The market was holding out hope that the FOMC announcement today would lead the markets higher. In response to the announcement and the follow-up press conference, the market decided to sell off strongly. Marking a new low of the year. This forshadows a difficult next two weeks leading into potentially a bearish close of 2018.

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FOMC triggers more market weakness