I'll still need 1168 to be hit or I'll need a longer term buy signal before I will look at any longs. I must say, the market in recent weeks has absolutely been a trend follower's dream. These moves are what I live for. --Extremely easy market conditions to trade in.
If they want to avoid a worldwide systematic failure, the mkt have to rally all its way back up to 920 or higher before noon. That can help boost the sentiment over the weekend.
Dow will get to about 9400 before it hits resistance..
Basically the CB's can print a trillion dollars in combined funds. Look at the size of interventions in the currency markets. A pooled hedge fund can lock up the open interest in the derivatives pool..
Anyone who is short will have to deal with dwindling supply in the market and price gets locked limit up.
This world wide turmoil could have easily been intervened, it was allowed to happen to subdue Russian aspirations and inflationay pressures.