Warren Buffett has never claimed to be able to predict what the stock market would do over the near term. In a 2008 op-ed for The New York Times, he wrote, "I can't predict the short-term movements of the stock market. I haven't the faintest idea as to whether stocks will be higher or lower a month, or a year, from now."

What might sound like a weird coincidence, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has sold shares of Bank of America Corp. for 12 straight days, for the third time in less than three months. But if you look where the stock was trading when Buffett sold,

Warren Buffett’s recent moves to trim Berkshire Hathaway’s holdings in Apple and Bank of America have raised questions about what it means for the market and economy. However, it’s unlikely that the takeaway is simple or scary.