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Old 12-08-2006, 11:11 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Looger View Post
i think it's pointed to as people on the 'inside' getting out, some information they have and we don't.
Or it could just be the strength of the market allows some of the sellers to gain some liquidity of their assets or diversify without disrupting the market too much.

It may be that they sense a weakening. Other than a couple of corrections the indexes have been fairly strong, so they may worry the US Fed may hike rates.

I'm guessing that many are just taking some profits and diversifying.

One other thing to remember; Alan Greenspan retired at the start of this year and while his successor (Bernanke) is unlikely to deviate too far from what Greenspan did, Bernanke is currently an unknown.
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