The U.S. stock indexes this week have pushed to new contract and record highs amid a bullish cocktail of good U.S. economic growth and the prospects for an easier monetary policy coming from the Federal Reserve. In fact, one major brokerage said the stock market is set to provide returns that are five-times greater than returns on government bonds. Sounds like a no-brainer to be in the stock market, right? Veteran traders know that any trade that seems like a “lay-up” is one that should be very carefully scrutinized. Remember the old trading adage: “Markets can and will do anything and everything to frustrate the largest amount of traders.” Stay tuned!–Jim