The DNA of This Stock Market Is Polluted

Yesterday, we asked a pretty straightforward question: Will the S&P Breakout Matter?

Following a month-long technical tug-of-war, the bulls emerged victorious, consistent with the standard that the larger the pattern, the more likely it is to prevail. The uptrend has been in place since last November and the downtrend since May 22; it was, to carry the analogy, a technical knockout
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