Some readers believe that I have been too negative on the prospects for the stock market. However, if you look back on my comments of the past several weeks you will see that I have been correct in my assessment of the economy and by default the stock market. Moreover, I will continue to sing my song of discontent because I believe economic conditions will continue to deteriorate in the months ahead and that while there may be some trading opportunities in stocks the overall trend will be downward. Wish I could sing a different song but the empirical evidence is so negative only a cockeyed optimist could believe that the market is headed higher.