Still, many traders and investors interpreted today's durable goods report as another sign that economic growth continued to move ahead at a strong pace.
Many investors interpreted that move as a signal that lawmakers would do everything possible to forestall a crisis.
Some investors interpreted the Fed's half-point rate cut as a signal that the economy would be sluggish for weeks to come.
Still, investors in the Tokyo stock market interpreted the developments favorably.
Their research also offers a rather different perspective on how investors may interpret trading by insiders.
A clue to spotting tops is that, in the end, investors interpret nearly every bad event as having a good side.
The measure was not unfair, but foreign investors interpreted it as evidence that Canada no longer welcomed their funds.
Some traders also said bond prices fell because many investors interpreted the Fed's move as meaning the central bank would not cut interest rates further.
But investors apparently interpreted the action as an effort to pay employees before filing for bankruptcy.
She says investors and traders are already correctly interpreting a Clinton Presidency.