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Stocks were down on Tuesday, following up on the negative reversal on Friday before the long holiday weekend. The Dow lost 255-points and was the laggard with the help of a sell-off in Wal-Mart's stock. The Nasdaq led the way and was up most of the day before dipping into the red in the final hour of trading.

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Wal-Mart was a the major drag on the Dow yesterday as they disappointed the Street with their earnings growth. The rest of the market seemed to use that as an excuse for some profit taking after the 6-day rally.

The VIX moved back above 20.0, and that's a red flag to some traders and investors so the dip buyers may sit back and see what happens before jumping right back in.

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The SPY (S&P 500 / C-fund) pulled back slightly on Tuesday, as we might expect after a negative reversal day to end last week. The 50-day EMA held on the pullback, as it did on the small caps chart, but other charts saw the rally fail at the 50-day EMA, so we're in an interesting situation. Which charts are telling the truth?




The small caps / S-fund also pulled back to the 50-day EMA. The problem here is that we had another negative reversal day on this chart as you can see by that long kangaroo tail that I circled.




The Transportation Index, considered the market leader, failed at the 50-day EMA and was down sharply on Tuesday. This looks like a bear flag breakdown and a prime candidate for a retest of the lows.




The EAFE Index / I-fund also failed at the 50-day EMA. Perhaps it just needs to go back and fill that small open gap below, but it could also be looking at a retest of the lows.




The High Yield Corporate Bond Fund failed at the 50-day EMA on its first attempt on Friday, then pulled back on Tuesday also creating a negative reversal candlestick formation.




The AGG (bonds / F-fund) went right back to the downside after its two-day pre-holiday reversal, but the downside seems to have resumed now that the holiday has passed.

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