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wellington1869:
record layoffs, third wave of mortgage defaults on the way, consumer sentiment at record low, and market rises two days in a row.

what gives?

(any traders here?)

itlnstln:
Stimulus package coming through could be part of it.  The market is black magic.  Never ask why things in the stock market happen.  They happen as a result of human feelings and emotions.  That's why you see the huge, unexplainable swings, irrational decisions, and wrong predictions (even though the reasoning is solid).  That's why I am glad I work for a privately held company.

wellington1869:

--- Quote from: itlnstln;19923 ---Stimulus package coming through could be part of it.  The market is black magic.  Never ask why things in the stock market happen.  They happen as a result of human feelings and emotions.  That's why you see the huge, unexplainable swings, irrational decisions, and wrong predictions (even though the reasoning is solid).  That's why I am glad I work for a privately held company.
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stimulus package - true, but barry is facing republican headwinds, no? I would have thought that small optimistic market blip would happen once the bill was actually about to be signed...

Ya, definitely irrational in the short and medium terms, though I do think the longer term trends are a bit more rational.  I try to trade trends rather than short term momentum. Not that I'm all that good at that either, lol.

I wonder what volume is like these last two days. It might just be day traders going back and forth I guess.

djones:
so a tiny 250 point blip makes you optimistic? the 150,000 jobs lost in the last 10 days doesn't bother you at all?

wellington1869:

--- Quote from: djones;19967 ---so a tiny 250 point blip makes you optimistic? the 150,000 jobs lost in the last 10 days doesn't bother you at all?
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lol, i'm not in the least bit optimistic, thats why I dont understand why we had a blip at all...

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