I think there is a complete disconnect between the markets and the fed. If the market tanks today I think the FOMC cred takes a big hit.
Quote from austinp:
So far today I've seen nothing but buy signals in the ES - ER at each low dip. Could see sell signals emerge similar to yesterday, and would sell into it myself with size... once downside failure is actually underway.
That said, we cannot assume the Fed is dead until the markets actually tank. We can guess - game the short side in expectation once sell signals flash, but we cannot assume today's opening ramp will fail = therefore the Fed has lost its cred until confirmation of such.
In other words, we are free to believe what we wish, but the intraday trade charts have given buy signals all morning. In the short-term context of market view, chart signals always trump "logical assumption" :>)