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Most of world finally had an up day Tuesday and all 11 major markets in the Far East are following suit, led by Tokyo and Seoul (+1.8% each) Apr 20, 2011
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I will be reviewing Monty's book: "The Future of Hedge Fund Investing" in a few weeks.
This Time Is Different?
The question is prompted by a graph from WWW.chartoftheday.com:
I have annotated the graph to make sure you see the pattern that causes me to ask the title question:
I have used orange for the last down trend line because it won't become red until (and if) it completes the journey to a PE near 8.
If the symmetry of the two previous cycles is repeated that would happen between 2020 and 2025.
But this time could be different.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
Beware Of Orderly Markets
I have long believed that comfortable is a bad place for me to be as an investor. That's why the chart tonight from the 5 Min. Forecast is unsettling.
(click to enlarge)
This shows an exceptionally well-behaved four month advance.
Why does this give me a little unease? Well, for one thing, my name is not Alfred E. Newman.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.