The Bush vs. Kerry Ratio
Martin Pring is a reknowned market technician. His site includes an interesting chart, derived from data via Rasmussen, a reliable pollster.
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Graphic via Pring Research
There is a caveat to the charting of polling data patterns: It hardly correllates to technical trading patterns; Polling is a cost free public opinion survey, subject to headlines and PR issues rather than fundamental concerns of the business cycle. Individual equity performance is driven by 'Supply and Demand' issues.
Still, its an interesting concept, and Pring does a nice job of presenting the data as an objective assessment. It will be curious to see if the debate tonight impacts this . . .
via Mike Barret, NYU
Sources:
Pring Research
http://pring.com/2004election.htm
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Sorry, but I did not understand this.
Posted by: Anup | Sep 30, 2004 8:55:17 AM
from woodoo economics to woodoo politics ?
Posted by: Hans Rudolf Suter | Sep 30, 2004 10:41:26 AM
It suggest that Bush may be peaking.
Posted by: spencer | Sep 30, 2004 2:23:56 PM
GO BUSH
Posted by: MIASKE | Oct 21, 2004 8:52:28 PM
Go Kerry...Go!!
Posted by: munna | Nov 3, 2004 10:02:28 AM
i'm jerr mselem from tanzania i will like a picture with geoger bush and john kerry my address is
jerry mselem
p.o.box 10969
arusha
thank you
Posted by: jerry | Aug 30, 2005 3:56:55 AM
