[expat_panama]

the FED said they will continue to print money...   ...to keep the “rigged show” going.

When was there a time the fed did not print money?

Before 1913?

Exactly!  It does not make sense to think money printing that began over a hundred years ago suddenly caused the "rigged show" to begin a rally last Wednesday.

...pumped this money into the stock market by buying these enormous amounts monthly...   ...http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/08/quantitative-easing-the-feds-balance-sheet-and-central-bank-insolvency

The Heritage people did a great job of listing Fed's purchases of T-bills, mortgages, and bonds, no common stocks were purchased.   Here's how the stock prices moved along w/ QE:

The idea that QE is 'rigging' stocks is just not there.  In fact, it would be easier to argue that QE hurt stocks.

[VideoDoctor]

The idea that QE is 'rigging' stocks is just not there. In fact, it would be easier to argue that QE hurt stocks

I believe what's being said is that pouring BILLIONS monthly in BONDS and T-Bills being bought by the FED is not necessarily "rigging" the market as much as it is keeping the "house of cards" standing and in business..

Take a look at the actual number of investors that have left the market as witnessed by the volume of trading.

Over a TRILLION dollars of personal worth has been lost in just the stock market in the last two weeks alone.