So would we be down here were it not for Carl Icahn? Who knows? Even so, it should be noted that we are at the middle of that old 60-3400 trading range and simultaneously at the short-term 10/9 trendline/demand line. Unless this is the beginning of the correction, and corrections don't generally begin just because somebody says something, except perhaps for a declaration of war, I'd expect a rally from here. But, as usual, quien sabe?
Incidentally, those who are interested in this can look at the stickie (http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3901369&highlight=stickie#post3901369) for If You Can Draw A Straight Line (You Can Be A Successful Trader), the first 17 posts of this thread*, and/or the first and seventh posts of the Bride Of If You Can Draw A Straight Line thread.
*Specifically, posts 1-3, 5, 7&8, 11&12, 14, 16, so that's really only ten.
Incidentally, those who are interested in this can look at the stickie (http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3901369&highlight=stickie#post3901369) for If You Can Draw A Straight Line (You Can Be A Successful Trader), the first 17 posts of this thread*, and/or the first and seventh posts of the Bride Of If You Can Draw A Straight Line thread.
*Specifically, posts 1-3, 5, 7&8, 11&12, 14, 16, so that's really only ten.