I completely agree that it's the role of many parties to attempt to forecast the market, but I'm skeptical of how many (even those whose job it is to do so day-

I completely agree that it's the role of many parties to attempt to forecast the market, but I'm skeptical of how many (even those whose job it is to do so day-to-day) really believe that it can be done reliably. CNBC is probably a good example of this. When you don't predict anything specific, you can never be wrong. (Clairvoyance was not meant seriously, I should have made that clear!)