Friday, September 25, 2009

We need a pullback, BUT...

In my opinion, the market needs a pullback, BUT this is a buy the dip market.

I don't think we're going to see a 20%+ decline, however much this would cleanse bullish ardors. If we're lucky, we'll get a 10%-15% correction, then it is off the races again (maybe not quite the races, but a 1200 target on the S&P 500).

The time to sell this market will be when the authorities try to pass the baton from the public sector to the private sector. That is not likely to happen before the middle of 2010 for monetary authorities and may never happen on the fiscal side of the ledger (just a little tongue in cheek). The critical point will be to anticipate when the market is going to get antsy about the transition (it may be six months beforehand, it may be longer or shorter).

Note: Geopolitical uncertainty brought about by an attack on Iran by Israel, a large terrorist attack on US soil, or heightened trade tensions could throw a spanner in the works.

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