Brawn, whose car is powered by a Mercedes engine, needed half a point to wrap up the title in Brazil, ahead of closest rivals Red Bull, and they picked up five.

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Another point that those of a more perma-bull persuasion make regarding the huge bond fund inflows over the past few years (and flows out of equities), is that investors have shifted their asset allocation from stocks to bonds at precisely the wrong time.

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As a point of reference, the average gain seen from the bull markets since 1900 has been something on the order of 81%.

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Alonso had a 52-point lead before the young German cut into his title lead as Red Bull rediscovered their former dominance.

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And this new bear-to-bull ratio indicates a more positive market outlook rather than a pessimistic one from the usually on-target contrarian point of view.

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And a more serious correction in gold at some point, perhaps now, could happen before the final phase of the bull market begins.

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