Quote from praetorian2:
Usually, at least a few will be faked out. Only Kudlow and Cramer are bullish. Those 2 aren't slouches, and they make very good arguements to be long. Who else is long though? Where's the retail interest?
I don't know about Kudlow, but Cramer did a great deal of daytrading. He never ran an investment fund by taking stakes in companies, he traded issues. Also, including now he has called three bull markets since 9/21/01.
Retail? Mutual funds reported almost a billion in net outflows last period. That after 4-5 weeks of net inflows.
I think the thing to do is look at all the indicators, recognize that they are at levels consistent, nay, similar, to other bear rally peaks, and then examine the various sectors, and individual issues, study money flows, and, trins, ticks, block trades, etc. and try to determine if the market has a character significantly dissimilar and stronger than that at the prior tops.
A cycle down awaits, how deep is the question.
There is no reason the indicators can't ease up and then recharge the hill, as long as money makes its way into the market.
Hedge funds started this rally, and the mutuals had to jump in 1-2-3 weeks late as $$$ came into thier coffers. If their fuel drys up, I don't see how the rally has much further to go.