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MARKET WRAP UP 09/28/10
Throughout the month of September, aggressive bulls have been, by far, the type of traders who have been rewarded the best by Mr. Market. Thus, when we saw a sharp selloff this morning, including some flash crashy action in $AAPL, it should have come as no surprise to see the bulls come in to buy the dip. With the S&P 500 closing the session up 0.49% to 1147, those aggressive dip-buyers are going to need to be disappointed at least a few times before they throw in the towel if the market rolls over.
Despite the reversal higher today, the bulls still must contend with the serious resistance at 1150. Thus, the tension continues to build at this juncture. As I noted throughout the day, we printed several hanging man candlesticks across the leading indices, sectors and stocks. However, that fact alone is not reason enough to turn bearish. As sloppy as today was, we are still digesting the gains made during last Friday’s rally.
The temptation on a day like today is to overtrade. With all of the progress they have made over the past month, the bulls still have the short term initiative. Rather than extrapolate too much from today’s action, I elected to simply hold my positions and make no changes to my portfolio, until there is a market move with more staying power than that which we saw today.
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