December 3, 2010
The markets have been anxiously awaiting this morning's release of US unemployment data, which came out 10 minutes ago. So what will traders do today, after a strong Dow rally - up 350 points over two days? The easiest thing is to sell, and the nervous lemmings of Wall Street will do just that. Today's reason: 39,000 more Americans are working this month than last month. What's the problem? No problem, in my opinion. But for lemmings looking to leap, they wished it had been a bigger number. I wish someone would bring a dish of ice cream to me at my desk, but I am not going to invest based on wishes, be they economic or culinary.
Good news is good news, even if some traders don't like it. The economy is recovering - slowly - and will continue. In that I am confident.
GTC
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