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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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