Not directly related to this question but it is quite often that the market plots tops by creating Trader Vic's Bearish 2Bs, Heads of Head and Shoulders, Rounding Tops, etc. The double top or lower high at the top is not always the top, they come in many ways shapes or forms. Just because it's not a double top does not mean it's not the top. There are so many variations I don't trust any of them.
You could still be right but deciding when right or wrong is where the real magic begins. Which is exactly why I'm not big on patterns, I rather just study support and resistance and decide if ultimately, resistance becomes support and vice versa. That's where the real truth of the matter reveals itself, everything else is not of big importance.
JNJ tanking in the pre-market. Sales were down. The only reason they beat was with cost cutting/layoffs. They also cut research and development so sacrificed future growth to beat the street. Not getting much love in the pre-market.
The street wants to see sales growth to know if we are in a recovery. Not have to worry about more job losses coming for the sake of "cutting costs".