Could it be that inflation is manifesting itself within the equity markets much like that of Venezuela? Could the opposite be true and instead of having a crash could we see hyper inflation where the markets would go up sharply as the dollar falls, the perception US equities become more and more attractive thus driving our markets higher even in the face of bad economic news/conditions. There has to be another force at play acting upon this market. Manipulation is the easy answer. The real question is how are they doing it and where is the evidence to support that theory.