Mid-week market update: You know things are bad when 1987 parallels come out of the woodwork.
The key difference is the Fed and the USD. In 1987, the Fed implemented a
series of inter-meeting rate hikes to support the USD. The USD needs no
support today.
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During these times of market stress, it’s worthwhile keeping in mind the title of Walter Deemer’s book on technical analysis.
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The full post can be found here.