Don't look now, but the market's momentum is eerily looking as precarious as last July proved in August...
In fact you could say the situation is qualitatively worse right now. Having previously contrasted the market's advance off late-June 2010 bottom versus its advance off early-October 2011 bottom from a momentum perspective (see bottom panel) and concluded the current lift screams, "God, save our sinking ship!" a timely heads up is in order here at this prospective transitional moment.
It is difficult to imagine the market not coming under pressure here. Should selling turn nasty, then abundant fair warning certainly will have preceded it...
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