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Caution: Dangerous Week Ahead

This post was written by Minyanville contributor James Kostohryz
I believe that the market is currently poised in a binary position.

Better than expected earnings and/or guidance by the major banks and/or other major companies this week could send the S&P 500 flying past its 200 day moving average triggering a wave of long purchases and short covering (note that short interest has been rising sharply in the past few days).

On the other hand, disappointment from any of the major financials such as Goldman Sachs(NYSE:GS), JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) or Citigroup(NYSE:C) and/or major companies reporting this week such as Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)or Google(NASDAQ:GOOG)could send the market reeling into a quick 10% correction.

Here is my baseline view of the week, subject to change at any moment.

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Last updated: February 13, 2012: 12:10 PM

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