Bear or Bullsh*t?

The markets are changing and depending on who you talk to (or which way the wind is blowing) we have a bear/bull market coming.  What you do with that information is up to you, but most “analysts” seem to think that the end is still a ways off and that the market is going to capitulate for months to come.

And, frankly, I’m okay with that.  The Dow was up over 200 points today – and to me that’s  a good thing.  But, if it drops 400 points tomorrow, that’s okay, too.  I’m neither bull nor bear, but I am a writer that wonders – what’s it matter?  Bear market?  Bull market?  Who really cares?

The answer to that is obvious – investors and news media care.  Investors so that they have an excuse for their successful guessing or misplaced optimism, and the news media because nothing sells like confusion (unless it’s blood, gore, or Britney Spears, of course.)  In this time, when consumers, investors, and even our leadership is shocked and running around like a three legged frog on the highway, bad news sells because in the absence of something positive, the average person is going to grab onto whatever they can find.

My take – bear or bullshit – it doesn’t matter; the media is going to help with your decision.

Ranter