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Dear Subscribers,
The market was already in a bad mood Tuesday before the horrific July home sales numbers hit the wire at 10am ET. From there we plummeted right to Dow 10,000 and then bounced back...a little. I wish that Dow 10,000 had a better track record of providing support. Unfortunately we have gone through it many times like a hot knife through butter. And right now the Bears are hungry. So I suspect we are going to have a trip under. Probably on our way to test those lows from July 2nd at Dow 9600. Again, my fundamental view says there is no good reason for the market to fall further than that. It's not to say that everything is rosy out there. But after 2nd quarter earnings season estimates went higher for the broader market which is bullish and bond rates plummeted. Plain and simple, stocks are a better value than bonds...by a mile. So I will be looking for buying opportunities on any upcoming dips.
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