It's Hard Out Here for a Bull By Harry Schiller About this article: It's a tough and (recently) thankless job to champion the bullish cause in this market. Lows get blown out on a regular basis, indices get cut in half, and rallies stall after a few hours. Why would anyone want to continue to harp on about the vision of a pending bull market, or at the very least, a rally that lasts for more than a few days? Seems like the odds favor the more bearish outcome: a continuation of the bear market, including, but not limited to, a return to the October 2002 lows. In the S&P, that's not such a big deal. But in the Dow, we'd be looking at a drop to the 7200 level. And the Nasdaq and Nasdaq 100 (NDX) are much, much worse, requiring a decline of another 22% to 1108 for the Comp and a decline of 28% from current... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200. More Stories From RealMoney Durable Goods Up Move Down the Tech Food Chain Jobless Claims Still High Bulls' Tenacity Is the Big Question Mark Should You Buy It? Pharmaceutical Product Development Bad News Trumps All Support for Banks Holds, For Now Bummer, Yields Are on the Rise Money on the Line Makes a Big Difference Structured Products: Unsafe at Any Price MORE STORIES FROM REALMONEY

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