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  1. Stocks, bonds sell-off on rate hike


    Stocks opened tentatively lower on Wednesday but caught a bid as the morning and early afternoon wore on. By the time the Fed announced the 25 basis point rate hike the indices started to slide lower. By the close, the Dow had lost 119-points while the small caps and I fund lagged each losing over 1% on the day.

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  2. Rate hike Wednesday?


    It seems pretty obvious that there is a push to get the Dow to 20,000. With the help of the rising price of oil, which has pushed energy stocks higher, plus a parabolic move in the financial stocks, the Dow nearly hit 20,0000 yesterday getting as high as 19,953.75 before closing 89-points short of the milestone. As we mentioned yesterday the small caps, which have been strong, are lagging a bit lately as the financial and energy continue
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  3. Bad Breadth (Advancers vs. Declines)


    The Dow gained another 40-points yesterday as the march toward 20,000 continues. Meanwhile the broader indices were down and there were actually over 1900 more stocks that closed down on the day in the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges, than closed up. So while the media is cheering the new highs and Dow 20,000, don't dismiss some of the negatives that are stirring beneath the surface.

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  4. 20,000?


    Stocks continued their winning ways on Friday as it appears the Dow, up another 142-points on the day, is determined to hit the emotional 20,000 level, and is only 244-points away, after passing 19,000 less than 3 weeks ago. Small caps were actually down slightly on the day and the I-fund picked up a small gain.
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  5. Melt up?


    The melt-up in stocks continued on Thursday with modest gains in the Dow (+65) and S&P 500, while small caps once again outpaced their larger siblings. Except for a couple of 2 to 3 days dips, this market has been going straight up since Election Day. We know stocks won't go up forever, but the question is, how long will they go up?

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