Curiouser and curiouser.
Now we're approaching 3,150 on the S&P 500 (/ES) and my prediction was 3,300 IF we got a trade deal (and then back below 3,000) but, if we're getting this simply on rumors of a partial trade deal maybe happening sometime – who knows what madness lies ahead?
"One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall And if you go chasing rabbits, and you know you're going to fall" – Jefferson Airplane
Uh oh! The last time I started making Alice in Wonderland references about the stock market being ridiculous was back in the Summer of 2008 when, as it turned out – it was ridiculous and we crashed horribly soon after. Today we are celebrating that crash's UnBirthday though the situation is a bit different this time and apparently traders have gotten older – simply not wiser…
Back in 2008 oil was over $100 per barrel and most people thought it was a sign of a strong economy but I said "How can the Consumers afford to keep paying this?" and, lo and behold – they could not. Now we have a rally that is fueled not by oil money but FREE MONEY and, while Consumers are spending at record levels – their debts are piling up at record levels as well. How can the Consumers and the Government afford to keep paying this?
IN PROGRESS
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