Sign #9: Short covering and money managers looking to bank profits

Posted Sep 20th 2009 12:00PM by Michael Shulman
Filed under: Recession

october market crash Two key elements of the market's rise -- short-sellers covering their positions and money managers looking for quick profits -- are waning, reducing buy-side volume.

This will eventually impair the market's ability to sustain itself as more shorts are entering the market and more managers are preparing to bank profits before the end of their year on Nov. 1.

Next: Sign #10: An eerie similarity

Tags: michael shulman, October market crash, short selling

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