Yesterday's volume was pretty impressive, as were the market internals. However, I think, we must remember that much of it was due to the idea that the Fed may pause in its interest rate tightening cycle. It is also worth mentioning that yesterday was the last day of the month and we had some "window dressing" going on. My guess is that with the kids running the show (people that make decisions are still in the Hamptons), nobody wanted to be on the wrong side of the market before the long weekend, so they all covered their shorts.
I do like the way all the Fed rentagobs (Santomero, Bernakke etc) are all sent out to tell the market that Katrina is only a blip and will hardly impact on growth rates. Well, we shall await the next 6 weeks data and Q3 results and see if consumers agree with them.