Wann scharren die Bullen wieder mit den Hufen

aber jetzt sind sie wieder da. Fragt sich nur, wie lange.

Diese Meldung könnte der Grund für die exorbitante Kursexplosion sein:

Traders seized on a chance to get into U.S. stocks at bargain prices Tuesday. The major averages surged in the afternoon as investors brushed off a dismal report on consumer confidence that may have bad implications for the holiday shopping season.

The Dow Jones industrial average sprinted into the finish to gain 889 points, or 10.9%, to 9,065. The S&P 500 jumped 92 points, or 10.8%, to 941; and the Nasdaq soared 144 points, or 9.5%, to 1,649.

All eyes shift to the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, as the central bank wraps up its two-day meeting with a 2 p.m. policy statement. Market watchers expect the Fed to slash the federal funds rate by another half percentage point, cutting the benchmark rate to 1.0%. Early Tuesday reports surfaced that the Bank of Japan is considering a similar move, and may cut its own benchmark rate by a quarter point, news that sent the yen reeling against the dollar. The greenback was worth 97.96 yen Tuesday afternoon, up from 93.58 late Monday.

In addition to Fed-watching, investors also have their focus on the banking sector, as the Treasury Department begins to inject capital into individual firms. The initial investments are being doled out this week, and observers are waiting to see how the banks will spend the scratch. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the government hopes the banks use the fresh capital to ramp up lending, but the banks could hoard the cash or use it to buy cheap and acquire weakened competitors.