Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to comment on Friday about the financial crisis. How will his words influence trading on Friday?

”I think he’s going to give us a very strong defense for an activist Fed,” says JPMorgan Funds chief market strategist David Kelly on Fast Money. “I think his main point will be we were right to be active.”

Kelly also thinks Bernanke will calm Street concerns about inflation “If investors think the Fed has to raise rates quickly to quell inflation it hinders them in dealing with the financials,” he adds. “So I think between the lines he will say we’re really not that worried about inflation. We want to get these financial companies right.”

Ultimately Kelly thinks Fed rhetoric will be good for the dollar. “So long as the Fed makes it clear it will deal with the financial problems that’s got to be positive for the dollar which I think is still undervalued.”

If you’re looking for a trade Kelly says to sell gold because, "there are a lot of reasons to be against it." Not only does he think the banks could cool off but "if the dollar rallies that’s negative for gold."

Also, Kelly sees an oil bubble. "The world economy is slowing and the demand for oil isn’t really growing,” he says. That too would be bearish for gold.

The Bottom Line: "I think people should have faith the the economy will recover and the stock market will follow," Kelly says.

Bernanke Could Move Market On Friday

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