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I was just kicking around some ideas on the trading floor and my colleague Richard Sparks just pointed me towards the daily chart of the homebuilders. Below is an update version of the chart we looked at Monday. Note that the index is testing Tuesday's low...
Chart courtesy of ILX Systems
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Bonds are breaking below Monday's low after holding this level in yesterday's session...
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Check out the intraday chart below and then think about what we saw last night. What happened to that steady buying demand?
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I was glancing over my list of sector ETFs and noted that the Retail HOLDRS (RTH) was the strongest. My colleague Beth Gaston noted the retail sales figures so I thought I would chime in with the data below. I took the members of the RTH and grabbed some quick sentiment data. In order, we have short interest compared to average daily volume, short interest as a percent of float, the percent of percent of ratings from Zacks that are "buys", the total number of analyst ratings, how the current put/call ratio compares to the last year's worth of readings, and today's percent change.
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An hour and a half into the session and the major indices are having trouble finding their footing. A short-term bottom was in place at 10:00, but the RUT, SPX, and DJIA just made new lows for the session...
| Index |
Index Value |
Point Change |
Percent Change |
| S&P 500 (SPX) |
1136.4 |
-5.6 points |
-0.49 percent |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) |
10188.6 |
-51 points |
-0.5 percent |
| Nasdaq Composite (COMP) |
1963.3 |
-7.7 points |
-0.39 percent |
| Russell 2000 (RUT) |
588.7 |
-4.0 points |
-0.67 percent |
| CBOE Market Volatility Index (VXO) |
13.6 |
0.64 points |
4.9 percent |
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