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In this fast moving webinar, Wall Street Sector Selector discusses "sell in May," fading macro economic data and technical indicators flashing red alerts for a summer slowdown.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) and Nasdaq Composite (NYSEARCA:QQQ) are near record highs, but bonds (NYSEARCA:IEF) signal a flight to safety trade is underway. Why is this happening and what does it mean for your investments?

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• The coming global economic slowdown
• Why Europe, China and Japan matter
• Can the central banks save the world again?
• The biggest triple top of all time?
• Critical divergences popping up in the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY)
• Sell in May? Why it works and why you need to pay attention
• Wall Street Sector Selector current portfolios and strategies
• How to protect yourself and seek profits now that it's time to "sell in May and go away"

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Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

Over the weekend, the involuntary wealth tax imposed upon Cypriots holding deposits in the country's banks stunned the investing world.

Until now, the European debt crisis has been contained through the actions of the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, but now, for the first time, individuals have been asked (forced) to help foot the bill for the ongoing European debt crisis.

This action, if approved this week by the Parliament in Cyprus, opens the door to very serious questions and potentially problematic outcomes.

1. Will the action be limited to Cyprus? The spin is that Cyprus is a unique event, however, if Cyprus can nationalize private assets, why not Greece? Spain? Italy? Germany? Even the United States?

2. Doesn't confiscation of private assets carry a strong hint of desperation? Why couldn't or wouldn't the European Union and IMF come up with a better solution to once again the long running crisis in the country? Is this all the water they have left to throw on this long burning fire?

3. Can it happen here? Nobody believes that such an event could happen here, but we have a history of bank runs in the United States, including the Great Depression and more recently with the collapse of Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers. The financial leaders of the United States have poured billions into saving U.S. banks just to avert such a calamity because they know that if a country's banks can't be trusted that the entire financial system is subject to collapse.

4. Just how bad is the situation in Cyprus? The country's debt to GDP ratio is 73%. Compare this to the United States at 105%, Germany at 85% and Japan at 190% and it's easy to see that whatever problems the small country might have are significantly magnified in other parts of the developed world. National Debt Clocks

1. Eurodollar weakness: Potential plays include short CurrencyShares EuroTrust, (NYSEARCA:FXE) ProShares UltraShort Euro (NYSEARCA:EUO)

2. Increased interest in precious metals. Potential plays include SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:GLD) iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV)

Bottom line: The ongoing European debt crisis flares again with the weekend's action in Cyprus. While not particularly significant on its own, the real threat lies in contagion and the possibility that the weekend's events become a part of the European Union's strategy for dealing with its crushing debt loads.

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Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.