Editor's Note: Below is a brief excerpt and chart from today's Early Look written by Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough. Click here to learn more.

"... There are obviously many reasons (some secular, some cyclical) but the simplest one is that it’s a lot easier to see #GrowthSlowing to its cycle low than it is to believe that central market plans (OPEC, Fed, Banks, etc.) can keep markets believing in an asset inflated tomorrow."

CHART OF THE DAY: Do You Believe In (OPEC/Fed) Centrally-Planned Markets? - 10.03.16 EL Chart