well, i've learned 2 truths (again) this week:
1. don't be greedy.
2. don't fight the fed(s).
so i'm scrapping the 2008 similarities here. what i see now is a triangle, which looks bullish chartwise, but weak internally (remember the negative money flow?).
the weekly view:
(this is from cobra's weekly chart, since i'm a cheap bustard who doesn't want to pay stockcharts)
the down trend line around 1260 is supported by the 200d sma, and the 50w sma.
the daily view:
the daily chart shows that if the trend line breaks a quick move to 1300-1320 is possible. however, such a move will most likely create negative divergences both on the macd and the money flow indicators.
if the pullback will not be shallow than 1225 and 1210 seem as strong support lines.
fundamentally, the PMI reports for november shows continued weakness across the globe with global manafacturing decreasing in a second month in a row, with europe leading the weakness, while the us remains a relative sunshine. i believe earnings margin are declining and earnings will follow not far afterwards.