Stocks Sizzle, Then Fizzle, on Fed News. Now What?
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Did Wednesday's action make you seasick? It wouldn't be surprising. Despite a strong finish to Tuesday's session, the market faded over the course of the first half of today. Then on the heels of news from the Fed, stocks soared...
but only for about an hour and a half. By the end of the day, the market was back to just a tad above breakeven. The much-ballyhooed rally many were expecting
- maybe even counting on - came and went in a flash. The failure to follow-through on the initial bullish pop today is a huge red flag.
Before we get to a short-term analysis of the market, however, let's just be clear about all of today's underpinnings. And, I'm not just talking about the Federal Reserve's decision and outlook.