schaeffer's Investment Research, a Cincinnati firm that has taken a mostly contrarian approach to the various rallies since the bear market began, said investors anticipating a retreat could be surprised. Historical trends show that when the S&P posts six consecutive weekly gains, the trend in the ensuing weeks is actually for market gains. "Bullish momentum can last longer than most believe," Todd Salamone, Schaeffer's senior vice president of research, recently wrote to clients. "Therefore, one should be open and positioned for this possibility."
May 1 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve is postponing the release of stress tests on the biggest U.S. banks while executives debate preliminary findings with examiners, according to government and industry officials.
The results, originally scheduled for publication on May 4, now may not be revealed until toward the end of next week, said the people, who declined to be identified. A new release date may be announced as soon as today, they said.
Regulators and bank executives are concerned about how the disclosure is handled because weaker institutions could suffer a collapse in their stock prices.
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