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It was an excellent week. For the S&P 500, the third week of March (week 11 of 52) closed up 2.66% this is above the .76% average week 11 returns, is the 5th best week over the past 21 years, and the 8th best over the past 66 years.

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Contrasting upcoming week 12 against the 52 weeks of the year, from 1995-2014

• We show a 35% winning ratio, which is below average, ranking in a 3-way tie for 49th
  
• We show -.05% average returns, which

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Stocks were mixed on Thursday with the Dow falling 117-points, but we may have to cut it some slack after the 400-point rally it had (from the day's low to high) after the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. The Nasdaq was up and small caps were flat.

The first two days of the NCAA basketball tournament are my favorite non-holiday days of the year, and I treat them like holidays. After watching 12 straight hours of games - with one eye on the market - it's late and I ...