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Neckline test - Stock were down yesterday after a couple of weaker than expected economic reports - the ISM report, and the ADP weekly employment report. The Dow lost 84-points...

Market Commentary for 5/05/11

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Gut Check

If you've bought in at the recent top and have had the misfortune of riding the last three days down, you might be getting worried. As it stands right now, my perspective tells me this is nothing more than an overbought correction within the 6-month window. Charts are like people, when they get overextended, they need to take a breather, and gather up their energy for the next move. I try not to predict prices because I know I'll be wrong the majority of the time, so ...

The major averages spent all or most of the day below the neutral line, posting moderate losses across the board by the close. And just like yesterday, a late session rally helped the averages close well off their lows of the days.

Volume was again a bit higher on the NYSE than had been typical for the month of April. It almost feels like this is a stealth melt-down. The fact that commodities are being hit hard (the CRB Commodity Index fell 1.8%), with Silver in particular seeing ...

The caution is flag is out again, as today's weakness is putting pressure on the Seven Sentinels.

It was a relatively slow news day, so I'm going to go straight to the charts:



Today's weakness has taken NAMO below the neutral line, while NYMO remains above it, but not by much. Both remain in a sell condition.



NAHL and NYHL are also flashing sells. The 6 day EMA here suggests ...

Stocks and bonds moving together - Stocks opened higher yesterday after the emotional news of the death of Osama bin Laden. These emotion driven market moves tend to reverse quickly...

Market Commentary for 5/03/11

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