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Stocks rallied initially off of Apple's earnings, as well as Boeing's, which accounted for much of the Dow's 435-point (1.77%) gain, but it was the Fed that pushed it into another gear as their once hawkish stance has become quite dovish and accommodative for investors. The S&P 500 came very close to hitting its 200-day EMA at the highs yesterday, so now we'll see if the bulls still have anything left to push it above.

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Stocks were mixed again on Tuesday with the Dow gaining 52-points, while the S&P 500, small caps, and more so the Nasdaq, were all down on the day. There were some earnings warnings but we were also within a day of the FOMC meeting which tends to keep the indices afloat. Now we're getting more of the big companies reporting, and the first was Apple last night, which should be a market mover today.

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Stocks continued their winning ways on Friday as the Dow gained 184-points. The bigger early gains did erode some as the day wore on but by the close Friday's rally wasn't quite enough to push the S&P 500 into positive territory for the week last week. The small caps and the I-fund were able to turn positive for the week with Friday's gains.

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Just like last week, stocks started the new week with a big loss. Last Tuesday, after MLK Day, the Dow was down 300+ points. But another trend has been unfolding with weakness in the morning, followed by stabilization and strength into the close, and that's what happened again yesterday. The Dow, down over 400 at the lows, cut the losses in half by the close. Oil was down 3%, and earnings disappointments from Caterpillar and Nvidia didn't help.

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Stocks fell early in the week following poor economic data showing a slow down in China as well as a decline in the rate of global growth. The sell-off Tuesday made for choppy action mid-week as the indices weighed out where to turn next after the upside momentum in January. The consensus was to continue higher. Stocks opened higher Friday to erase most of the losses from Tuesday in large caps and to push small caps into positive territory for the week. The surge in stocks Friday was contributed ...