"This Week, Buy Declines, Sell Strength"
By Jim Cramer
RealMoney.com Columnist
6/12/2006 9:04 AM EDT
"Nobody likes paralysis. But honestly, what can an investor do when Uncle Ben Bernanke speaks three times, four governors of the Fed talk, the consumer price index and the producer price index come out and it's options expiration week? Are we just supposed to buy blithely, betting that things are going to be better than expected?
Are we supposed to sell, hoping to buy stocks back lower after that onslaught?
This week is a recipe for buying declines and selling strength. The traction for a rally simply won't be there. We have too many roadblocks.
That doesn't mean we won't try to go higher. The market is oversold, we have lots of cash on the sidelines, the calendar is light and the buybacks are heavy.
I just think the chance of being dinged by some part of the gauntlet is too great and you have to wait for an appreciably up or desperate down move to take action. Don't worry; I am sure someone in this pop-off, unrestrained group of Fed speakers will take care of it for us. "
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