Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Market In Correction?



According to Investors Business Daily, the market has experienced a high enough number of distrubution days relative to accumulation days to make the liklihood of a correction in the US indicies likely. Depending on how today plays out, they may issue a "market in correction" verdict in their Big Picture column later today.

They may be correct. We could experience another correction. However, the intensity of selling this time is reminding me of the May 2006 correction rather than the 2008 crash. I think the downside this time is limited given where we stand currently. It will be difficult for the DOW and S&P 500 to spend a significant amount of time below their important respective psychological 10 000 and 1000 point levels. Any significant move below these levels, should bring in institutional value investors in addition to technical support buyers.