Bears totally disappeared with Bulls roaming the plains. And with this December, one of the last chance of Bears to attack would be this week due to Non Farm Payroll. With December lethargic volume, it would be hard for market to correct significantly. Therefore, does this mean that there would be buying opportunity coming up […]
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