Reducing federal spending alone is insufficient to restore economic growth to anything approaching its post-World-War-II, 3.2% annual real-growth trend, much less make up lost ground.

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These two observations are terrific examples of the three segments --accumulation, public participation and distribution--that make up a trend.

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And while one afternoon does not a trend make, some traders may have been readying themselves for the next leg up.

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