Monday's post-holiday key reversal "outside day down" in the U.S. equity markets could be the start of something big.
As another sign of an imminent turn, one of our smartest hedge fund friends just sent us the chart above of the German DAX notably reaching a perfect 61.8% retracement of the 2000-2002 decline.
For our money, February 24th could represent an acceleration point lower. This week is important.
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