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Intraday support/resistance: $SPX 1637/1652, $DTX 632.6/641.4, $DJIA 15200/15330, Nasdaq 3429/3466, $RUT 974/985; $VIX 14.3/14.8 1 day ago
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MSN Money bear saying Smart Money exiting market: http://on-msn.com/1980tEU 3 days ago
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Intraday support/resistance: $SPX 1635.5/1658.5, $DTX 634/644, $DJIA 15180/15360, Nasdaq 3423/3472, $RUT 971/986; $VIX 13.8/15.1 3 days ago
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Dr. Kris on Market Notes: Turning Japanese -- May 13 I remember back in the Pleistocene when the Yen...
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realornot on Market Notes: Turning Japanese -- May 13 That Yen is too cheap.
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*Blue Plate Specials* - May 24
Breaking Out to New Highs: CBOU, CHE, DLTR, LWSN
New Lows: BP, CCM, CMED, DEXO, DOLE, E, GDP, GNRC, GXDX, HAWK, MEMS, QDEL, RIG, SD, SPMD, SRDX
Breaking Out: S
Breaking down: HOLI, PGI, REXX, TLK, UEIC
Rebounding?: China (CAF, HHO, GXC, FXI)
Bond Fund Highs: Ginnie Mae (VFIIX)
Currency Notes: Swiss Franc hitting a new low (FXF)
Merger Monday: GTIV to pay $27 per share ODSY, Q3 close
Market Notes: Market internals weakening an hour before the close; a break in the SPX below 1080 could signal more downside/above 1090 could mean the bulls gaining ground--this week's European events will be tightly monitored
Disclosure: No position
*Blue Plate Specials* - May 21
Breaking Out to New Highs: RAVN
New Lows: ATK, ATHN, BAX, BRCD, BP, CCM, CIE, DEXO, DOLE, ERH, ESE, EXC, GILD, HAWK, ITMN, KSP, MFC, NZT, ORA, QDEL, RMTI, SCMR, SRDX, STV, SWS, TSYS
Breaking down: AGL, AHL, ALTE, AWH, AXS, CACI, CNQR, CBEY, CHSI, DELL, GPC, LO, MFV, PMTI, SONO, SWX, SYK, VRTX, WDR
Downers: Health care equipment makers, Insurance
Rebounding: Sugar (SGG)
Sector Breakdowns: Biotech (IBB, BBH, FBT), Internet (HHH)
Country Lows: Vietnam (VNM)
Bond ETF Highs: Treasuries (IEF, IEI, TLH), Mortgage-backed (MBB), Total bond (BND)
Currency Notes: Foreign currencies stabilize as US $ drops
Market Notes: One hour before the close, major averages breaking intraday support as VIX breaches intraday resistance--are we in for another late-day sell-off?
Disclosure: No position
*Blue Plate Specials* - May 20
Breaking Out to New Highs: AAP
New Lows: CCM, CHNG, CPIX, DO, EEFT, FUQI, GAME, GDP, GOK HAWK, ITMN, JRJC, KSP NZT, ORN, PNSN, RIG, SD, SGMS, STV, WG, ZSTN
Breaking Out: NTT
Breaking down: AAPL, ACL, AMZN, APA, ATI, AVB, BPT, BWLD, BUCY, CISG, CLB, CLDX, CMI, EOG, EQIX, FCX, IOC, IRE, ISRG, LCAV, MAN, MF, NDSN, PKX, ROK, SHLD, SLB, TRGL, TTC, WHR, WLL, WNC, WYNN, XEC
The Biggest Dogs of the Day: Oil & Gas drillers & svcs, Heavy machinery, Precious metals & miners, Agribiz, Internet retailers
Currency Notes: Yen (FXY) jumps; Euro (FXE) rebounding off of low; Yuan (CYB) making a new low; Swedish Krona (FXS), Aussie $ (FXA), Loonie (FXC) continue to slide; US$ taking a break
Commodity Lows: Solar (TAN, KWT), Wind (FAN), Clean energy (ICLN, PBW, ICI, PBD), Nuclear energy (NLR), Oil (OIL)
Commodity Breakdowns: Water (FIW, PHO, PIO), Timber (CUT), Metals & Miners (XME), Steel (X), Palladium (PAL), Oil & Gas Co's (IEO, OIH, PXI, XOP)
Sector Breakdowns: Consumer Discret. (XLY), Energy (XLE), Natural Resources (VNR), Retail (XRT, RTH), Health care (XLV, IXJ), Consumer Staples (XLP), Pharma (PJP, IXI), Banks (IAT, KBE), Medical Devices (IHI), Aero & Defense (PPA), Homebuilders (XLV), Insurance (KIE)
Fighting Back: Credit card co's
Country Lows: China (CAF)
Market Notes: SPX right at 1085 major support; DTX at 420 support; DJIA just below 10200 support; Nasdaq closing in on 2200 major support; VIX putting in new yearly high; moderate Trin (1.20) suggests we still haven't hit rock bottom
Trading Notes: As the market nears oversold conditions, options traders might consider selling index puts or bull-put credit spreads to capture heightened volatility
Disclosure: No positions