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March 25, 2009 at 08:00 PM
The Fed’s announcement about buying as much as $1.2 trillion worth of Treasury and government agency dept (such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) caused an initial ripple affect across various asset classes. The dollar dropped while the price of gold (GLD), silver (SLV) and 30-year Treasury bonds (TLT) spiked.
Early in 2009, ETFguide informed subscribers that the stock market would bottom between Dow 6,000 and Dow 6,700. This bottom was to be followed by a multi-month rally. Even though the rally had already started when the Fed announced its plan, credit for future gains will likely be attributed, at least partially, to Bernanke’s “foresight.”
The four most reliable fundamental indicators, however, point to a change of events once this rally tires.
