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September 2017 - Page 20 of 22 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From

Do Not Try to Second-Guess This Bull Market

The current rally is just a wee bit over eight years, six months old. Any way you slice it, it's an incredible, though still not unprecedented, run since the Dow's low of 6,469.95 on March 6, 2009.

Now that the bull has reached a ripe old age, more and more talking heads are calling for its end on the basis of its "advanced" age alone.

I'll be blunt: Changing your bullish bias and acting on the assumption that the simple passage of time is enough to halt the rally is likely to cost you money – and plenty of it.

I can say that with confidence (and trade likewise) because, over my 31 years in the markets, I've learned exactly what ignites, what perpetuates, and, of course, what kills, a bull market.

I don't really see anything that suggests this one is spent...

Why the 31% Ethereum Price Drop Is Not as Bad as It Looks

The steep Ethereum price drop over the weekend looked bad – but don't panic, there is a silver lining.

The price of Ethereum fell 31% in three days, slammed by a crackdown on initial coin offerings in both China and South Korea. Most ICOs are based on Ethereum.

The news also took a 25% bite out of the total value of all cryptocurrencies over the weekend.

But this crackdown will work out in favor of cryptocurrencies in the long run...