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No Longer the Center of the World

By Jim Cramer

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So what's a real breakout if this is a false one? What has to happen to convince people that a rally is for real? I struggle over this daily. To me, if you had to put all of the objections together you would need the following to have a so-called real rally: 1. Massive shorting and put-buying. 2. An explosion of volume. 3. A dramatic and immediate decline in the U.S. deficit. 4. An end to all foreclosures. 5. A big increase in the price of homes. 6. A dramatic decline in unemployment. 7. A steady dollar. 8. Oil back to $40. 9. Gold at $900. 10. Bears at 50% of the bull-bear ratio. 11. A repeal back to 6,500 so this time it can be done right. 12. An admission from Obama that taxes can't be raised right now. I have bad news for people: You are waiting for Godot. It ain't happening. You are not going to...

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