Quote from Specterx:
This is all irrelevant to intraday trading of course, but I'm expecting consolidation in the 1050-1150 range for several weeks before a move back up to the 1200s, possibly through the end of the year. We're going to see a massive PR campaign surrounding the bailout, and as individual banks sell their garbage to the Treasury we can expect rallies in those stocks. Moreover there will be huge pressure on the Fed to cut rates or do something to encourage the market, especially with the election. IMO we'll need to start seeing bad news from a different quarter before heading lower. More bad news is definitely coming - unemployment, NBER announcement that recession started earlier this year, poor Xmas sales - but perhaps not for 3-4 months.
Tomorrow (or early this week) might well establish the temporary bottom for us in the 1050s region. Almost needless to say, I won't be putting my money on any swing/long-term longs...