How is it that the stock market always seems to recover just before closing?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Is part of the Manchurian President's stimulus plan manipulating the stock market?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I wouldn't put anything past these people.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

computer program buying. But yeah, stocks can be and are manipulated.

[Army Air Corps]

This just in.

[reaganaut1]

Today, the S&P 500 futures actually closed lower, due to a fall in the final minutes. Maybe it was the delay of the Chrysler sale.

[BGHater]

Oh..it never rallied when Pres Bush was in office../s

[Man50D]

The stock market won’t recover so long as socialists continue to nationalize the economy.

[Fee]

Plunge protection team in action????

[bolobaby]

But they’ll never post a headline saying

“Stocks Rally on Supreme Slapdown of Obama Policies”

[mnehring]

Prices get low during the day, so people buy up those cheaper stocks when they drop. You also have the shorts covering their orders for the next day.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[Juan Medén]

Ha! You were posting while I was writing. Good call. I had the same thought.

[Army Air Corps]

One can dream...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Great minds...

[AngelesCrestHighway]

When the door of reality opens......look out below!

[griswold3]

I’m not a conspiracy theorist, however,
There is no (other) logical explanation for this lunacy!

Next up, Goldman Sach, whose name seems to be popping up everywhere.

[rfp1234]

George $oro$?

[AZLiberty]

This article addresses your question, pointing out that the only entity with enough money to so move the market is the "Plunge Protection Team" (TARP?). The author also suggests that market timers should keep an eye on JP Morgan's stock offering. Once JP Morgan no longer needs the market to be up, it won't be. (And then it can use its new cash to buy stocks at a discount.)

[Cheap_Hessian]

I have been hearing there is heavy manipulation in the gold market. I know the motive is there. If the Central Banks can keep inflation skepticism low then many investors come to the conclusion that the recent market rally is based on fundamentals. I am not sure if it is even possible to significantly manipulate something as big as a commodity market in the NYMEX.

We are starting to see the cracks of the inflationary monetary policy with the bond and oil markets. Oil is key because there is absolutely no way to explain its rise without inflation. Of course, we do hear some wackos who blame speculators, but I usually ignore them.

[theDentist]

How is it that the stock market always seems to recover just before closing?

Dunno... how is it my ex-gf would always seem to get a headache just before bedtime?

[Boiling Pots]

Bloomberg is claiming it went up because Neo-Communist Paul Krugman said the recession would end by September.