01 May
Stop Thinking The 30% Stock Rally Means The Bear Market Is Over
By Henry Blodget
Now that stocks have rallied nearly 30% off their low, pundits agree: It’s a new bull market. So be very afraid.
Market punditry is a lagging indicator, not a leading one. Pundits are excellent at describing what has happened, not what is going to happen.
But doesn’t the 30% rally off the bottom obviously mean that the bears are fools, that it’s finally safe to get back in the water? No. It doesn’t obviously mean anything.
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